Harpoon Belgian Chocolate Stout

Sampled on Christmas Day 2008 from a 12 fl. oz. bottle. Pours intensly dark brown almost black and the aroma is absolutely an aroma of chocolate. No doubt about it. It’s more like a dark or almost burnt chocolate though. Medium mouthfeel. The taste os also an overpowering chocolate. While this isn’t bad, I think it is too much on the chocolate side and not enough on the hoppy and malty side.

Some people do not seem to like this beer. I loved it! I was overly surprised at the fact that this tasted similar to the Youngs Double Chocolate Stout. It is not as good, but it is pretty damn good nonetheless. LOTS of chocolate flavor. I will be drinking more of these.

12 oz. bottle; part of the Harpoon Winter 12 pack. Weird. Overpowering powdered chocolate flavor, not really all that drinkable. I drank it one night on a bender, it really is not worthy of mass production.

Bottle. An odd beer. Dry cocoa and chocolate milk are the predominant aromas and flavors. Really no malty notes to speak of, nor any hop presence. Hardly tastes like beer, but isnt bad tasting per se. Id market it as a chocolate flavored malt beverage.

Ever had way too much of those cheap waxy craptacular Easter chocolate eggs from the local dollar store? Ever craved one of those chocolate love massage kits from the local adult toy store? If you could have it in a bottle with enough alcohol to pack a buzz, wouldnt you be stoked?

12 oz bottle. When I heard the combination Harpoon and chocolate stout, I almost cringed. You can smell the chocolate syrup an arms length away as it pours with a big bubbled and lasting head. The big chocolate aroma is the only thing thats big here, as the promise of good things leaves you quickly disappointed. Well not really, as I had zero hope for this. I can say they exceeded my expectation of zero. The body is thin, like really thin. Some bitter coffee and the liquor thats in the chocolate covered cherries. This beer is awful, dont be fooled ino buying a Harpoon mixed 12 pack just so you can get this. They can do much better.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a small light tan head. Aroma of Hersheys chocolate syrup and hot fudge. Very chocolatey! Flavor is less chocolatey, a little bland and muddled, very artificially sweet. Overall it is not such a good beer but I really like the aroma!

Pours deep brown into an English pint. Mocha colored micro head with excellent retention leaves spot sheets as it slowly recedes. Deep, dark chocolate and chocolate syrup aromas. Slightly sour dusty cocoa. Thin with a lasting chocolate finish.