Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is Southern Tier Brewing Company
Imperial Choklat Stout. I had to fly this beer all the way home with me from
Tampa, FL. Since room in the suitcase
was precious I decided that I needed to make room for this known Southern Tier
Brewing Company gem along with my Cigar City Brewing beers. I only wish that I could’ve brought home
cases of this beer.
From the Southern Tier Brewing Company website: “The Popol
Vuh, the sacred book of the Maya, unfolds a complex web of mystery around a
beverage known as xocoatl (ch-co-atle). At Southern Tier, we’re not surprised
that hieroglyphs of the ancient Maya depict chocolate being poured for rulers
and gods. Even through the many voyages of Columbus, the mystical bean remained
nothing more than a strange currency of the native peoples. Moving through
centuries, the circular journey of cacao has been realized in our brewing
house, encompassing the complexity of the darkest, bitter-sweet candy together
with the original frothy cold beverage of the ancient Maya to bring to you our
Blackwater Series Choklat Stout. We have combined the finest ingredients to
tempt your senses & renew the power & interrelation of history in every
bottle.”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours a very dark brown, nearly black with a
thin cocoa colored head and good lacing.
Aroma: Huge chocolate aroma.
Is this beer? Dark chocolate with a little roasted malt and slight
coffee scent. Heavenly, really…
Taste: Perfect.
Slightly sweet chocolate flavor, but not too sweet. Touches of caramel and roasted malts and
coffee with just enough bitterness to remind me that I’m drinking a beer, not a
dark chocolate milkshake.
Overall: I’m a believer (as if I had any doubt). Southern
Tier Brewing Company is simply amazing and their Imperial Choklat Stout is yet
another beer to covet. Chocolaty, creamy
and satisfying, this 10% ABV beer is magic in a glass. I wish I had brought more back from Tampa and
I wish this was sold locally. Southern
Tier Brewing Company has become one of my favorite breweries. Please send beer
West…please…
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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