Ale brewed with bitter chocolate.
Ingredients: Barley, oatmeal, chocolate, hops, water and yeast.
The chocolate for this 12th Anniversary Ale is from Chuao Chocolatier, a very well thought of chocolate maker local to Stone.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by Vac from San Diego, California, USA who has tried this beer many times. (2/12/2010 2:52:19 PM)
"On draft at Toronado San Diego. Pours with a black body topped by a medium thick, brown head with lots of lacing. It’s malty and roasty with coffee and bittersweet chocolate notes. Full bodied, slightly tingly from the carbonation and warming. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by bfeldmann from Wilmington, DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/12/2009 9:54:25 PM)
"Thanks eagle. Poured was as dark as used motor oil major choco head good lacing throught. Aroma was a nice chocolate, roastedness. Flaove was amazing chocolate smoke not overly hot either. Wow another from stone I love it.
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Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.4)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[3] Review by Stoutlover72 from Northern, California, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (4/13/2009 12:45:16 AM)
"I had to have this beer a few different times to make sure my opinion of the beer was on target, because it's a small shock to the system when someone regularly make top-notch products, but then puts forth something less than what is expected. The beer has all the makings of a classic imperial stout except for one small problem. It just doesn't taste very good. Perhaps a little age and things will come together a bit better, but I had 3 about 60 days apart and neither time did it for me.
The beer pours out a deep midnight black with a beautiful 1" thich creamy tan head. The head lasted the entire pint, and left behind some really intricate lacing. Aromas were dark chocolate, but it reminded me more of smelling the inside of a Hershey's baking chocolate tin, than smelling something rich and decadent. Other notes of Raisinettes, coffee, a touch of treacle and a bit of vanilla extract. Flavors just had an overpowering alcohol effect for me, with that low-grade chocolate flavoring trying to blend with the alcohol. A bit of figs helps to even the alcohol out with some sweetness along with some coffee, but I thought that it was just too hot. I can see this being tasty in 2-3 years and I will definitely re-rate. I've got about 5-6 more bottles so I can be patient. It has to be better, doesn't it?"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[4] Review by mmmmBeer from Edmonton, Canada who has tried this beer once. (3/17/2009 2:36:46 PM)
"Black syrup with a tall brown crown, dangnabit this looks as thick as tar. Aroma is disappointing, cold dust (I can’t explain what that is but trust the smell of cold dust is a real smell), sand box (not in a bad way), some mild alcohol, some coffee and cigarettes. This stuff smells well below average and well well below what was expecting from Stone. Taste is thin and watery, a coffee bitterness lingers while dark chocolate dominates the watered down taste. There is a flavour that hides in the background that I will describe as burnt sourness a to me this is what is ruining the beer. I’m shocked about how mild the flavour is there is no boldness to it, it’s just kind of there. On the very last sip I tasted some sweet milk chocolate. This wasn’t the beer I was expecting WHAT HAPPENEND?!?! I have only had a few Stone beers but this is the first subpar one. Just had a huge whiff of rubbing alcohol in the remains of my glass. Thanks Jeff?"
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $5.99 Unit Cost: $4.36 per Pint
[5] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer once. (3/12/2009 2:56:32 AM)
"Schinkenspeck!!!!!!!! This is the aroma. I just ate this stuff. Don't agree? Go and some at your deli and get some and eat it - it is this smell. Behind this German cured bacon smell that I love there isn't too much more to note aside from some slight citrus hops - very slight, some chocolate. This is very, very disappointing especially considering that it was the finishing beer of the tasting tonight - Mikkeller Jackie Brown demolished this mess (yes, it is not a comparable beer). I like the cured bacon taste (it's taking forever to edit my brutal drunk type, I've pretty much mispelled every word), some oak or wood of some srot. k. fuck this. im done editing my shtitty durnk typing. I miss the sweetness of an oatmeal stout - why ruin this with the 9.2%? it doesnt make any sense. Why cannot you celebrate with a GOOD beer instread of having to make theseover the top beers ever time?. YEa, I getit. you make wacky beers. Well, this time, I'm not down with it. There is morechocolate now and still l a lingering biterness that finally i am asssoccieating with the chocoate. yea, im fairly fcked up but stil i am not enjoying this bere at all. sorry brad, this beer pretty much rots.Full bodied, oily . odd bitter finish. Can I admi t ot wasting money on a Sone beer? Yes. Yes I can. This beer is a piece of shit. Congrats on failure. 'd ove to give this a loower mark - and I should , but still it's gt o some appealing qualities. However, this is, for me, a highly disappointing beer - a reciepie hat has failed miserablablin my eyes. THIS IS A WASTE OF MONEY. Crap beer. did they taste this before and did they assure tehmselves that they were proud to call this the Anniverasry beer? For me, th first STone failure - and such a colossal failure it is. Are you scared to give a Stone beer a bad mark? Are they reading these reviews and if you give them a positive review, are they going go give you free stuff? Open your eyes already. Really deserve a 2.4 as a sub as a Impy Stout if not lower."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $5.99 Unit Cost: $4.36 per Pint
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(3.9)
