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Southern Tier Choklat 4.01 659

Southern Tier Choklat

Percentile
99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6594.02/5.04.01/5.0Special11%89.8Snifter
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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 kyzr (1127), Belgrade, Montana, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 9, 2008  
Bottle thanks to markgugs. Dark black with a small brown head. Wow, this thing smells just like a tootsie roll. Big chocolate on the nose with some sweetness and roast. Flavor is all chocolate at first. Then it settles down on the palate and caramel begins to come out. Very nice texture with a creamy mouthfeel. Just a touch of bittersweet chocolate on the finish.


 StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/105/519/20
Mar 9, 2008  
Translucent with a caramel cola color. Saw dust and a solo tan bubble reside on top. Aroma underscores the importance of chocolate to the beverage. Decadent bitter sweet Belgian chocolates, cocoa nibs and fudge morsel brownies course through the nose with a ribbon of caramel cream. Cocoa dust and hazelnuts. It’s one to sniff for hours. Phenomenal iterations of mocha brownies lovingly diffuse throughout the mouth. An ominous, cocoa dust deciduous character simultaneously parleys with a thick, melting fudge ribbon prior to slide down the throat as one. Chocolate toffee bars get put to the flame and aid the gooey drip of full palate dominion. Powdery cocoa nibs, Belgian chocolate shavings, mild bitterness and bittersweet chocolate tie the prettiest bow on a delicatessen drink made in heaven.


 patrick767 (2049), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 9, 2008  
bottle at Fort Wayne tasting - Pours black with a thin, tan head. It has an intense chocolate aroma with the dark roast malts. As for the flavor, holy chocolate, Batman! The roasty, dark chocolate heavy flavor is very enjoyable. It’s full bodied and finishes with some mild, dry bitterness. Excellent.


 matt7215 (981), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Mar 8, 2008  
silver label black cap bomber from a trade with hogtownharry. pours black and headless with very soft carbonation. aromas are huge chocolate. sweet syrupy chocolate with some vanilla notes. flavours are chocolate with some dark chocolate and hop bitterness at the end. really really chocolaty and good. an expanded flavour profile could make it better but im in now complaining about this recipe. a must try for any chocolate lover.


 HighGravity (890), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/512/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Dark aromatic after dinner style stout. Much drier than I was anticipating, sort of a dry coco flavor that is nice. The nose is big and full of chocolate, duh. Good stuff.


 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/103/515/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Really awesome chocolate aroma. And I mean really awesome. Pours like oil, thin tan head. There is a really nice chocolate taste at first, but then this becomes overpowered by a dry alcohol flavor. Maybe I would like this better if it was aged for a while. Potential to be really good, but just needs to balance out the alcohol better in my opinion.


 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/517/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Strongest chocolate aroma I’ve ever smelled! only a hint of coffee makes it through. Pours a very dark brown that just looks like liquid chocolate with a nice creamy tan head that leaves a little lacing. Strong chocolate taste at first mixed with espresso, but the espresso is what lingers, melding with a malty aftertaste that gives testament to the 11% ABV. Not as delicious as the aroma implies, but still a strong beer.


 biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 6, 2008  
Motor oil pour, solid black with no head. Smells like chocolate milk. The flavor is more complex, with mint, vanilla, huge milk chocolate, alcohol. In no way subtle but still well executed. Does it have to be 11%?



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