Chocolate Beers to Taste and Love
September 18, 2015
Is there really anything that doesn't taste better with chocolate?
Beer is no different.
Inspired by our German friends, here's to a happy choc-toberfest! Who's with me?!
Chocolate beers use dark chocolate or cocoa to replace, or add to hops, creating a different and distinct taste that ranges from subtle to intense. Keeping the hops light allows the chocolate to really contribute to the beer's flavor, and makes for a less bitter brew.
In no particular order, these are some of the chocolate brews creating beer buzz around the country!
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout brewed in England is a rich, full-flavored stout with an indulgent taste that never becomes overly sweet.
Rise of Mayan Dog Chocolate Honey Stout by Thirsty Dog Brewing Company is a bittersweet, big, bold, black stout filled with old world and traditional Mayan spices, including honey and cocoa nibs.
Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout is brewed in Yorkshire, England with gently roasted organic chocolate malt and organic cocoa. All Samuel Smith’s beers are brewed solely from authentic natural ingredients without any chemical additives, raw material adjuncts, artificial sweeteners, coloring, flavors or preservatives.
Dogfish Head Theobroma is a celebration of chocolate, the food of the gods. This Ancient Ale is based on chemical analysis of pottery fragments found in Honduras that revealed the earliest known alcoholic chocolate drink used by early civilizations to toast special occasions.
Rogue Double Chocolate Stout is a winner of three Gold Medals at the World Beer Championships. This chocolate beer is flavored with imported Dutch bittersweet chocolate.
Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence Stout is a Belgian style dark ale with aromas of dark chocolate, dark malts, and notes of herbs and hops. It is produced in Cooperstown, New York.
Harpoon Chocolate Stout is a beer with a noticeable dark chocolate flavor. It originates from Harpoon Brewery in Boston.
Bison Organic Chocolate Stout is from Bison Brewing in Berkeley, California. This stout has unique flavors of dark chocolate and espresso, and the brewery uses all organic ingredients and environmentally friendly processes.
Arcadia Cocoa Loco Triple Chocolate Stout from Arcadia Ales in Michigan combines three different chocolate malts, has a creamy mouthfeel, and taste of molasses.
Shockolate Wheat is a Belgian-style unfiltered wheat ale aged over cocoa and vanilla beans. From Shock Top Brewing Company, they suggest mixing it with Belgian White or Raspberry Wheat to create the Choc’ Top!
Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem, N.C. This cocoa infused imperial stout has a chocolate aroma with notes of espresso, molasses, dark toffee and fruits.
Boulevard Chocolate Ale from Kansas City has an amber appearance, with a taste of layers of dark chocolate threaded with caramel, vanilla and nutty malt.
Night Shift Taza Chocolate Stout. Their cocoa nibs and chocolate are some of the best brewers have tasted, and give the stout a rich chocolate finish.
Castaway Chocolate Orange IPA from Thomas Creek in Greenville, S.C. is made with chocolate wheat, multiple malts, and a handful of hops. It's enhanced by bitter orange peel and a dry hopping of Citra.
Caramelized Chocolate Churro Baltic Porte by Moody Tongue Brewing Company in Chicago has a nose full of milk chocolate, roasted coffee, cinnamon, and a slight sweetness.
Relax with Chocolate and Wine
Had enough beer? The CUO Chocolate and Wine Tasting Guide will show you how to pair chocolate and wine for amazing experiences of your own or with friends!
Photo: "Young's Double Chocolate Stout" by The Sampler is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / cropped from original
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I absolutely love chocolate beer.
The Young’s Double Chocolate Stout is good, but I really think the Rogue Double Chocolate Stout is the best in its class that I’ve tasted to date. Would LOVE to try that Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout from Foothills, as I love anything with molasses in it and it sounds intriguing.