Fort Collins Chocolate Stout

Brewed by Fort Collins Brewery
Style: Stout
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

A deep dark stout with a thick receeding moka head. A rather light subdued chocolate aroma, a bit of Nestle Quick overtones. In mouth, a good stout with bitter chocolate, nice roasted coffee notes, roasted bitterness lingering. A quaffable stout. Bottle from Half Time, from a mix 12 pack, July 2008, tasted Oct. 21 2009.

Coffee on nose. Pours dark, dark brown... no light passes through. Mocha colored head quickly dissipates. Espresso like bitterness...deeply roasted malt flavor. Slight bite, mild carbonation. Malt overwhelms any hop presence. Bittersweet finish... more of currant than chocolate. Thin easy drink...if you like heavy roasty-toasty malt.

Bottle from the FCB mixed 12 pack. Aroma- Coffee mostly, with chocolate at a close second. Very rich aroma. Medium green-apple esters. Appearance- Very dark brown, almost black. No clarity, with a small, tan head that dissapates quickly. Flavor- High in hop flavor and bitterness, but it does not persist. The chocolate and coffee flavors take over quickly. Great malt presence, which is mostly represented by chocolate and coffee roasted flavors. Sweetness is quite low. Palate- Light to medium body. Little alcohol warmth. Overall- A very tasty beer. It is a stout that is extremely drinkable.

Deep dark brown pour with a nice (if slightly thin) light beige head. Smells of cocoa powder and roasted malt. Flavor is very roasty (almost smoky) with more cocoa (not exactly dark chocolate) notes. A tiny bit of espresso hides within. Overall decent, but far too thin for a stout and not a distinct flavor profile, since it falls apart near the finish.

~ Purchased this 12 oz bottle from New Beer Distributors in Manhattan, NY. Color is dark brown with a small head that fades away quickly. Roasted, smoky aromas are present, but I can also detect hints of chocolate and coffee. Taste is the same. A little light for the style, but flavors balance out well. For a beer with the name "Chocolate Stout" I was ready to be bombarded by endless amounts of this delight, but that wasn’t the case. The chocolate is there, but does not overpower in any way. Overall: a decent chocolate stout and a nice attempt by Fort Collins. ~

Dark brown with a medium head. Chocolaty aroma with some light roasted malts, molasses, nutty and coffee. Toasted malts, nuts, chocolate, light molasses, and a bit of coffee in the flavor. Medium body. A very nice stout.

Pours a deep brown color with a brown head. Aroma is chocolate, roast, caramel, and a hint of coffee. Flavor is malty, caramel, a weak chocolate flavor, roast, and a bitter roasty finish.

12oz brought by a colleague to our departmental picnic - thanks, Robert! Pretty nice brew, I have to say. Full bodied dark pour, with a modest carbonation and mouthfeel but a big roasted aroma. The chocolate actually takes a backseat to the coffee flavors, but that’s more in my wheelhouse anyways. Pretty good.