REDBOSOX (70), Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 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.
 Butters (1651), Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 First bottles just made available. Winter mix packs only. Dark brown pour with mahogany highlights. Nose of cocoa. What starts as a cocoa milk chocolate flavor fades into a bitter chocolate finish. Reminded me of a hershey’s milk chocolate candy bar in a glass! However, I sampled this at a tasting and they suggesting mixing this together with their raspberry UFO. Result: Chocolate Raspberry truffle. Best harpoon I’ve had.
LilBeerDoctor (1530), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 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!
bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 3, 2008 (Draught) Pours a deep mahogany body with a small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, slight sourness, and cocoa. Flavor of chocolate, roasted malt, and Belgian yeast with some herbal bitterness in the finish.
thornecb (1805), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 29, 2008 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.
mcox90 (651), Wilton, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 12 oz bottle from Harpoon’s Winter Seasonal 12 pack. Pours a dark brown with ruby edges. Small tan head and no lacing. Nose is all chocolate. Bit on the thin side for a stout. Could of used more body. Taste is almost all chocolate. Some cherry flavor too. Chocolate covered cherries anyone? Not a complex brew. Very enjoyable. To bad you get only two in the 12 pack.
fredandboboflo (1417), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 18, 2008 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.
puboflyons (617), New Hampshire, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 6, 2009 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.
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