Youngs Double Chocolate Stout

Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Stout
Bedford, England

On tap, in nice place called Blind Tiger NY city. The best stout i ever taste, delightful. Very creamy head the aroma is chocolate ice cream, sweet and tasteful. Excellent stout.

Perhaps it’s just the style phase I’m in right now, but in my personal ratings of 150 beers there are only two that get a 10 out of 10 in my opinion. This is one of them. I’ve also introduced it to many friends that share my opinion. Also, I tried a blind comparison between the bottle and the nitro can. The bottle was clearly better.

a great beer with great color and aroma. one of youngs better beers and an excellent stout

This is truly delicious. Creamy in glass, and very nice color. Great flavor, clean aftertaste - not bitter or burnt - I especially enjoyed the dryness. Just truly tasty. I will be purchasing this again very soon.

The dessert Guinness if you will. All the great qualities of Guinness with a chocolate flavor. If you like Guinness give this a try, if you don’t I would suggest it.

Bottle. Pours a deep, dark espresso color, with a smooth creamy head. The aroma is full of coffee and burnt chocolate. It transends into the flavor making for a slightly bitter, rich, full, chocolatey character with a smooth malty finish. Simply marvelous. Aroma 8 Appearance 5 Flavor 9 Palate 4 Overall 18 Total 4.4 Can. For the first time in my life I can honestly Say that I enjoyed a canned version better than bottled. Much creamier and a bit sweeter I think. The actual ratings reflect the nitro can.

When I first tried this beer, I was in shock. I expected a sickly sweet stout like Mackesons XXX, but to my surprise it was a bit bitter, like a good piece of dark chocolate. I LOVED this brew, and would always have some in my fridge, but sadly, I am a vegan and I understand they use lactose in it’s formulation, so I will refrain. For the general stout lover, this is a unique taste not to pass up. Definately a desert stout, as if that’s a big surprise. I agree with Canary Dog, if you want to turn someone onto stouts (particularly women), use this as your ice-breaker. Incredibly velvety and hardly any aftertaste.

(Bottle) I have a new favorite beer. I was very hesitant at first about getting a stout with "chocolate" in it, for fear of it tasting like "burned chocolate". This is a very dark beer with a nice sizeable head. Lingering lace, and will re-head when swirled. I don?t smell any "chocolate" aroma in the beer, but I do smell a nose full of dark roasts. - like a good bold coffee. Unbelievably drinkable, right down to room temperature.... In fact, the flavors pick up the warmer the beer gets. It?s a very bold taste, and not one that you could drink 3 or 4 of per night... but a very good "reward" beer.