Biere de Chocolat
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
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6.99
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Our Biere de Chocolat celebrates the long and lauded history of chocolate production in San Francisco. Our aim was to create a beer bursting with cocoa flavors and aromas, balancing sweet and savory to create a complex but quaffable chocolate brew. To accomplish this we partnered with Dandelion Chocolate in San Francisco to create this rich brew brimming with chocolate character. Working with the unique flavors of Dandelion’s single-source beans, we created this decadent beer by layering in smoked and dark-roasted malts with citrusy Ivanhoe hops from Clearlake, CA. Finally, we added a blend of hand-roasted cocoa beans sourced from Madagascar and Río Caribe, Venezuela. The Madagascar beans add bright berry-cocoa flavors, while the Río Caribe adds dark chocolate and bourbon notes. A touch of vanilla rounds out the supporting flavors to create an eminently drinkable beer that is a chocolate lover’s beer through and through.
Formerly brewed at Hermitage.
Formerly brewed at Hermitage.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Chriso going Dutch tasting, 03/07/14. Light black with reddish hues, moderate light tan covering. Nose is sweet chocolate, tangy dark fruit, light orange in fact Terry’s Chocolate Orange vibes, dark maltings. Taste comprises artificial chocolate, dark toffee, vanilla fudge, earthy cocoa rinse, brown bread, dark fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light roastings. Ok Porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2014
at 06:47
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
3rdJuly 2014
Tasting at ChrisO’s. Light haze on this dark brown - red beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy and smooth. Light fine carbonation. Semi dry. Smooth malts, lots of chocolate but it tastes like cheap dark chocolate. Light tangy dark fruits. Light dry finish with a modestly bitter linger. Okay.
Tasting at ChrisO’s. Light haze on this dark brown - red beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy and smooth. Light fine carbonation. Semi dry. Smooth malts, lots of chocolate but it tastes like cheap dark chocolate. Light tangy dark fruits. Light dry finish with a modestly bitter linger. Okay.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2014
at 04:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig on heat tasting. Black beer lasting beige head. Chocolate yep. It’s fine lots of chocolate not much elsr but I like the chocolate. Some chilli
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2014
at 10:34
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at chrisOs... Dark brown... Thin tan lacing... Dark bitter malts ... Soft chocolate nose... Dark sweet chocolate... Soft malts... Light chocolate syrup... Big vanilla
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2014
at 10:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Botella de 33 cl en el lúpulo en el momento el 21-06-2014. color negro intenso con poca espuma beige. Aromas no muy intensos a maltas tostadas y vainillas. Sabores también tostados con bastante chocolate amargo y vainilla. Buen regusto final amargo mezclado con el chocolate y cacao junto con vainilla, aumentando los tonos quemados y de maderas tostadas al final, al calentar. Cuerpo medio con 5.5 vol y un gran sabor. Bastante buena. Para repetir.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2014
at 14:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 12oz, at Gaasa. A dark brown to black beer topped by a small, dense, beige head. The aroma has chocolate, cocoa powder, some coffee and roasted hints. Quite similar flavor, too much on the cocoa side, with a lasting finish. Soft and velvety on the palate, pleasantly carbonated. Overall, too much on the cocoa side, but quite decent anyway. 140501
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2014
at 10:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. Pours coffee black with a nice vanilla. Milk chocolate aroma. Chocolate shake flavor with a long cocoa finish. Flavorful. Really well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2014
at 20:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 355ml @ Gaasa, Oslo
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, lactose, caramel and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, lactose, caramel and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2014
at 05:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.5%. Black colour. moderate beige head. Dryish aroma of roasted malts, coffee, cocoa, vanilla and unsweetened chocolate. The flavour is medium dry, with the same elements as the aroma. For those who fear a cloyingly sweet chocolate beer, this must be a nice surprise.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 14:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle. Pours hazy brown to black with a small tan head. Chocolate dense, mild vanilla and toasted malty. Vague metallic. Chocolate and mild vanilla. Lingering dark malty and chocolate into the finish. Roasted far finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2014
at 08:45