Choklat
Shared with schen9303. Poured from a 22oz. bottle (09 vintage) into a Brooklyn Brewery snifter. A: Standard pour yields a upward cascading, semi-fine, light chocolate, 1 finger head with decent retention. Beer is opaque black but doesn't strike me as particularly thick. Carbonation seems ample but is hidden within the darkness. Lacing is present but patchy and sticks close to the head that creates it. S: The sweetest stout that I ever did smell. Strong milk chocolate, caramel, toffee, a hint of toasted malts, a sprinkle of licquorice, and a dose of molasses. No coffee or dark fruit to be found though. T: As the nose eludes, heavy on them milk chocolate. I can tell this beer is gonna be very polarizing from the beginning. Offensively sweet like an alcoholic chocolate milk shake. Molasses is present to further add to the sugary profile. Slightly boozy towards the finish with a burnt malt finish that lingers just a bit longer than expected. No bitterness either hops or coffee at all. Syrupy sweet all the way. M: Feel is a bit dissapointing here. No doubt full bodied but also highly carbonated and this prevents it from being as smooth as I want it even when it warms. Sticky aftertaste with a finish that coats my lips in sugar but not to the point that the taste would lead me to believe. Carbonation also make this one a bit harder to get down... milkshakes are supposed to be pretty smooth after all. D: I remember liking this a lot more at the beginning of my beer journey... but I guess palates change... or maybe I just expected too much because of those fond memories. Nevertheless, an enjoyable brew though I can't see how anyone can be on the fence about this one. You either love it or you hate it.