Chocolate...Beer for Easter
Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter
Pours black with slight brown highlights at rim and a substantial tan coloured head. Nose is multidimensional! Dry cocoa powder, sweet dark fruit and resiny hops. Palate shows malt sweetness early before chocolate and coffee roast come into play. Finishes with substantial resiny hop bitterness. Carbonation is relatively soft, and palate weight is spot on for a porter. This is an awesome brew!
Rogue Chocolate Stout
Pours dark dark brown with substanital dark tan coloured head. Aromas of dry coco and vanilla dominate. Palate is rich and viscous with hazelnut, chocolate and some dry coffee roast. Caramel/honeycombe malt supports well to make way for a roasty, bitter finish.
Holgate Temptress Chocolate Porter
Delivers a dark body with a medium tan coloured head. Nose is dominated by milk chocolate and hazelnut with some roasted malt presence. Mouth feel is perfect for a porter, not viscous like a stout, but fuller enough to accompany a rich dessert. Again more choc-hazelnut with a hint of caramel, highly kilned malt delivers a bittersweet finish.
Pours black with slight brown highlights at rim and a substantial tan coloured head. Nose is multidimensional! Dry cocoa powder, sweet dark fruit and resiny hops. Palate shows malt sweetness early before chocolate and coffee roast come into play. Finishes with substantial resiny hop bitterness. Carbonation is relatively soft, and palate weight is spot on for a porter. This is an awesome brew!
Rogue Chocolate Stout
Pours dark dark brown with substanital dark tan coloured head. Aromas of dry coco and vanilla dominate. Palate is rich and viscous with hazelnut, chocolate and some dry coffee roast. Caramel/honeycombe malt supports well to make way for a roasty, bitter finish.
Holgate Temptress Chocolate Porter
Delivers a dark body with a medium tan coloured head. Nose is dominated by milk chocolate and hazelnut with some roasted malt presence. Mouth feel is perfect for a porter, not viscous like a stout, but fuller enough to accompany a rich dessert. Again more choc-hazelnut with a hint of caramel, highly kilned malt delivers a bittersweet finish.
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posted by Chris Menichelli at
12:32 pm
1 Comments:
chris, thanks for the kind words. i'm a rogue advocate, and the face on the bottle you reviewed.
please visit my website, RogueChocolateStout.com for ideas on pairing this with cheese, chocolate, burgers & bbq, etc. and when your travels bring you to oregon, come visit the brewery in Newport!
cheers,
~ sebbie
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Rogue Advocate, at 1:25 pm
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