Thomas Hooker Chocolate Truffle Stout - Thomas Hooker Brewing Company

greybeardloon

Rhode Island

3.6/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

born on February 3, 2012

A: Looks like a stout.

S: Thick chocolate, but when I swirl and sniff too much, I get a really odd, plasticy smell the reminds me of horse manure (although it doesn't actually smell like manure--it's quite odd but unwelcome nonetheless).

T: Lots of chocolate that is neither very sweet nor bitter, then roasted malts with a touch of balancing bitterness (I'm not sure if it's char or hops). No manure on the taste. This is very chocolatey, and it's definately a dessert beer, but it's not cloying.

M: Pleasantly medium-full, suiting the chocolate well.

O: Not a style I ordinarily go in for, but this is an enjoyable beer. One does the trick though.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2012 02:00:05 | More by greybeardloon

BrianScottK

New York

3.88/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Finally a beer that I can smell! Cocoa (obviously) and burnt toast on the nose. A slight bittersweetness on the fore with hints of orange or lemon-peel. A great silky-smooth moutfeel that really coats your mouth and lingers on the tongue. The chocolate or cocoa, rather, doesn't really come in until the very end of the finish. It's truly a bittersweet chocolate flavor only a few full seconds after you swallow.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 01:32:51 | More by BrianScottK

cindyjeffsmith

Georgia

3.63/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: dark brown. Good bit of transparency around the edges. Tan head that recedes pretty quickly.
Smell: typical stout roastiness with as expected an evident, though not terribly rich, chocolate.
Taste: very much as the nose predicts.
Overall: a tasty enough good, not great effort. Glad I tried. Might pick up again, might not.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 23:41:35 | More by cindyjeffsmith

bespin15

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-22-2013 02:17:25 | More by bespin15

BrewBra

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +5%

04-15-2013 22:52:24 | More by BrewBra

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-11-2013 00:51:20 | More by Atomicskis5

thegerm87

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +5%

04-09-2013 00:30:43 | More by thegerm87

HattedClassic

Virginia

4/5  rDev +5%

04-08-2013 02:58:57 | More by HattedClassic

redfox405

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5%

04-07-2013 22:09:35 | More by redfox405

lic217

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-01-2013 00:19:22 | More by lic217

SuomiHobbit

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

03-26-2013 01:11:52 | More by SuomiHobbit

tlang803

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

03-25-2013 01:31:15 | More by tlang803

hkyplyr73

New York

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

03-22-2013 19:26:20 | More by hkyplyr73

quakeroatmealstout

New York

4/5  rDev +5%

03-18-2013 03:18:16 | More by quakeroatmealstout

elowan

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

03-16-2013 19:22:26 | More by elowan

zillo043068

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

03-11-2013 20:44:59 | More by zillo043068

Billolick

New York

4.05/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 ouncer, "born on 12-27-12" etched onto the neck of the bottle.

Pours near black with a dark khaki head, leaves a nice looking fine film, collar and ample low sheeting and spots of lacing.

Dark bitter chocolate on the nose.

Flavorful sweeter stout, with more dark chocolate and a moderatly dry dusty hop finish. Chocolate lingering on the palate. Well done and well worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 15:34:50 | More by Billolick

Ralphs66

New York

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

03-04-2013 00:41:59 | More by Ralphs66

tmars13

4/5  rDev +5%

03-03-2013 17:59:21 | More by tmars13

jk3

New York

2/5  rDev -47.5%

03-03-2013 13:47:02 | More by jk3

sulldaddy

Connecticut

4.1/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I sampled a few of these drafts at Home restaurant in Branford while meeting with a friend. The beer arrives in a pint glass chilled. The beer is a dark cola brown with frothy tan head of about .5 cm.
Aroma is roasted malt, dark cocoa bean and some brown sugar. Seems about right for the style, the roasted notes are dominant by far.
First sip reveals an average body with fine prickly carbonation and general smooth texture.
Flavor is heavy on roasted malt and dark chocolate. Almost coffee noted with the deep roast, the flavor is more robust than I anticipated and is very enjoyable for the beer. Some sweet notes come through on the finish and there is a slight palate coating quality to the beer.
I have recommended this one to others and think you should try it to as it is a winner as a stout in my book.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2013 19:54:40 | More by sulldaddy

shigg85

Japan

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

02-26-2013 18:39:29 | More by shigg85

thebouch01

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5%

02-23-2013 15:31:15 | More by thebouch01

bootdown21

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

02-21-2013 18:12:51 | More by bootdown21

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

First had: on tap at Rattle N Hum, NYC, NY

Despite the bartenders' suggestions to skip this one, I decided to go for a sample. And it really wasn't as bad as they said it was.

Poured a dark brown color, deep and nearly opaque, with a thin cap of tan head. Aroma was pretty chocolaty, lesser notes of caramel and cream. Taste was similar, sweet chocolate, caramel creme candies, cappuccino...overall a pretty sweet beer, with a touch of roast in the finish. Where this one suffered was in the mouthfeel. It was nice and tasty, but quite thin in body, definitely more of a porter than a stout. The beer was served somewhat chilled, and I actually think that was a good idea. I liked it overall.

Serving type: on-tap

02-20-2013 16:20:19 | More by Rifugium