Chocolate Rain
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.16
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Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with cacao nibs and vanilla beans
The reign of Black Tuesday was destined to grow with the creation of Chocolate Rain. This decidedly decadent version of our bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout was treated with TCHO cacao nibs and juicy, fresh vanilla beans. Rich in chocolate and vanilla, with hints of oak, it truly puts the “imperial” in imperial stout.
The reign of Black Tuesday was destined to grow with the creation of Chocolate Rain. This decidedly decadent version of our bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout was treated with TCHO cacao nibs and juicy, fresh vanilla beans. Rich in chocolate and vanilla, with hints of oak, it truly puts the “imperial” in imperial stout.
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Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2025
at 23:06
9/10
Packaging almost 400 cases of variety packs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2025
at 20:49
8/10
Nice light one to start the day, damn smooth abv, nice notes of chocolate and vanilla, mellow barrel. Delish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2025
at 14:04
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:52
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 750 ml shared with MiroB and Zec. 2019 vintage. Chocolate, malty, some fruity notes, loads of bourbon. Warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2024
at 20:39
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle pours out black topped with a small tan head. Nose is big sweet chocolate roast malts barrel some burnt brownies brown sugar. Taste is thick and great this has help up awesome. I have had this several times and shocked I never rated it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2023
at 02:59
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
750ml bottle at share, 2015 vintage. Near black pour, small beig e head fades away. Aroma is roasty, dark chocolate, boozy with light fruity accents. Taste drops in raisins and prunes on top of the sweet roasty malts, full and creamy. Pretty damn warm too. Everything I have heard about this beer is true. A real classic that has aged well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2023
at 22:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aus der Flasche (bottled 08.02.2018) im 2023-03 getrunken. Dieses Schwergewicht bringt wundervolle Schokoladen-Aromen ins Glas. Der Alkoholgehalt ist perfekt eingebunden, aber durchaus bemerkbar. Ein tolles Stout, aber hier stimmt das Preis-Leistung-Verhältnis leider gar nicht. Stouts mit der Qualität gibt deutlich günstiger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2023
at 21:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
20/VII/22 - 75cl bottle @ Dylan & Amina’s wedding, BB: n/a, 020912LOT30 (2022-896) Thanks to Dylan & Amina for the great party and the beers!
Clear dark brown to almost black beer, no head. Aroma: oxidized, gentle roast, some chocolate notes, some cardboard. MF: no carbon, medium body. Taste: gentle bitterness, soft roast, bit oxidized, some chocolate notes. Ok, not great.
Clear dark brown to almost black beer, no head. Aroma: oxidized, gentle roast, some chocolate notes, some cardboard. MF: no carbon, medium body. Taste: gentle bitterness, soft roast, bit oxidized, some chocolate notes. Ok, not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2022
at 20:30
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2021
at 13:02