Young's Double Chocolate Stout - Wells & Young's Ltd

RaphaelSC

Brazil

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A: A dark consistent body, with a creamy head.

S: Coffe and other toasted malts, very sweet and atractive.

T: Follows the nose, with coffe and toffee followed by some bitterness in a complex flavour. The carbonation isn't intrusive.

M: The coffe bitterness with the hop bitterness combined bring a sensation unique. With a bittersweet end.

O: Great to cold days this beer is delightful and complex, but is not my favorite kind of beer. Anyway it is great in its style.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 18:37:34 | More by RaphaelSC

Vogie

Michigan

4.15/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a Samuel Smith pint glass.

A: Nice creamy mocha white finger of head that slowly cascades down the glass.

S: Lots of chocolate upfront, roasted malts, maybe some coffee notes as well.

T: Creamy chocolate milk with a slight roasty bitter taste on the back.

M: Thin and creamy.

O: Reminds me of a much more flavorful Guinness in a nitro-can. Not a huge fan of nitro infused beers because it takes away from the flavor. However Wells & Young's made this work. I won't rush to seek this out again but would recommend it to someone that is on the fence about stouts.

Serving type: nitro-can

05-03-2013 16:23:08 | More by Vogie

PolarBear3

Australia

3.45/5  rDev -15%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a black oily colour with two fingered tanned head that reduces slightly and retains very well

S - Burnt, roasted coffee, some hint of chocolate & cocoa

T - Get some sweet but burnt coffee up front, a little chocolate together a slightly bitter finish.

M - Smooth and creamy, medium to full body and medium carbonation

O - Not a bad creamy smooth stout , lacks a little in intensity but nevertheless very nice to drink on a cold evening.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 09:37:49 | More by PolarBear3

Jacurdy60

Alabama

3.61/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

A-The initial pour is a bit unimpressive, as the head seems too carbonated. Turns out it has a good retention and the typical color of a stout. Pitch black with a tan colored half-finger head. Lacing coats entire glass but leaves a small latticework

S-Sweet, milk chocolate. As expected. Toasted nuts, malted barley, and perhaps some whole milk. Very simple, but I like it

T-Diluted chocolate milk. Sweet with a burnt/roasted coffee finish.

MF-The body is kind of unimpressive. It seems a bit watered down and too carbonated.

O-A good milk/sweet stout. Not as good as the reviews show, but still a fine brew. I believe Buffalo Sweat and Left Hand's are still much better because they are smoother/have a fuller body.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 00:44:53 | More by Jacurdy60

dar482

New York

3.38/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Out of the can, it pours in a wonderful dark brown/black color with a light tan head. It’s a beautiful beer as the nitro trickles down in its wonderful cascade. There’s a solid one finger head that just lays there beautifully. It’s very thick. It’s like Guinness with its appeal and look.

Smelling it, there’s a sweet milky creaminess with a lot of dry malt powder. There’s that very familiar oatmeal stout aroma.

As for taste, the head there is so important. It just sit there like a floating half inch of cappucino head. My can is about a month away from it’s Best By, so maybe that’s the reason I don’t really get too much chocolate. The flavor instead has this burnt maltiness.

On the back end, there’s a bitterness at the end. It’s almost metallic in its astringency, but not very offensive.

The body is actually quite light, which makes it very drinkable.

However, do listen to the can. It says to serve it cool instead of ice cold. They’re right. As I waited, the chocolate flavor slips in a bit. However, you do then start getting that metallic bitterness. It definitely becomes a more well rounded flavor with it being cool. However, I just can’t get past the body and the bitterness at the end. The lack of chocolate is very obvious. I wouldn’t get this beer for the “chocolate.” It’s more of a Irish dry stout with some round oatmeal stout characteristics.

It’s not what I expected, but knowing what you’re getting, it isn’t a terrible beer either.

Serving type: nitro-can

04-04-2013 01:24:15 | More by dar482

zeledonia

Minnesota

3.33/5  rDev -18%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 3

Tasted 19 March 2013.

Nice-looking beer. Beautiful cascading head, probably thanks to the little widget. About one finger of really really dense head, like the milk foam you'd get in a latte. Great retention, and even after it's faded there's still a fairly thick cap on the beer. Really nice, thick, dense lacing. Beer is basically black with a grayish hue on the side.

Smell is really rich, chocolatey, smooth. Also reminiscent of a latte or mocha, with that strong but gentle chocolate, mellowed out by the other elements. Definitely chocolate, not cocoa, as the sugar combines with it. Sugar cane coming through across the middle. Something about it reminds me of bamboo.

Taste is not bad, just kinda bland. A thin, half-woody half-roasty malt flavor. I only get a bit of chocolate in the taste. Mostly I feel like I'm chewing on sticks that have been sitting in the fire for a while. Turns bitter, a roasty burnt bitter with an herbal hint.

Mouthfeel is straight up flat. Medium-bodied and lighter than I was expecting. Slick and oily without the carbonation, and I don't like it. The nasty sibling of smooth. The lack of carbonation is a terrible combination with the rest of the beer's slipper texture. It's like it's seeking out all the crevices of my mouth, rather than resting on my tongue.

I was excited at first, but the taste brought my hopes down, and the feel dashed them. I could probably drop my numbers more, but the look and the smell were both quite impressive.

Serving type: nitro-can

03-29-2013 03:58:35 | More by zeledonia

3sheets2thewind

Kentucky

3.96/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured for a bottle into a pint glass

A- What I like to see in an english stout...black with the look of oil from an old Series Rover. Khaki tan head but faded faster than I'd like. Fairly nice lacing though.

S- Nothing that really stood out for me. Chocolate, espresso, cookie dough.

T- From the first sip to the last it's as mellow as they get. Creamy, frothy, thickness like a frappuccino crossed with a slightly burnt soft batch cookie. But to me not a whole lot of complexity just a straight forward great chocolate stout.

M- Creamy, thick enough to stay in your mouth for a little bit afterwards.

O- Pretty good, would be as nice after meal drink. Not complex but its a straight forward milk stout and its right where it should be. If your looking for it to stand out big time than you might be disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 01:49:25 | More by 3sheets2thewind

Greywulfken

New York

4.14/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: into a nonic pint: pitch black with as big-as-you-want-it head of dark tan foam; lotsa lace sheeting

S: no surprise here: chocolate malt and bitter espresso

T: straightforward and done well: bitter, smooth, and creamy chocolate up front and throughout, undertones of roasted black espresso coffee

M: not too dense, silky smooth, bitter aftercoat, mellowing

O: just well-crafted and to-the-point. An excellent mellowing out beer. The label reads, "Pure Luxury" and I'd agree. Very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 01:43:59 | More by Greywulfken

dvmin98

North Carolina

3.63/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served from a bottle to a Founders Brewing snifter.

The appearance is a nice deep brown. About 2cm of khaki colored head. The smell is chocolatey malts. The taste is definitely chocolate and malts. Nice flavor. What I don't like is the mouthfeel. It is way too thin for me for a stout. Seemed watery. Also, it was a lot more carbonated than I would like. I felt like a chocolate soda.

This beer seems to have a cult following, but its not something I liked a lot. It wasn't bad, but I can get a lot better stouts out there. I'd drink it again, but I won't buy it just to have it on hand.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 01:58:59 | More by dvmin98

smokinyodas

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Young's Double Chocolate Stout pours out a dark brown with small tan head. Has wonderful roasted malts and chocolate aromas with a thin mouth-feel and sweet taste mixed with dark chocolates. In comparison to other Stouts from the UK it gives off similar complexities with that of Samuel Smith Oatmeal and Imperial stout. Note that there is a difference from the cans and bottles. The Nitro-Cans have less bold flavor and more creaminess that works as a session beer. The Bottle has bolder flavor that puts it back in the big leagues. So in short, if there was a scale of 1 out of 10 I'd put the bottles at a strong 8 or 8 1/2 and the cans at a solid 7.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 05:01:44 | More by smokinyodas

ChugMan

Washington

3.91/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Food Pairing: (1) Chocolate chip cookie was excellent with this. If you like milk and cookies, do yourself a favor and try this combo! (2) Dark chocolate pomegranite candies were great as well. The tangy fruity quality of the candy created a very fun counterpoint to the smooth sweetness of the beer.

A - This is the first beer that's made me say "wow!" just by looking at it. The broiling effect of the bubbles and foam caused by the nitro can made it look like a mudslide was happening in my glass. Once settled, it showed off a nearly opaque, dark maple brown body and beautiful head which left some powerful lacing.
S - If I didn't know better, I'd think it was a glass of chocolate milk. Light spicy alcohol aroma.
T - Very smooth, light, roasted flavors. Tasting mostly dark chocolate and unsweetened cocoa bitterness. Some creamy, almondy, coffee- nuttyness too. Damn near a frappuccino.
M - Oily, a little chewy, not bad. Almost like the aftertaste of spiked egg nog. Easy to drink.
O - While the flavor wasn't quite as robust as I hoped, I'd love to re-review this in its bottle form. Maybe the nitro stole a bit of the flavor's thunder...I feel like there was a potential here that was somehow cut short. All in all though, very good indeed.

Serving type: nitro-can

03-12-2013 05:43:37 | More by ChugMan

KYGunner

Kentucky

4.06/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep, dark and black this stout sets up beautifully with a frothy brown head.

Dark chocolate and graham cracker are evident in the nose, albeit a little too weakly. A sweet malt backbone establishes itself amongst the stronger chocolate scents. Tinges of vanilla are apparent along with hints of marshmallow.

Rich, malty chocolate and a dry graham cracker taste meld well. Hints of coffee help to make a delightful after dinner drink. The feel needs to be slightly more thick and viscous to make this a true post supper sipper.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 02:05:52 | More by KYGunner

circus_cat

Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

A: Motor oil black with a rocky khaki head. The head is leaving nice lacing as it dissipates and the body looks creamy and inviting.

S: Almost getting a chocolate milk smell. Roasted malts, Lactose, Coffee grinds.

T: Sweet lactose sugar up front, baker's chocolate and roastiness through the middle, bitter coffee and semi-sweet chocolate on the finish.

M: Full-bodied and creamy.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 19:24:39 | More by circus_cat

smiga

New Jersey

4.11/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml brown bottle embossed with a ram, a purple label, looks expensive and for dessert.

Appearance: Black, near opaque with a creamy, large bubbe, tan head, that faded fast, but laced extremely well.

Smell: Roasted malt dominant and chocolate.

Taste: Extremely smooth and creamy with a chewy, nicely odd, mild sweetness that mingles with a slight burnt/roasted chocolate flavor that comes on mid taste to after taste but is not cloying or overly sweet. A slight hop presence balances malt, notes of licorice, roast, hot chocoalate. The mouth is a bit dry so easy drinking.

Feel: medium bodied, easy drinking, pleasantly match of sweet/roast/bitter, but the chocolate overhwhelms the appealing grassiness of some other great stouts which really is preferable to my palate. Tingly, but low carbonation.

Notes: A great stout up there with Left Hand, Sierra Nevada, and others. A great final beer of the evening and not too alcoholic. Would be great with dessert, cheese, chocolate, more than with dinner.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 00:32:58 | More by smiga

hosehead83

Ohio

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from an 11.2 oz. bottle into a standard pint glass.
Dark brown/black in color, with a moderate head of tan, bubbly foam.
Aroma-Dark malt, subtle chocolate.
Taste-Roasted malt, dark chocolate, and a rather roasty finish. A classic, sessionable stout.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 22:52:13 | More by hosehead83

schoolboy

Ohio

4.28/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

This is a beautiful beer. I know I have had it in a couple forms. I am reviewing the widget nitro can, which is really a treat.

It explodes into your glass like the best nitro cans, filling it with amazing foam and a mild chocolaty aroma. The foam tastes amazing and one of these days I am going to chug a whole can while it is still foam, just because I love it so much. The foam quickly dissipates to a hugely lacey (dirty!) head.

The taste is mild and chocolaty. Like perfectly bitter dark chocolate. The aftertaste is bitter.

This is the real deal and a treat any time!

Serving type: nitro-can

02-25-2013 01:25:42 | More by schoolboy

lsiberian

Texas

4.18/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A- This beer shows an excellent chocolate body with a medium brown head.

S- I smelt an inviting moderate chocolaty hops that fell short of wowing the nose while still being present.

T- On the tongue I detected a light hops flavor crescendoing into an excellent cocoa bitter.

M- I felt a refreshingly light liquid with plenty of fizz that left a pleasantly stingy finish.

O- This beer lives up to its chocolate billing with great taste and appearance while melting into a wonderful finish resembling an Old Gold bar of Cadbury dark chocolate. This beer offers a great introduction to chocolate lovers and a great change of pace to beer drinkers.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 00:32:43 | More by lsiberian

Goblinmunkey7

Massachusetts

2.95/5  rDev -27.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Appearance: Dark dark brown, almost black, but not really. Head is a light brown and starts of creamy and large. Drops to a small creamy cap and collar. Spotty notches of lacing. Pours pretty smooth.

Smell: Solid roasted malts. Chocolate malts and some dark chocolate fused with some lighter, sweeter chocolate notes. Almost like a burly Tootsie Roll. Underlying touches of English water. Rocks and chocolate. A touch of leafy hops. Lactose sugar, milky sweet. Pretty mellow overall.

Taste: Lightly roasted malt. Some chocolate malt. A touch of burnt, mild dark cocoa. Almost watery on the finish. Some backing minerality. Grassy. Old, stale coffee. Slightly sweet lactose. Very mild. A nice balance of sweet and roasty. A good amount of chocolate, but that's as far as it goes.

Mouthfeel: Creamy and smooth with a touch of dryness on the finish. Moderate carbonation.

Overall: Using the word chocolate twice does not make it double.

A solid intro stout. Loaded with chocolate, but a little thin overall. Seems to lose more and more as it warms.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 00:59:15 | More by Goblinmunkey7

timn

Kentucky

4.65/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

This is one of my guilty pleasures (I say guilty because I can feel the calories accumulating when I drink this).

A: Pours dark brown to black, with a nice foamy head. Looks nice and thick.

S: You can immediately smell the chocolate, with some nice coffee / mocha and malt undertones. Really nice smell to start. Some beers don't live up to the name, but you can tell by the smell alone that when it says 'Double Chocolate,' that's what you're getting.

T: Tastes very much like it smells, maybe just a smidgen less: strong chocolate, with a hint of coffee and some malt. Probably the strongest chocolate taste I've had in a chocolate stout -- which again, would be expected by the name.

M: Wonderful mouth feel. Smooth and thick. Low carbonation. This sucker is almost like a beer shake.

O: One of my favorites. A very nice chocolate stout that lives up to its name. Feels like an indulgence when I drink it (truthfully I have no idea if it has any more calories than any other dark beer, but it feels like it... but then if I was watching calories, I wouldn't be drinking a Double Chocolate Stout to begin with).

Serving type: can

02-15-2013 02:51:02 | More by timn

angrybabboon

Rhode Island

3.41/5  rDev -16%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Consumed 2/3/13

Appearance: Dark, dark brown, but not black - pours with an average-sized, light tan head - keeps a decent cap, leaves some nice streaks of lacing

Smell: Yup, that's chocolate - cocoa and milk chocolate - some dark chocolate, too, but mostly sweet - some lactose sugar - lightly roasty, with some hints of coffee - not much else in terms of malts, lacking depth, but I suppose this to be expected with the low ABV

Taste: Reminiscent of chocolate milk, just less milky - dry, sweet cocoa and milk chocolate - dry and roasty - some dark coffee - minerals and rocks (probably the water) - lactose sugar, sweet, but not too sweet, decently balanced - lacking depth, as the aroma suggested

Mouthfeel: Light, smooth, nicely carbonated

Overall: If this is double chocolate, I think I'll skip the single chocolate

This does has a good chocolate aroma, and a decent chocolate flavor, but it's not what I expected. It's very light and drinkable. It does get slightly more interesting as it warms, but it's still underwhelming.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 06:23:57 | More by angrybabboon

Utica_Brew_Review

New York

4.7/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

This beer is completely opaque and black. Smells like a nice marriage of dark chocolate and ale. This beer transcends the chocolate stereotype of a sweet chocolate milk "beer" and offers something truly unique which is an almost marriage of great chocolate taste with a quality ale. This isn't your kids' chocolate stout. Notes of smoked roasted dark chocolate. The chocolate malt definitely plays a center role. This beer sets the bar for a chocolate beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 03:53:03 | More by Utica_Brew_Review

lancecenter

Texas

4.68/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

A - black with three fingers of creamy brown head

S - dark chocolate

T - roasted chocolate malt balanced perfectly with the underlying hops

M - rich and creamy with a slightly dry finish

O - this is the beer that got me hooked on stouts. Still my favorite!

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 06:51:52 | More by lancecenter

CloudStrife

New York

4.31/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

14.9oz nitro-can poured into a snifter. Best by June 5, 2013. Canned on 5/7/12.

A: Pours a creamy brown with a nice waterfall effect leaving a 1.5 finger solid off white head. The head does not dissipate until you start drinking. A solid covering of lacing.

S: Rich chocolaty smell balanced with a roasty malt. Has a lactose aroma familiar to milk stouts. Hints of vanilla, can already tell this is going to be creamy.

T: As the names implies this is a chocolate stout. Right off the bat you get notes of dark and milk chocolate. This is complimented by roasted malt and hints of coffee. Slight hop bitterness on the backend and aftertaste.

M: A very smooth and creamy mouthfeel, not super thick but by no means thin. Low carbonation. Love the mouthfeel on this.

Overall always a pleasurable beer to enjoy anytime. Highly recommended and great for those looking to enjoy darker beers. Nitro-can adds a great creaminess.

Serving type: nitro-can

01-27-2013 21:22:12 | More by CloudStrife

tdm168

North Carolina

4.18/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A - black with a cascading head that forms a thick, soft, one inch of off white, brownish head that has good retention

S - faint chocolate, faint roasted malts

T - huge milk chocolate notes with some faint coffee and roasted malt notes

M - medium bodied, smooth, well carbonated

This is a really nice stout. I was impressed with how chocolaty the flavor was. The coffee finish was also a plus. I thoroughly enjoyed this beer. It may be one that I come back to for a session. This is really worth checking out.

Serving type: nitro-can

01-27-2013 02:33:37 | More by tdm168

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.66/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

bottle into large tulip

Opaque dark, blacked out pour with a one-finger bubbled tan head. Fades into a collar of film with layers of patchy lacing on the glass.

Cocoa powder, dark chocolate and mocha in the nose. Sweet with toasty dark malts.

Chocolate forward with mild cocoa sweetness. Tempered and pretty well balanced, medium backbone with dark malts and a bit of caramel. Slight bitterness, milk chocolately finish.

Lighter medium body, well carbonated, sticky and lightly creamy on the tongue. Well-priced, well made benchmark for the milk stout without sending anyone into diabetic shock with cloying sweetness. I should remember how tasty this is more often.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 01:43:55 | More by xnicknj