Chocolate Stout - Fort Collins Brewing

tdm168

North Carolina

3.58/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a deep, dark black with 1/2" of cappuccino head. Great retention. The nose has notes of deep, roasted malts and faint coffee. The taste is roasted malt with hints of toast and caramel. There are also notes of faint coffee and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with decent carbonation.

Not a bad stout, but there's nothing to separate this one from the pack. It's simple and pleasing, but hardly profound.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2011 22:25:12 | More by tdm168

JuicesFlowing

Kansas

3.93/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a conical pint glass.

Pours a really nice dark-chocolate black with brown coming through on the edges. A nice creamy, chunky mocha head dissipates just a little, leaving a layer of creamy froth on top all the way down. Leaves great sticky lacing. Tastes of burnt chocolate, roasted malt bitterness, and maybe a touch of oatmeal. Definitely a lot of chalky semi-sweet chocolate in here. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly dry, very sessionable. This really does remind me more of an oatmeal stout, with a nice sort of hearty creaminess in the body. A good beer in my opinion for those times when you just want to try something new. Nothing groundbreaking here, just a good solid stout.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2011 13:40:31 | More by JuicesFlowing

kaseydad

California

3.33/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a snifter I am met with a black brew with a nice beige head that dissolves quickly and leaves a ring around the glass. The smell has a lot of chocolate going for it with some leather and cocoa also. The taste is filled with dark chocolate, tobacco and roasted malts. Bitter finish. The added hops really distract from the overall beer and create some harshness when I don't feel it's needed. Overall for the style it's not bad but with the RIS all the craze, this American Stout is just average.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2011 01:15:46 | More by kaseydad

FanofHefe

Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 oz. bottle poured into a tulip; no dating on the bottle or label, but hopefully not an issue for a stout. Deep, brown, clear body that lets a little light through around the edges. A little more than a one-finger tan head that dissipates rather quickly leaving very little lacing.

The aroma is not complex, but yields primarily roasted malt and a light amount of chocolate.

The flavor is similar to the aroma, but a stronger presence of chocolate comes through as opposed to the aroma. The roasted malt takes a back seat, but still comes through.

The mouthfeel is way too thin for what is expected these days in a stout. I must admit, I may be influenced by the vast array of awesome stouts and imperial stouts available today. This one borders on simple, but may appeal to some.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2011 00:55:06 | More by FanofHefe

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

3.18/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured in to Founder's tulip glass.

A - Poured a medium to dark brown with half a finger of light brown head that very quickly disappeared.

S - Sweet milk chocolate, some bitterness evident right away and roasted malts.

T - Sweet milk chocolate, roasted malts and a noticeable bitterness throughout that is especially present in the dry finish. Very sweet overall profile.

M - Medium body, light carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2011 02:46:04 | More by TheSevenDuffs

YourMomDrinksBud

Colorado

4.05/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a mug. If there's a freshness date I can't find it.

A- Pours black with a one finger dark beige head. Head takes quite a while to fade leaving good lacing. Shows red highlights when back lit.

S- Roasted malts, bitter chocolate, subdued coffee aroma.

T- Strong roasted malts and chocolate. Chocolate is not as bitter as the nose. I get a lactose note as well making this drink like a carbonated/alcoholic chocolate milk. I also get strong caramel/coffee flavors, reminds me of a caramel macchiato from Starbucks. Just a hint of citric bitterness. This one was much more flavorful when warmer.

M- Medium to light for the style with a nice and creamy mouthfeel. No alcohol present. Very strong carbonation with a slightly dry finish.

O- A tasty well crafted brew at a great price point. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2011 04:18:16 | More by YourMomDrinksBud

CaptJackHarkness

New York

3.43/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured the deepest ruddy brown with cream beige foamy head that stood up well.Leaves a nice lacing on the glass.
( I always use a Standard Pilsener glass for consistency of tasting condition!)
Not much of a scent/nose to it, malty if anything. taste is a tad more french roast coffee than chocolate and a touch too bitter.

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2011 00:27:08 | More by CaptJackHarkness

olimpia84

Florida

3/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Served the 12oz bottle into a Pint glass.

A: black body with a nice looking two finger tan headed that fades. Some lacing is present.

S: heavy roasted malts, some medicine and earth dirt and roots aromas that bother the nose. Slight chocolate smell but not as much as I was looking for.

T: roasted malts, some dark chocolate but nothing that stands out. Ends with a very sour note.

M: medium body, a bit watery on the mouth. Average carbonation.

O: I was left hoping for some more chocolate in this beer. The roasted malts are too predominant. The watery flavor couple with the aforementioned smell left me a bit disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2011 02:13:35 | More by olimpia84

flexabull

California

3.08/5  rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours a deep black color with a small off white head.

Aromas are of roasted malts, dark chocolate, and coffee beans. The nose is pleasant, but a bit subtle.

Taste starts with heavily roasted malts. Very light body, especially for a stout. There is some light cream, some sweetness, and just barely any chocolate notes. Finish is flat and fleeting, with a touch of mineral hops.

Mouthfeel as mentioned before, is thin, too thin for the style in my opinion.

Overall, this is average at best. Just too thin, overly roasted, and kind of bland for a stout. Pass...

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2011 04:50:33 | More by flexabull

Josiah2729

Tennessee

3.1/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle poured into tumbler

A- Black, almost no head, extremely thin layer of bubbles remains with very little lacing

S-Coffee, roasted malts, slight hoppiness

T-Coffee, roasted malts, no chocolate taste discernible, some bitterness

M-Smooth, not as thick as would be expected

O-Dissapointing, was expecting a lot from this beer, may have been okay if I wasn't expecting Chocolate from a "Chocolate Stout."

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2011 07:28:23 | More by Josiah2729

JayS2629

Alabama

3.33/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I was excited about this one. I love chocolate stouts. You could tell all the flavor came from actual grains in this, and that is to their credit. However, the roasted/coffee flavors were bigger than the chocolate. The cocoa like flavor was very subdued.

It poured a dark brown that had a big head that faded fast into a film that left broken, thin rings of lace.

The aroma was of roasted malt, burnt sugar, and unsweetened cocoa with some earthy hops.

The taste was ok. It was overly roasted and not enough cocoa flavors. Unbalanced and overly hopped.

The mouthfeel was good. It was a bit chalky and porter like instead of stout and smooth.

Overall, it was good quality and drinkable. It was also dissapointing for what I expected. I expected some chocolate flavors.

Serving type: on-tap

08-26-2011 15:23:27 | More by JayS2629

UCLABrewN84

California

3.55/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Part of the Brewer's Lunchbox mixed pack.

Pours an almost opaque super dark brown with a 1/2 inch beige head that fades to a film on the top of the beer. Foamy, broken rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, coffee beans, and slight cocoa powder/chocolate aromas. Taste is of dark roasted malt, burnt coffee, and a subdued bitter chocolate flavor. For being a chocolate stout, there is much more of a coffee flavor in this one. A lower level of carbonation makes for a smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good stout but like I said, this is very light on the chocolate with more emphasis on coffee smells and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2011 00:30:16 | More by UCLABrewN84

ReservaPrivada

New York

3.23/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Serving Type : Bottle, Poured into a Duvel Snifter

A- Black as used motor oil. Aggressive pour gives a good two finger head that quickly leaves. Head is big bubbles and is a capaccuino kind of color. Leaves picture perfect lacing.

S- Very light chocolate smell. I get a slight hop bitterness and mostly roasted malt. Doesn't seem balanced.

T- Not bad. Its good but not great. Pretty simple stout. Chocolate is there but not as pronounced as a chocolate stout should be. Roasted malts dominate this thing. Leaving it unbalanced. If they would have sold this as just a Stout I would believe it more than a Chocolate Stout. Nothing great overall. Will probably not purchase again, especially considering how great the stout market is today.

M- Its nice and smooth but not silky. Kinda light and watery for a stout in my opinion. Body needs to be enhanced to make it a stout, to medium of a body to be a great stout. Finishes with a dirty hop finish.

Overall, A beer that is "meh". Good but not great, and not good enough to warrant a second look or purchase. I feel like this beers grain bill was shorted or cheated and it is flawed in ways a stout typically is'nt. The purpose was a chocolate stout and that is a epic failure.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2011 21:20:48 | More by ReservaPrivada

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a black color with a very small head. Smell is of chocolate, roasted malts. Taste is good, chocolate,roasted malts, some notes of coffee, very flavorful. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a good quality beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2011 14:15:14 | More by tone77

MrDonQuixote

Colorado

3.48/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap at Fort Collins Brewery-

A- Dark oily black with a thick white head

S- oak smell, intense chocolate character

T- Intense chocolate flavor, with a heavy aftertaste that is quite good; nice finish

M- A bit less smooth then most stouts, a bit 'meh' going down

O- Decent as far as stouts go, well bodied stout, with a good flavor

Serving type: on-tap

08-14-2011 05:45:14 | More by MrDonQuixote

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz Bottle

Appearance – Black/brown colour with an average size frothy brown coloured head. I can't make out the carbonation level to the the darkness of the beer and there is some good lacing. The head lasted for around 4 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Malts, coffee, chocolate, smoke/roasted nuts

Taste & Mouth - There is a slightly below average amount of carbonation and the beer feels slightly thin on the tongue. I can taste lots of chocolate and coffee mixed with malts and roasted nuts. There is also a bit of a smokey flavour. It finishes with a smokey slightly bitter chocolate aftertaste.

Overall – The beer is okay... nothing exciting but quite drinkable. There are lots of better options to drink within this style however. I don't think I'd buy this one again.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2011 18:58:22 | More by spinrsx

Halcyondays

California

3.55/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle,

A: Pours a deep sepia with a medium off-white head, solid retention, no lace.

S: Milk chocolate, creamed coffee with a hint of smoke.

T: Some dark chocolate flavour and roasted malt. Slight bittering hops on the back end. Lighter than what the nose would suggest.

M: Medium-bodied, a tad over-carbonated, spritzy at times.

O: A nice lower alcohol stout, good flavours here, an enjoyable effort.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2011 05:28:57 | More by Halcyondays

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3.48/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle poured into a paper cup. Yes, a paper cup.

A: Pours a rich, opaque translucent brown color with a thin tan head and tight bubbles. I can’t get a good read of the color after it settled because I’m drinking it out of a paper cup from the hotel bathroom. Classy, I know.

S: Smell is rife with coffee and chocolate, equally well balanced between the two. There is a hint of bitterness and a lingering sweetness from the chocolate near the end.

T/M: Taste is much more prevalent with coffee than chocolate, which is surprisingly quite faint, replaced by a more prominent bitter profile. The chocolate sweetness becomes more noticeable towards the finish. It has a low to medium amount of carbonation and a thin mouthfeel, not nearly as decadent as other chocolate beers.

It may fall short in comparison, but it’s still pretty good. I’m loving this paper cup, though.

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2011 20:49:30 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz.

Pours jet black, minimal tan head retains as a lacing.

Smells of rich coffee and chocolate notes with a hint of nuttiness.

Taste is bready with a bit of cocoa to it. Some coffee-like bitterness and acidity follow.

Mouth is medium to thin and a bit on the watery side. A sting of carbonation hits the roof of the mouth.

Overall, not bad but not great stout. Manages to avoid the pitfall of having a weak taste while being a lower abv stout, but this still hurts it in the mouthfeel. It just needs to be thicker. Other than that, the taste is a bit on the papery side. Could have been better. Would like to try to the double version of this to see if that improves the experience.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2011 22:54:47 | More by Cylinsier

mdwalsh

Iowa

2.9/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours deep brown with a tan head. Not quite black though, not by any means. As the head settles in its maybe slightly darker than tan, and made up of mostly small, tightly packed bubbles. The beer is much to opaque to see through. Head retention is lacking, though lacing is alright.

S: Chocolate and roasted grain are the obvious aromas, but there is a not-indistinct hop aroma as well, maybe too much for the style. I'm not sure if it's the blend of aromas or something off, but I'm not really digging the smell here, though it isn't totally off putting.

T: While it's a better blend than the smell, the taste still is not very attractive to me. It's more roast than chocolate, there's really no perceptible sweetness here, and that roast even borders on burnt plastic the more I drink.

M: Well onto the thin side, but not too far out of the norm.

D: For a huge fan of roast and coffee, doable, but not as attractive to the general public as a Chocolate Stout should be.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2011 22:17:43 | More by mdwalsh

SMortiL987

Louisiana

3.88/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Inky black with brown tint. A thin, fast fading brown head. Sporadic, occasional lacing as the beer is drunk.

S - A mild rauchbier, with coffee and roastiness on the nose.

T - Sweet on the tip of the tounge, smokiness in the middle, followed by bitterness in the end with slight touch of alcohol. A touch of mushrooms and earthiness in the after. Smoke, roast, caramel, vanilla, and coffee prevail. Hops are subtle to the point of being undetectable due to the overpowering of the smokiness.

M - Medium-light body with decent mouth feel. Fair coating of the tounge as it's swallowed. Slightly astringency from liberal use of patent malts. Light, loose carbonation.

O - Decent beer with an odd use of smoked malts. Patent malts add a good bit of over the top astringency and acridity but is made up in the beers smoothness. Good beer with a nice robust cigar perhaps.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2011 03:58:27 | More by SMortiL987

wingman14

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours black with brown tints, a mocha head that fades fast. The smell is amazing, the chocolate smell mixes with a heavy smoky malt. The smoky malt comes through big up front with the chocolate finishing. The smoke lasts throughout. The mouthfeel is lighter than expected, a light medium. This one could have been thicker to add to the smoothness. The overall beer is enjoyable, good flavors dominate the lack of thickness. Worth checking out.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2011 01:58:19 | More by wingman14

NODAK

Tennessee

2.93/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Has a roasted chocolate malt aroma with a bit of smokiness to it. Definitely not going to be a sweet stout here.

Pours midnight black with a small, dark brown head.

Starts off with roasted dark chocolate malts on the body (not nearly as chocolatey as a person may expect), giving way to a roasted, burnt malt finish that has a bit of smoke on it as well. Mouthfeel seems incredibly thin for a stout. The flavor is there, though it's far from a favorite.

Not a beer I feel that I'd look out on a normal basis. Seems thin, and just too burnt and smoky for my tastes. Not much chocolate in this chocolate stout.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2011 03:30:02 | More by NODAK

bayougutter

Louisiana

3.6/5  rDev +4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle to a tulip, dark brown color with a one finger tan head that left too soon. The smell is not too bad, dark baking choclate, roasted coffee,malts. Taste was semi sweet dark baking chocolates with coffee notes, a little hop bitterness on the end with some coffee bitterness as well. I don't like a lot of sweetness is my chocolate stouts and this is about right for my taste, maybe a little under sweet for some. Mouthfeel was too thin and watery for me. Overall the appearance and mouthfeel were off for me but the smell and taste were pretty good and that it more important to me. I bought a sixer and will age a few and see.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2011 16:45:08 | More by bayougutter

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This brew pours out as a rich deep brown color that looks to be nearly black. The head is thick and tan at first that fades into a thin ring around the glass. The smell is of burnt toast and chocolate. The taste gives off a roasted bitter chocolate flavor, a slight sweet malt aftertaste. The mouthfeels not as thick as I felt it should be but this was a decent stout overall.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2011 05:03:12 | More by Knapp85