Fat Heads Voodoo Monkey Chocolate Stout

Brewed by Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon
Style: Stout
North Olmsted, Ohio USA

Sampled on draught at the brewery in North Olmstead, OH. Pours to a deep brown to black color with a creamy head, and moderate carbonation. Nice aromas of dark chocolate pair with hints of roast and vanilla. The palate is soft with good flavors of dark malt, chocolate, coffee and light roast. This one finishes with more good coffee and chocolate up front, then ends with some roasty notes of coffee that linger. Well done stout with lots of flavor. Nice beer to enjoy by the pint, and a good beer to match with a number of dishes on Fat Head’s menu. Great place, great beer.

Pours black with a big beige head. Aroma is chocolate and dark malt. Some hints of fruit is there also. Flavor is caramel and chocolate with some bitter hops. Medium palate and smooth.

On tap at brewery
This was the first beer that caught my eye as it is a relatively low alcohol stout that could be sessionable. The west side of Cleveland is home to one of the better interpretations of this in Rocky River’s Oompa Loompa Stout. This one is not much behind though I would rate it as a solid regional instead.

Aroma / Appearance - The short lived cream head settled into a mild black body with hints of bittersweet dark chocolate flakes, dry roasted malts, and mocha. Overall it was light and smooth just like a Starbucks’ coffee flavored drink.

Flavor / Palate - Creamy rich chocolate fills the palate like a cold version of a well done hot chocolate. In fact it is almost like drinking the syrup straight from the bottle rather than thinned with milk. I would not drink this all night but if you like stouts which are not heavy and over the top it has all the right things going for it.

Sample at the brewery. Pour is black with some light passing through. Aroma is subtle chocolate. Medium mouthfeel and is creamy. Flavor is chocolate, milk chocolate, and finishes dry with some sweet roasted malt. A nice brew.