Speyside Cacao
Dugges Bryggeri in Landvetter, Västra Götaland, Sweden 🇸🇪
Collab with: StillwaterStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special Out of Production
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Score
8.12
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Together with Stillwater Artisanal we made a beer inspired by everyone’s favorite candy. We made a chocolate bar in a bottle. Then, we aged that beer in Speyside whisky barrels. Absolutely divine!
Sometimes beers happen from coincidence, or in this case coincidences. In October of 2016 we we’re up in Aberdeen to brew with Fierce Beer. Thanks to that visit we got in touch with a company that sells really freshly emptied whisky barrels. We ordered 10 Speyside barrels, almost on a whim. Had no real plans on what to put in them once they arrived. Then, in April of 2017, we had Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal here at the brewery, together brewing what turned out to be our seventh (!) collaboration, Cocoa Cacao - an imperial chocolate stout. Just days before that beer was done the Speyside barrels arrived, and there we had it. Honestly, what better beer to pour in Speyside whisky barrels then a decadent imperial chocolate stout? Coincidental yet perfectly logical. Like life…. kinda.
Sometimes beers happen from coincidence, or in this case coincidences. In October of 2016 we we’re up in Aberdeen to brew with Fierce Beer. Thanks to that visit we got in touch with a company that sells really freshly emptied whisky barrels. We ordered 10 Speyside barrels, almost on a whim. Had no real plans on what to put in them once they arrived. Then, in April of 2017, we had Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal here at the brewery, together brewing what turned out to be our seventh (!) collaboration, Cocoa Cacao - an imperial chocolate stout. Just days before that beer was done the Speyside barrels arrived, and there we had it. Honestly, what better beer to pour in Speyside whisky barrels then a decadent imperial chocolate stout? Coincidental yet perfectly logical. Like life…. kinda.
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Tried
on 28 Oct 2017
at 13:46
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle @ BBB. Viscous black pour with a small mocha head. Light roast malts, chocolate, vanilla, coconut & whisky nose. Heavy sweet, slightly bitter & malty taste. Round, viscous, oily, tiny astringent & tiny boozy mouthfeel. Lovely chocolate, coconut & barrel presence. Close to a perfect pastry stout. --- Beer merged from original tick of Speyside Cacao on 29 Aug 2017 at 20:40 - Score: 8. Original review text: Light roast malts, chocolate, vanilla & whisky nose. Heavy sweet, slightly bitter & malty taste. Round, tiny syrupy & oily mouth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2017
at 04:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample at SBWF 2017. Almost black with a minimal head. Sweet with chocolate, dark malt, whisky and some oak. The body was full and the finish long.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2017
at 06:44
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Keg at the BeaverFest 2017 Saturday 2017... Dark black.. Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft chocolate roast malts nose... Heavy chocolate roast.. Super sweet smooth chocolate roast.. Heavy sweet chocolate roast
Tried
on 17 Sep 2017
at 08:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thx to anymous at BBB cons 2017-09-12 Göteborg AR: chocolate fudge brownies AP: dark brown, wee brown head F: chocolate heaven, far fudge brownies, caramel, wow - do not warm up
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2017
at 11:44
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
(thanks for sharing!) Sampled draft @ The Beavertown Extravaganza 2017. Day 2. Black. Nose is amazing pure chocolate, caramel, toffee, sugar, milk chocolate, massive candy barrels. Taste is pure milk chocolate, candy bars, vanilla, chocolate, cookies, dates, really amazing candy taste, barrel is very faint, low roast maybe a tiny hint of peat but that is just chocolate. Body is milk chocolate and oreo’s.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2017
at 09:19
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Flarra Brewers Beer bar. Doftar magiskt gott. Rostat klassiskt mycket rikt ihop med fin sötma åh lyx wirre. Ok beskrivningen gör ölen inte rättvisa . Men jag försökte. Smakar då?? Omedelbart fyllig i munnen för att stegra åh bli extremt fyllig. Choklad och mjuka kaffetoner samt i bakgrunden lagrade ek tunnor med lyxigt innehåll . Jättegod . Då jag valde mellan denna och Omnipollo mudcace bourbon varianten bägge ölen helt nya för mig. Så gjordes valet enkelt få jag bjöds på denna👍. Tackar för det. Jo PQ detta verkligen en öl soppa på sittandes cigarummet hovshaga
Tried
on 10 Sep 2017
at 13:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Dark brown color with no head. Aroma is malt vinegar fries, plus oreo. Taste is caramel, fudge, oreo, milk chocolate. Full-bodied, oily viscous mouthfeel, crazy beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2017
at 10:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at the first Beavertown Extravaganza, day 2 - London. Pours oily black with a small, creamy brown head. Massively sweet, with restrained peat character from the barrels. Lots of ripe berries, oily chocolate, a bit of booze, toffee. Full bodied and chewy, with fine carbonation. Sugary finish with moderate warmth, some liquefied chocolate, dates, more toffee. Fun, but quite sweet. Enjoyable in small doses.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2017
at 07:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at beavertown extravaganza. Nose is chocolate, toffee, bread, cocoa. Palate is cocoa, chocolate, coffee, toffee, toast. Pretty yummy.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2017
at 02:20