For the second beer of the night, I had to go with the Rogue Chocolate Stout. On recommendation of Shea on the Young’s Double Chocolate Stout post, I just had to see what this would bring me. As I poured the first glass, I took a deep breath and could actually smell the chocolate undertones that wer ...
This is an American stout from the Rogue brewery of Oregon. It pours thick and black with a foamy, dark tan head. I noticed roasted malts and a hint of chocolate in the scent. The taste begins with a little bit of hops and continues to a bitter chocolate finish (bitter like a high cocoa, unsweetened ...
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout (from Wells and Young’s Brewing Company in the UK) is a copycat and I don’t like it… ok… so it isn’t that big of a deal. But really, they may call it “chocolate stout” but it tastes just like Murphy’s Stout or Guinness (not exactly this one, but the one with nitro). I ...
Gingerbread cookies and a double chocolate stout. I’ve been a good boy. Written by Captain Hops. Technorati Tags: beer, haiku, gingerbread cookies Thing of the Day: Fully Assembled Gingerbread House Sponsor: Buying a New Car? Save time and money with our simple 3-step car-buying secret.
....with a bar. Really, I have found my bar. I have been there three times now, invited by a bartender. I will be going there all the time. It is a comfortable place where I can sit by myself and read comic books, drinking very under priced micro beers. Or watch the HDTV with Planet Earth. Or discus ...
