Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout is the name of this beer. It caught my eye the last time I was in the store and had picked up a peach lambic. I was there picking up some spices for a chili and decided to go ahead and give it a try.
Normally as soon as I get home, I am popping the tab for a pour, however this was a single bottle and I had chili to make. 4 hours later when the chili was done I sat down at the table and poured me a glass. I was so tired after cooking the chili [I underestimated the time it took and started at like 7pm] I forgot to take a pic, but here is one I found that is accurate.
Notice all that foam? Yea this is a rather foamy beer. It took me a minute or two to pour a glass.
The first thing you notice when smelling this beer is the chocolate nose. It smells of chocolate strong, though not in a bad hershey syrup kind of way. More like deep earthy chocolate. Again I am no beer snob as some of you might have realized, so no fancy terms here, but I can say that this beer is very smooth. It spreads that malty thickness up front with just a little bit of bitter and washes down with a strong chocolatey finish.
ELI5: It's a good beer.
If you need a more professional [see snobby] version of that here is a review of it on beer advocate.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/113/86189/
I was happy to see it scored a 93. I would agreed with that score. I like this beer. My only issues were described perfectly by one review on there.
Creamy smooth yet with an undesired sharpness.
It had this twang to it that counteracted the perceived smoothness of the chocolate.
Other than that I would still recommend this beer to anyone. I would especially recommend it as a first time stout drinker. It was good enough even The Wife, ok'd it. Good for sure!
Till next time.................
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