Chocolate Rain
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.15
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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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7/10
Heavy, sweetish and slightly roasty with some licorice, chocolate, bourbon and vanilla. Hints of warming alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2022
at 23:03
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
8/10
Backlog from Bruery Bonanza 2020. Fairly oxidized. Minty...
Tried
on 28 Aug 2020
at 00:44
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2020
at 21:42
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
8-4-8-5-16
On tap @ What’s Brewing, Stavanger. Pours dark brown, with almost no head. Aroma is dark roasted malts with liquorice, tobacco, muscovado and bourbon barrels, as well as spices and minerals. Creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is dark roasted malts with raw cocoa, tobacco, liquorice, muscovado and bourbon barrels, as well as light spices, kandi and dark fruits. Dry finish.
On tap @ What’s Brewing, Stavanger. Pours dark brown, with almost no head. Aroma is dark roasted malts with liquorice, tobacco, muscovado and bourbon barrels, as well as spices and minerals. Creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is dark roasted malts with raw cocoa, tobacco, liquorice, muscovado and bourbon barrels, as well as light spices, kandi and dark fruits. Dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2019
at 10:23
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Lukasmh. Thanks! Pours almost black with a small brown head. Aromas of booze, vanilla, dark chocolate, fudge, milk chocolate, malty, filled chocolate sweets. Taste is super sweet and rich, filled chocolates, vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate, light malt, practically no roast, sweet cocoa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with the KL Tasting Crew. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a round bubbly white head. The aroma is roasty malt, chocolate, over ripe red berry fruits, boozy alcohol. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, fruity, raisin, warm boozy alcohol palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2019
at 09:35
8/10
Fajowskie. W uscie. Nie w aromacie. Z 3.9? Za stare kapke chyba juz, bo nieco papierowe jakies klimaty. Duzo jakiejs owocowosci.
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at
Craft Beer Muranów - Piwny Świat
on 20 Oct 2019
at 18:08
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Tap at the Beertemple. Dark with minimal tan ring head. Big sweet deep roasted chocolate malts, massive boozy notes and big sweet burnt sugars, cinnamon and pepper in the background. Big sweet and crazy but somehow it holds up some balance. D-a-n-g-e-r-o-u-s! Loving it though. Sticky toothwrecking dark toffee. Big sweet and awesome. I’m getting rosy cheeks. I feel immortal. I’m gonna undress and run out into the streets.
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from Draft
at
BeerTemple
on 12 Sep 2019
at 18:12