Brewery: Rogue

Name: Chocolate Stout

Style: american stout

Origin: Oregon

Bottle: 1Pt. 6 Oz.

ABV: 5.8%

Appearance: a light defeating black with a dark coffee toned head.

Pours: fairly straightforward, a 1/3 inch head slowly blooming.

Smell: definite cocoa powder. Along with tobacco leaf, whiskey, vanilla and woodsy notes.

Taste: There’s prominent deep toned bitterness right up front like one would experience with an espresso or baker’s cocoa, along with a bold red wine/cocoa/nibs flavor all harmonizing simultaneously chill and mellow as well as bold as brass like a jazz-rock group grooving heavy on the bass and brass.

Mouthfeel: the bitterness and carbonation makes it dance over your tongue with a million tiny shiatsu massages in a Penkat Silat of of, something that starts with P that means culinary relaxation and revitalization.

Rating: 9.0 just like their double chocolate I sampled back in late January of this year. If you’re looking for a dark beer with a lively and forward but not overly aggressive bitterness this is a thoroughly delightful choice.