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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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle shared by MisoW. Thanks!
Dark brown body, with a tiny head.
Heavy, boozy aroma, with chocolate, coffee, liquorice, coconut, vanilla, dried fruits.
Taste also with a massive alcohol presence, but otherwise simply amazing, with the above mentioned aromas and more, complex sweet notes.
Medium, oily mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes quite smooth, alcohol warming, astringent.
Wow, amazing stuff! Drinks like a heavy, complex, dark chocolate liqueur. The alcohol is really overwhelming, but it still fits and gives the beer even more character. Couldn’t drink much of this, but enjoyed it big time!
Dark brown body, with a tiny head.
Heavy, boozy aroma, with chocolate, coffee, liquorice, coconut, vanilla, dried fruits.
Taste also with a massive alcohol presence, but otherwise simply amazing, with the above mentioned aromas and more, complex sweet notes.
Medium, oily mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes quite smooth, alcohol warming, astringent.
Wow, amazing stuff! Drinks like a heavy, complex, dark chocolate liqueur. The alcohol is really overwhelming, but it still fits and gives the beer even more character. Couldn’t drink much of this, but enjoyed it big time!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2015
at 16:07
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Aroma lots of chocolate, dried fruits, alcohol, very inviting. Relatively watery texture surprisingly. Very dark, dark brown head. Very rich taste, lots and lots of chocolate, coconut, dried fruits. Classic, rich, exquisite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2015
at 14:16
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle kindly shared by MisoW, many thanks. Very dark chestnut brown color with medium beige head. Nice aroma of dark chocolate, peat, ash, coconut. Very sweet taste of chocolate, caramel, nuts, vanilla, coconuts, ash, peat, whiskey. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2015
at 14:13
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a dark brown/black color ale with a small foamy head with minimal retention and some light lacing. Aroma of black chocolates with quite a bit of residual sugar notes. Taste is also dominated by black chocolate notes with loads of residual sugar and a spicy finish. Vanilla notes are more subtle but kind of help smooth some of the rough edges of this beer. Body is about average for style with medium carbonation and warming alcohol can be detected. Big beer or sure that need to be split up between a couple of people, but very enjoyable beer nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2015
at 14:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
750 ml 2014 vintage bottle. Aroma is very sweet and chocolate forward with quite a but of bourbon. Hints of vanilla and marshmallow fluff. Some caramel, toffee and raisins. Light alcohol spice. Pours a dark brown but not quite black with a small, moderately thick, light mocha head that recedes fairly quickly to the edges where it lingers for a bit. Light lacing and sheets of alcohol. Flavor is very sweet with a lot of chocolate character and some light roast. Quite a bit of bourbon character as well that interacts to add faint coconut, vanilla and nuts. Some caramel and toffee with some lighter marshmallow fluff and raisins. Moderate alcohol heat with moderate bitterness. Mouthfeel is full bodied with low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but it is very thick and syrupy. Lots of chocolate and bourbon character. This is the toughest of the big Bruery beers for me to get through.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 23:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Vintage 2013 - Bittersweet boozy chocolate and candy sugars. Jet black/brown with a decent light brown head. Sweeeeeeeeet chocolate and some more boozy sweetness. Crazy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2014
at 22:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample @ home, thanks tiong!
Aroma has dark chocolate, alcohol and some hayish tones. Also some rubber typical to Mikkeller Black. Flavour has alcohol, salty licorice, sweet cocoa tones, semi-dark chocolate and rubber. Heavy stuff, alcohol balances the sweetness but comes through too much. Nice slow sipper still. I wonder how long would it take to finish that bottle by oneself...
Aroma has dark chocolate, alcohol and some hayish tones. Also some rubber typical to Mikkeller Black. Flavour has alcohol, salty licorice, sweet cocoa tones, semi-dark chocolate and rubber. Heavy stuff, alcohol balances the sweetness but comes through too much. Nice slow sipper still. I wonder how long would it take to finish that bottle by oneself...
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2014
at 08:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle @ ISKTR 2014. Received from Ratebeer Summer Secret Santa 2014, huge thanks to ineedbeer!
Vertical with Grey Monday and Black Tuesday - Pours pitch black with a smooth white head. Aroma of coffee, vanilla, roasty malts, sticky syrupy notes, bourbon, toffee, wood, cocoa and slight alcohol notes. Taste is sweet, roasty and sticky with loads of coffee, vanilla, cocoa, syrup, toffee, oak, bourbon and wood. Finish is sweet, smooth and slick with loads of toffee, syrup, oak, vanilla, bourbon and woody notes. Quite sweet and heavy, yet smooth and very complex. Exquisite. Feels more balanced than the regular Black Tuesday.
Vertical with Grey Monday and Black Tuesday - Pours pitch black with a smooth white head. Aroma of coffee, vanilla, roasty malts, sticky syrupy notes, bourbon, toffee, wood, cocoa and slight alcohol notes. Taste is sweet, roasty and sticky with loads of coffee, vanilla, cocoa, syrup, toffee, oak, bourbon and wood. Finish is sweet, smooth and slick with loads of toffee, syrup, oak, vanilla, bourbon and woody notes. Quite sweet and heavy, yet smooth and very complex. Exquisite. Feels more balanced than the regular Black Tuesday.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2014
at 08:56
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Draft pour at the Toronado tasting event. Pours super dark with no head. Cinnamon roll aroma with some vanilla and brown sugar. Tiny bit boozy, but how could it not be. What a smooth, easy drinking beer, with all things considered. Raisins and chocolate fill this beer full of flavor. So much going on here. Definitely a special beer here, and a must try for everyone.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2014
at 19:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks to nimbleprop (I think) for sharing this bad boy. Pours oily black. Nose has old leather, burnt licorice, coffee pot left on the burner too long, and of course smooth dark chocolate syrup. Taste is very sweet dark cocoa, burnt espresso, vanilla. Definitely a big beer, tastier than I expected.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2014
at 10:46