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Southern Tier Choklat

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99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6564.02/5.04.01/5.0Special11%89.9Snifter
Commercial Description:
“the ancients called it ‘food for the gods’“ 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.
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22415brewery (65), redmond, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/102/513/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Finishes incredibly sweet with syrupy chocolate-extract flavoring coating the entire mouth. I can’t help but notice the powdered sugar and bubble gum aromas wafting out of a snifter glass. Thick, full, and luscious mouthfeel with medium-low carbonation. Chocolate flavoring dominates and can be a bit artificial, cloying, and candy-like after it has been warmed. Almost a touch too sweet, I’d like to see a tiny bit more roast flavor to help balance the sweetness, definitely a sipper. One of my girlfriend’s favorites!


stoutbiiliards (17), Ohio, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/511/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Dark like any other imp stout, very little head. aroma is nice chocolate milk. The taste is the same with a ton of sweetness, way to much for me... if it wasn’t so sweet it would be much better.


 DYCSoccer17 (2192), Davis, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/518/20
Oct 10, 2009  
16 ounce sample on tap at Cole’s in Buffalo. Sweet, chocolatey, sugary chocolate milk-like aroma. Impressive how they managed to get so much of the sweet chocolate in the aroma. One-dimension, but quaffable as all hell! Mildly transparent dark mahogany body with a decent light brown head that leaves some nice lacing. Wow--very sweet chocolate flavors dominate the start. Very chocolate milk-like. There are some vinous, lightly roasted malts in the middle. Ethanol is well-hidden. I could see how someone wouldn’t like this because it is one-dimensional, but I think this is terrific stuff!!


 zapprentice (310), East Setauket, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/514/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Pours is beautiful dark chocolate in color. Nose is how it looks. Taste is between a dark and milk chocolate with roasted malt. Very nice brew.


 Barrios (858), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 5, 2009  
Pours a lasting ring of tan head with a dark brown body. Roasted, milk chocolate, 3 Muskateers aroma. Chocolate and roasted malt flavors. Sticky, creamy, even a little dry.


 harrisoni (6800), Ashford, Kent, England
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/520/20
Oct 4, 2009    Updated: Oct 14, 2009
Bottle at RBESG 09 Sheffield. Like fresh chocolate sponge cake. Along with the Mikkeller Stella, my beer of the day and worth doing all the other rubbish for. Light and agile and great and I would easily drink a whole bottle of this.


 Butters (1652), Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Sampled side by side with java and the mokah. Darkest near black pour with ruby highlights and small light brown head. Nose of cocoa. Flavor is ultra sweet bitter chocolate. Alcohol only starts to show as it warms. Good imp stout, but not creme brulee.


 JK (2955), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Draught. Loads of chocolate in the aroma and flavor. Flavor is also sweet, some baking chocolate and real cocoa flavor. Very rich, and the alcohol is there in the flavor and felt on the planet. A thick, heavy beer.



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