Chocolate Rain
(has 11 batches)

Bottle at the Stouts Pt. III & Others Tasting - London. Thanks to Bruce for slaying this whale. Pours dark, red-brown with barely any head, just a bit of beige cream. Lots of chocolate syrup in the nose, plenty of toasted sugars, heavy bread, so,e cake, light vanilla. Hugely sweet flavor, lots of sugary dark chocolate, plenty of boozy sting, maple syrup, chocolate cake. Supremely full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Hot finish, plenty more heavy sugars, rich chocolate cake, mild vanilla, cocoa powder, moderate earthy bitterness. It is damn, damn heavy stuff, but in its way it is quite enjoyable. Enjoy it the way you would a dessert wine.

26th March 2011
Opaque black - brown beer. Small dark tan head. Nice chocolate nose! Crispy palate, semi dry. Rich chocolate! A mixture of dark chocolate but with a good dose of mild chocolate. Brandy like alcohol underneath provides mild warmth and dryness. Left some aside for a week and the alcohol really calmed down leaving a lovely chocolate that tastes like a fine bar of Green and Blacks!

Shared tonight with several friends. Pours an inky black without much of a head that musters but dissipates quickly. The aroma from this glass is heavenly. Deep rich caramel and chocolate with hints of brownie batter, roast, vanilla and a fair amount of alcohol. You can tell this is high in abv from the aroma, but it never seems harsh. The flavor follows the aroma but the alcohol is a bit more evident but it really never harsh. Rich chocolate, vanilla, roast, caramel, and molasses flavors melded into a high abv sipper. This would be an excellent brew to sip with a few friends on a cold night with some cigars or brownies. Thick body with a light level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy mouthfeel. I/we enjoyed the hell out of this beer tonight, too bad I may never see another bottle of this!

Clear black colour, reddish hue, no head (some floating bubbles). Aroma of dark chocolate, alcohol, roasted malts, tomato paste, coffee, dark fruits, vanilla, wood and burned malts. Slightly sweet flavour, milk chocolate, alcohol, cacao, slight roasted malts bitterness. Very full body, creamy texture, finish chocolate and alcohol.
Hefty. Brilliant dessert beer, which I’d recommend to enjoy in small portions.
(From 75 cL bottle @ ZZT IV. Courtesy of joes. Thanks!!)

Batch 1 bottle shared at the Woodshop 7 tasting. Compared to the regular Black Tuesday, I prefer this one a lot. The apperance isn’t really any different from most huge stouts: Black, minimal tan head and lots of lacing. Aroma has lots of vanilla and deep chocolate notes but also some bourbon and light oxidation. The huge booze punch I was expecting didn’t hit me at all. Taste is very sweet but it plays well together with the vanilla and the oak. Lots of chocolate as well. Full bodied with low carbonation and really viscous mouthfeel. Really delicious.