Chocolate Rain

The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸

Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating

Score

8.16

ABV: 19.1%

IBU: -

Ticks: 115

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.

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bkbergen (9279) ticked Chocolate Rain (2015) from The Bruery 3 months ago

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2025 at 23:06

bkbergen (9279) ticked Chocolate Rain (2021) from The Bruery 11 months ago

Packaging almost 400 cases of variety packs.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2025 at 20:49

allinthenameofbeer (11579) ticked Chocolate Rain (2021) from The Bruery 1 year ago

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

kristincedar (7044) ticked Chocolate Rain from The Bruery 1 year ago

Tried from Draft on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:52

8.5

Iznogud (14911) reviewed Chocolate Rain from The Bruery 2 years ago

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

Buckeyeboy (18931) reviewed Chocolate Rain from The Bruery 2 years ago

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

stevoj (18528) reviewed Chocolate Rain from The Bruery 2 years ago

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

Dorain (2867) reviewed Chocolate Rain from The Bruery 2 years ago

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

tderoeck (22946) reviewed Chocolate Rain (2012) from The Bruery 3 years ago

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.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2022 at 20:30

Martin Lindström (24359) ticked Chocolate Rain (2020) from The Bruery 5 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2021 at 13:02