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Youngs Double Chocolate Stout

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Stout
Bedford, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
21603.78/5.03.77/5.05.2%96.7English pint
Commercial Description:
Available filtered and pasteurised in 500ml bottles and in nitrocans. Also Nitro Keg on Tap
Production moved from Youngs to Wells & Youngs in 2007.
Ingredients: Pale ale and crystal malt, chocolate malt, special blend of sugars, Fuggle and Goldings hops, real dark chocolate and chocolate essence.
Chocolate malt and real dark chocolate are combined with Young's award winning rich, full flavoured dark beer to craft a satisfyingly indulgent, but never overly sweet experience.
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 cmillward (428), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 9, 2009  
Can. Pours a this, red brown black that’s fairly translucent. Smallish yet creamy off-white head. Nose is fairly chocolatey, some caramel, quite sweet. Chocolate and caramel in mouth,. Impression of some alcohol in the nose, though I can’t figure out why this is since this is under 6%. Sweet with a toasted grainy malt character. Body thin, typical of an English stout. Good for cooking with. Makes an excellent chocolate stout pudding.


 yemenmocha (354), Glendale, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 6, 2009  
Bottle of normal carbonation example (not nitro can). Pours very dark brown to near black with off-colored head. Nose is rich with chocolate, both dark and milk. Palate carries a huge chocolate influence, perhaps one of the few beers that just is like chocolate itself and not a mere resemblance. Carbonation is not bad. Finish is sweet, almost too sweet. Good dessert beer.


 illidurit (872), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 5, 2009  
Clear dark brown with a big light-brown frothy head. Aroma is cocoa powder and roasted malts with a touch of milk chocolate. Flavor is dark chocolate up front and slightly acidic roasted barley in the finish. Moderate bitterness. Smooth albeit a little watery. High drinkability. A good intro chocolate stout.


blueturk (68), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
May 4, 2009  
Pours nicely with moderately high brown thick head. Fairly quickly fading. Slight chocolate notes when first poured. Flavor is satisfiying but lacking body and depth. A bit of black patent bitterness. Not a real complex beer to be a "double".


 noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
May 3, 2009  
On tap @ Flossmoor. Lovely old favorite. Muted flavors, dominated by a rich chocolate, ash and some smoke. Luxurious mouthfeel, very silky. Think: drinking a chocolate truffle.


 bblack99 (201), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
May 3, 2009  
Pours a deep brown, almost black, but with a watery quality that lets some light through. Small, short-lived tan head. Light aroma of chocolate, nuts, and malt. Slippery, watery mouthfeel. Without the addition of chocolate, the base flavors would be decent, but the light chocolate flavor clashes with the bitterness underneath. Not on the same level as Rogue Chocolate Stout, the pieces just didn’t come together well in this beer.


 Block (365), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/517/20
May 2, 2009  
Black pour with a super creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. Extremely smooth texture. Flavor is mostly chocolate and caramel without too much roasted or coffee character. Slightly sour finish. Really smooth and really good.


 ljstephenson (112), Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 1, 2009    Updated: May 8, 2009
Deep brown pour with a tan head, aroma has strong notes of chocolate and coffee, taste is very smokey malt, dry from beginning to end and very chalky, finishes dry with no bitterness, I felt this stout was too dry and not enough flavor.



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