Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is Almanac Beer Company Biere De
Chocolat.
From the Almanac Beer Company website:
“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.”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours
black with a thin tan head and leaves nice lacing on the glass.
Aroma: Dark
malts, dark and bitter chocolate and a slight coffee scent.
Taste: Roasted
dark malts, bitter dark and milk chocolate with a touch of vanilla and coffee.
Overall: Drinkable
and smooth, Almanac Beer Company Biere De Chocolat is nicely balanced. At 5.5% ABV this is worth a try for sure.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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