The Vixen Chocolate Chili Bock
pours out of the 22 ounce bottle an almost completely opaque crimson colour with dark brownish hues. a rather large tan billows upward and recedes slowly, leaving some sparse lace. aroma is mostly cocoa powderish...i can just barely pick up the peppers, but as far as any other spicing, i just perceive the malts used. smells nice. the taste of this unique bock is a well balanced mix of malts, milk chocolate, and a subtle hint of cinnamon and warming chilies. layered and complex. very impressed with all that's going on in the flavour profile. a spicy and flowery hop addition provides another complex feature. the warmth and spice from the chilies used meld well with the alcohol present to warm up the belly quite nicely. i could almost wax poetic with all the stuff going on as i keep on sipping, but i won't. extremely smooth and somewhat slick mouthfeel provides for some easy drinking...it just slides down too easy. the overall body is supple and velvety. props up the rest of the beer quite nicely. drinkability might suffer a bit because after one bomber, my curiousity is satisfied and too much more might not be to my liking, and i rarely feel that way. overall, i really liked this concoction. obviously i have nothing to compare it to, but within the bock/doppelbock style, it holds its own. i may not care to revisit this, but would definitley recommend for sampling.