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

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

Beric

Michigan

3.73/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Serving: Bottle, poured into tulip
Served: 19 June 2013

Appearance: A great deep black that pours to a fantastic light brown, creamy head that slowly dissipates. Laces down the edge of the class. Looks like a great stout.

Smell: Smells roasty and malty, coffee-like, and with a hint of chocolate bitterness in there too.

Taste: This beer is really dark and smokey tasting. It almost tastes like french roast coffee: so dark it almost tastes burnt. I actually can't pick out much of the chocolate flavor at all. What chocolate is added is extremely bitter, to the point where it is almost not worth calling this a sweet stout at all- the chocolate doesn't seem to add any sweetness to the beer in my mind, but rather provides a really bitter kick to a dark, smokey stout.

Mouthfeel: Feels smooth, with minimal carbonation, as you would expect from a stout.

Overall: Maybe I have a bad/old bottle, since other reviewers really document a different (though similar) taste profile. If it's old, maybe the chocolate taste has faded and all that's left is a bitter, smokey beer. It's still good (it certainly has a lot of taste, if that's what you're looking for), but I don't really find it a pleasurable drink. I'll have to try this one again.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2013 00:25:34 | More by Beric

BDF2000

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +17%

06-19-2013 17:16:21 | More by BDF2000

Kearneytheking

Arkansas

4.23/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Had this Double Chocolate Stout out of the 14.9oz "Pure Luxury" Nitro can. Man do I love watching Nitros cascade!

Appearance: Espresso Brown. Thick, dense head that stays with the beer throughout the entire experience leaving its rings among the glass as the beer disappears

Smell: Bummer here, I got a lot of the metallic smell from the aluminum can. (I also get this from imports like heineken and Newcastle though.. wonder what it is) However, a little smoky/roast smell is present

Taste: Espresso! and smoke! and bittersweet baking chocolate! In relation to beer though, not bitter at all. Sweet and smooth like me on a Thursday night with a blonde.

MF: Creamy, light, little carbonation

Overall: Would love to try this on tap. Great chocolate stout.

Serving type: nitro-can

06-19-2013 02:58:22 | More by Kearneytheking

Rand_ale_Thor

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -20%

06-18-2013 21:01:00 | More by Rand_ale_Thor

Michaeldmanley

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-18-2013 00:23:12 | More by Michaeldmanley

GabeQ

Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-17-2013 20:50:49 | More by GabeQ

bb1038

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +17%

06-17-2013 19:18:28 | More by bb1038

mtnwesdew

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

06-17-2013 11:46:29 | More by mtnwesdew

XCOR

California

4.54/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

I had this at Lucky Baldwin's in Pasadena--a fun little bar with a bunch of beers on tap.

I really enjoyed this beer. It was thick, creamy and had a head that I was used to seeing on a nitro (was this a nitro? I don't know enough to tell the difference really, and I didn't ask.)

It had a soft, sweet smell but wasn't actually over-sweet when I tasted it. Nice and rich, a bit smokey, but not overpowering. Had a good, strong, steady flavor.

This was dark and tasty and I'll definitely be having it again.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2013 21:12:28 | More by XCOR

Satsuma

Florida

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-16-2013 04:07:56 | More by Satsuma

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

06-15-2013 23:18:00 | More by IchLiebeBier

alex_hart

Oklahoma

3/5  rDev -26.1%

06-15-2013 22:53:24 | More by alex_hart

SpawnofCordt

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

06-15-2013 21:59:35 | More by SpawnofCordt

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-15-2013 18:50:09 | More by TheBeeraholic

TT--Cashout

Newfoundland (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-15-2013 18:11:22 | More by TT--Cashout

Dreizhen

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-15-2013 10:04:19 | More by Dreizhen

kraticus41

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-15-2013 04:26:18 | More by kraticus41

marley2112

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-15-2013 03:34:15 | More by marley2112

Gschaf

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

06-15-2013 01:05:31 | More by Gschaf

KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

06-14-2013 14:30:18 | More by KStark

intoxabroad

British Columbia (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

06-14-2013 12:27:09 | More by intoxabroad

MWolverines66

New York

3.34/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Pours a dark mocha color out of the bottle, has a strong aroma combination of chocolate and coffee.

Taste was a little too bitter for my liking and extremely bold. Even though the alcohol content is mild, you could really taste it when drinking this.

Not sure if there was something wrong with the bottle since I had this one on tap before on London, but the bottle was definitely a disappointment.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 13:27:11 | More by MWolverines66

femond

Quebec (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +17%

06-13-2013 01:52:37 | More by femond

cet128

Indiana

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-12-2013 15:42:01 | More by cet128