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

Steamer

Missouri

4.53/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Dark, dark brown pour, almost pitch black but not quite. Produces a medium mocha colored head about 1 finger high that doesn't last long but leaves some nice patchy lacing. Outstanding aroma, semi-sweet chocolate with just the right hint of coffee. Takes a moment for the carbonation to settle before the taste of chocolate hits the palate followed by burnt toast with little bitterness on the end. Medium bodied. An excellent stout.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 01:22:01 | More by Steamer

Monkeyknife

Missouri

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

Poured from the bottle a a rich black with a thick, dense light tan head. Good lacing left behind.

Aroma of dark chocolate, vanilla, chocolate malts, and deep roasted malts.

Yjr taste was was quite rich and chocolately. Dark chocolate along with vanilla, roasted malts, and lactose. Finished clean.

Full bodied and creamy with a lighter carbonation.

Delicious and a must try.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 21:14:46 | More by Monkeyknife

MaximalC

Illinois

4.08/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours seal brown with a healthy mocha head. A decent amount of patchy lacing clings to the glass as the beer recedes. Aroma smells of both dark and milk chocolate. I don't know if my senses were just quick to acclimate, but the aroma doesn't seem nearly as present in the glass as it did right from the bottle. The front end brings a heavy dose of roast with dark chocolate. Milk chocolate steps up in the middle and lingers into the finish. A roasty haze lingers well after. Just enough hops are present to lend some balance. There's also a touch of alcoholic warmth that exceeds what its pedestrian ABV would suggest, giving this brew a bigger character than it would otherwise have. Mouthfeel is just right for the style and complements the flavor profile nicely. Warming certainly does this beer a favor, as the roasted chocolate elements become deeper and more present. Overall, Young's is a very solid chocolate beer that offers some depth and never becomes cloying. Certainly worth having again.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 02:05:59 | More by MaximalC

stephenjmoore

Maryland

3.79/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A- Very dark brown pour, settles to an almost black color. Bubbly tan head leaves some lacing with a thin head.

S- Chocolate malt, cocoa, a hint of roasted malt, slight toasted nut aroma.

T- Chocolate malt, roasted malt, not a ton of cocoa or dark chocolate flavor. Really tastes more like a basic stout with a hint of chocolate and a lot of roastiness.

M- Medium-high carbonation, slight carbonation tingle, medium bodied, does not really coat the mouth.

O- A decent and drinkable stout, but not as much chocolate flavor as the name would indicate.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2013 01:03:49 | More by stephenjmoore

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

4.08/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured a large head of soapy tan coloured head, showed pretty good retention, colour is a very dark brown edging on black. Leaves a pretty solid lacing and film.

Smell has a lot of bitter chocolate come through, with roasted malt, something of a beeswax candle note. Straw notes, and some woody barn/field aromas, all pretty nice.

Taste is a full bittersweet chocolate opening, lots of sweet malty notes before some residual hop bitterness to counter. Plenty of smooth mocha, hazelnut, coffee, and earthy flavour. Plenty of lightness, straw and fruity notes, to make for a refreshing taste. Finish is smooth, on the dry side, and toasty. Pretty cool, tasty and balanced though perhaps not my favourite stout style.

Mouthfeel has a lot of malty body but is quite light, plenty of soft carbonation to make a mild refreshing bite. A lot of richness, smooth chocolate to offset the malt works nicely. Drinks really smoothly, coating on finish. Really drinkable.

A really tasty beer. Pretty hard to set down for too long, has a good offsetting bitterness to avoid the sugars taking over. Chocolate is somewhat of a complimenting flavour rather than the whole beer itself. Works pretty well, certainly interesting.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2013 02:23:38 | More by mick303

BlackBelt5112203

South Carolina

4.34/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

500mL bottle poured into a snifter at cellar temperature.

L – Black color with a 3-finger rocky, frothy tan head. Fantastic retention and awesome sheet-like lacing.

S – Chocolate, lactose, some caramel, and a little bit of coffee-like roasted barley. The lactose is there but it doesn’t smell overly sweet like some milk stouts I’ve had.

T – Sweet nearly all the way through with chocolate, nut, and caramel malt flavors, along with a good bit of lactose. Towards the finish, the taste picks up a mildly bitter hazelnut coffee flavor.

F – Medium-to-full-bodied with great carbonation, a silky and creamy mouthfeel, and a sweet and dry finish. Chocolate milk flavors linger nicely.

O – This is a really tasty beer. I’m not usually a fan of milk stouts as I tend to think that they’re too sweet and one-dimensional, but this one just seems to work very well. For once, I’m not scrambling to try to find more in an aroma and taste than chocolate milk. I’ve been sleeping on this beer for too long. This is a really nice and sessionable stout.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2013 03:57:16 | More by BlackBelt5112203

JG_brew

Quebec (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

Yum! Great beer. Poured from 500ml bottle. Nice appearance! Descent head retention. Nice roasted malt aroma. Great taste, chocolate, roasted malts. Fantatic moutfeel, smooth, full, velvet, almost creamy. Quite impressed with this stout. Enjoed te maestic look of bottle as well.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 19:53:35 | More by JG_brew

Joshpu

California

3.88/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured into a pint glass from the bottle.

A: Looks great, very dark, can slightly see light through it. Mine poured a small tan head. I can see alot of carbonation.

S: I am smelling the sweet chocolate and a malty smell.

T: Taste is exactly what you would expect, chocolate. I am definitely getting the malty flavor as well. Tastes like a dark chocolate with a slight bitter note.

M: Mouthfeel is very light and easily drinkable. You can definitely feel the carbonation.

O: Overall it is a good beer, I would prefer a beer with more alcohol and complexity, but I also realize that is not what they were going for in this beer. It is a little monotone, in my opinion, but still a good beer. Also, a little too carbonated feeling for me. I would definitely like to see and taste the difference in the can.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 10:01:19 | More by Joshpu

Beerstorian

District of Columbia

3.98/5  rDev -2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I had this out of a nitro-can, which gave it the expected "nitro cascade" upon pouring.

The aroma was light chocolate at first, with earthy, roasted barley. The chocolate became more pronounced over time, and eventually dominated the aroma completely.

The head was creamy and light, with fantastic retention and lacing, for the entire glassful.

The first sip brought the incredible chocolate flavor I associate with this beer, as well as some light roasted malt. The back end has a pronounced toasted malt flavor--almost burnt.

Smooth, creamy mouthfeel.

This is a great beer, and one of my favorites. I give it a slightly lower grade simply because as a Milk/Sweet Stout it has more chocolate to it than the guidelines specify, and not enough of the dark, roasted malt character that this style should have. Still, this is a fantastic beer.

Serving type: nitro-can

01-06-2013 02:51:45 | More by Beerstorian

Mavigo

Michigan

4.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a chalice, I gave a 4 pack of nitro cans to my uncle for Christmas, so he offered some to me.

A: Pours a rich basically black-brown color with a short off white head that lasts the entire duration of the drink with a thick, rich lace sticking to the glass.

S: Rich and aromatic smell, chocolate, toffee, sugars, caramel, woody, smoky, barley

T: Very sweet, rich and chocolaty, predominating most of the flavors, strong smoky, earthy flavors, barley, malts, as well, very thick and rich, also smooth

M: Medium carbonation, rich flavor, with a present aftertaste from barley and malts, woody

O: Good beer, rich flavors, mellow chocolate, toffee, woody aromas, balanced with the carbonation, great look to it, kind of expensive but worth it and rewarding as well. Recommended by me.

Serving type: nitro-can

12-26-2012 02:53:50 | More by Mavigo

Immortale25

Florida

3.6/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into an Elysian Brewing Pint glass. Bottleneck says 29/05/13.

A- Pours a 99% opaque black color with a 1/2 inch tan head that retains decently before popping away to a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a light sheet of surface foam. Thin clots of lacing.

S- Rich and roasty with a substantial milk chocolate aroma. Also some vanilla and caramel notes.

T- More milk chocolate with a subdued roastiness. Goes down smooth with a malted milk ball aftertaste. Ever so slightly bitter to balance out the sweetness of the chocolate. More notes of vanilla and caramel.

M- Could be more creamy and thick. Medium carbonation and a standard body for the style.

O- Certainly sessionable but leaves a yearning for more complexity.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2012 01:37:11 | More by Immortale25

lwillitz

Florida

4.03/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

11.2-oz bottle into Samuel Smith "Tulip" pint glass

A - 3 fingers of foamy medium tan head over a black body with red/orange highlights, great lace

S - rich chocolate, coffee, milk

T - chocolate, coffee, lactic acid; bitter, smoky finish

M - smooth medium/full body, average carbonation, creamy

O - smooth and rich, sweetness is perfectly subtle, a very good stout

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 18:57:44 | More by lwillitz

Celtics76

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Spent way too much time at Bottles today trying decide what to get. Couldn't decide how to fill out my mix a six, so I impulsively put everything back and picked up a 4 pack of this.

Nitro can poured into a Harpoon IPA glass. Appearance is black with a nice consistent head, which reduces eventually but not all the way. Like Guinness Draught, this is easy drinking all the way. However there's a more complex flavor profile here - chocolate (obviously), roasted malts, and a slight coffee bean finish. Very smooth with little carbonation.

Not wowed by this but it is a solid dessert/nightcap kind of beer that will find its way into my fridge from time to time. For a taste of heaven, try it fused with Wells Banana Bread beer. Offered at Doherty's here in RI.

Serving type: nitro-can

12-22-2012 03:55:59 | More by Celtics76

FLima

Brazil

4.28/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Black deep color. Poured a two finger thick head with brown color that dissipated fairly quick but left marks in the glass.
Strong aroma of toasted malts and dark chocolate.
And it gets more interesting, luxurious taste of lots of chocolate, toasted malts, oats and hazel nut. Still there is some freshness to it.
Medium body, creamy and silky with low carbonation.
Aftertaste mildly bitter and toasted.
And after all those flavors you still get drinkability, excellent beer. If you pair it with Tiramisu, you are in for a nice treaty. For the record, I still haven’t taste anything bad from Young’s.
It would be interesting to produce this very same classic but getting a little more kinky and extreme.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 00:44:26 | More by FLima

Maxwell

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a murky milk chocolate, with sheets of fine bubbles cascading up the glass and slowly turning the beer from a milk chocolate color to a more proper fine black, almost like the black of a tuxedo. The head appears on the beer at a good finger and a half width, and has no intentions of leaving. It is also the most uniform and beautiful head I have ever seen on a beer, with deep tan coloring, and a creamy, buttery texture, this beer is a looker, and most certainly a beauty in a glass. Lacing is thick, creamy, and sheet-like, covering entire portions of my glass. On the nose, the beer smells sweet and roasty, almost like a well milked mocha coffee. Roasted nuts play beside (what I assume are) lactic sugars and sweet milk chocolate, and caress the nose beautifully. The sugar does dominate the light roast, but they play together perfectly. The beer tastes surprisingly light, beginning sweet with light cloying lactic sugars before pulling strong milk chocolate as the beer opens and eventually turns to dark chocolate, black coffee bitters, and a wonderful hazelnutty taste that marries the flavors perfectly. The aftertaste is of French roast coffee and light chocolate. My only complaint with the taste is that it tastes almost watery at the beginning before the flavors build, and this does sometimes sit on the tongue beneath the flavors as you sip. On the mouth the beer feels medium to light in body, and creamy, with no carbonation on the tongue. The nitrogen nicely creates a satiny blanket with this beer, but it does suffer from being a little too thin. Overall this is a tremendous English Stout, with superb flavors of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, hazelnut, sugar, and everything else. It is highly worth trying, and though it suffers in score due to its initial weakness in body and flavor, it is a superb beer and a wonderful example of the style. My favorite chocolate beer so far, though Rogue’s Chocolate Stout does give it a run for its money. Try this beer!

Serving type: nitro-can

12-13-2012 22:21:15 | More by Maxwell

SometimesIfart

Michigan

3.7/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours as black as oil with a one finger tan head. Left good lacing in the bottom half of the glass.

S - Sweet malt, milk, slight chocolate. Doesn't smell that great.

T - Loads of milk up front, Heavy chocolate in the middle, and slightly roasted malt in the finish. Almost like an alcoholic chocolate milk.

M - Medium carbonation with a medium body.

O - Overall, this beer would be hit or miss with most people. It's unlike any stout that I have ever had, And I'd have another.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2012 23:05:01 | More by SometimesIfart

Americanzero

Tennessee

3.98/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Poured almost black, with about one finger of deep caramel head. Head stays a decent while, and slowly dissipated into a thin coating. Very nice lacing throughout.

Aroma was surprisingly faint, and I struggled to find much depth, but not in an unpleasant way.

The taste is a very smooth stout. Initially very even, with a gentle chocolate finish. Has a lingering aftertaste of burnt coffee which stayed around for a while.

It drinks like fresh oil over the tongue. Very, very, smooth and clean.

Overall, I was very pleased with this stout. It flows smooth as glass, has just the right amount of complexity, and stays on the tongue just long enough to remind you it is a stout, but it never seems to overpower itself. I would most certainly buy again, and I think it would be fantastic paired with perhaps spicy Italian food.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2012 23:48:21 | More by Americanzero

beermeright

4.15/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This is one of my favorite nostalgic beers. Had this at a bar in sommerville after a day full of drinking. It was my last beer of the night and I fell in love. I think I named it dessert beer! It came in a can poured it into a glass. creamy rich flavor.. a little foamy.. full flavor. To me it had notes of a chocolate espresso it reminded me of having a piece of tiramisu. yum! have it as a romantic dessert beer cant go wrong ;)

Serving type: nitro-can

11-22-2012 21:31:14 | More by beermeright

pistola

Ohio

3.35/5  rDev -17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Surprised when poured into mug. Almost looked like milk at first. Very dark almost black in color. Less carbonated than I thought it would be. Full of chocolate hints and some nutty flavor as well. I really couldn't even taste much alcohol. Very easy to drink. Now, I like these beers, some don't, but if your into a dark stout, I think you will enjoy this. excellent finish. ABV is still 5.2 so they do a bit of a kick but not overwhelming if you have a few. I enjoyed it and would buy again. I would really like to try it on tap. Enjoy!!

Serving type: can

11-22-2012 15:14:00 | More by pistola

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

4.08/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

dark brown, near black in colour, one finger of tan head, good amount of lace here as well. Smell is full of chocolate and roast, some liquorice, coffee with more milky chocolate to end on. Taste is also full of chocolate flavours ranging from bittersweet to lightly sweet milk chocolate, roasty with some coffee flavours, mid palate bitterness, not as sweet as I expected. Medium carbonation, light-medium body. Reall a great chocolate stout, nice amount of flavour with a low ABV that makes this easily drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 14:54:54 | More by peensteen

beergoot

Colorado

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

Opaque, black body crowned with a chunky, mocha-colored head. Deep cocoa aroma married with robust, roasted grain notes. Rich, smooth, sweet chocolate with a corresponding soft bitterness to even things out. Heavy body, smooth and rich and luscious.

An outstanding example of a heavy stout, packed with chocolate nuances and malt/hop goodness throughout. Ecstasy in every sip!!!

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2012 22:23:08 | More by beergoot

SeamusDoyle

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours deep black with just a bit of red glow around the edges when held up to the light. Nice layer of creamy tan head. Aromas of perked coffee, butter, mild cocoa and sweet cream. Palate is smooth, but a bit on the thin side. Roast and coffee flavors with some burnt toast. A little sour. Chocolate is very subtle up front, but has a growing presense. Some chalky bitterness in the finish.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2012 18:59:17 | More by SeamusDoyle

Jblovesbeeria

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Very dark and has a nice thick head.
Aroma: Sweet smell, milk chocolate with a subtle roast smell.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, with a lingering sweet taste taste.
Taste: A nice chocolate taste not to overpowering . A little watery, but still solid for an imported stout.
Overall: One of the best imported stouts that I have had in a long time. A little watery, but still has a nice thickness to it. Far superior to a nitro-can, but no where near as its tap brethren. Would buy in the future.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 17:23:30 | More by Jblovesbeeria

sennoma

American Samoa

2.83/5  rDev -30.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Nice contrast between the creamy head and dark body. Nice chocolatey smell. Otherwise, nothing special at all about this over rated stout. The taste is thin and bitter and the mouthfeel is watery, especially for a stout. The chocolate barely comes through, and then only as a bitter top note. Meh.

Serving type: nitro-can

11-11-2012 01:12:48 | More by sennoma

jtierney89

New Jersey

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

Pretty black with a tan head. Faint nose of sweet cream and asphalt.

Surprisingly light beer, smooth, creamy with brisk carbonation. Not as much chocolate as one would expect but rather a nice balancing bitterness. This is actually a pretty nice tasting stout with nice roastiness incredible drinkability and awesome bitter balance. Just the right touch of sweetness I'm even getting a touch of smoke or oak. This beer not all reins supreme in the sweet stout category, but is an awesome stout in the stout universe.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2012 01:22:00 | More by jtierney89