Youngs Double Chocolate Stout

Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Stout
Bedford, England

( 440ml nitrocan) pours pitch black with thick frothy head that never quits. Nose of fudge, cream and light coffee notes. Taste of medium bodied coffee, cream, and diluted liquid chocolate. Body is nitro carbonated so it’s a little odd and the mouthfeel is slightly watery. Good old standby but lacks a little flavor for my taste.

The underlying smooth chocolate taste of this beer is awesome, and to achieve that level of flavor without being perceived as sweet is a brewing triumph!

Dark brown with a small light brown head. Aroma is artificial chocolate, sweet and cookie like. Flavour is sweet dark chocolate and light hops. Mouthfeel is slick with light but sharp carbonation. Very straightforward but it do have its place in the beer world. A bit too sweet with too much artificial chocolate for me though.

Brown very creamy and lasting head. Dark thick dark brown body. Heavy aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. The texture is thick and creamy. The taste is medium/heavy sweet and has a bitter-burnt finish.

very similar to the rogue chocolate, minus the hops. kind of like a guinness with a bunch of chocolate smell and a dark chocolate taste. i’m going to call this one my favorite definitively labeled ’chocolate stout’, however this does not compete with a bell’s double cream or founders breakfast when it comes to sweet stouts.

On draught at Bleachers (Bristol, CT): Poured so black the lights went dim. Pillowy, tan head with great retention and lacing. Nose is of malt extract. The flavor is exceptional, it has a mild chocolate taste at first... and then a half pint down you get what could be the most authentic dark chocolate flavor ever. However, take one taste of this and then take a sip of (sugar loaded) Southern Tier’s Mokah or Choklat... then I can’t help but teeter this rating a bit. I wish Youngs would amp up this ale to an imperial style. It would be bomber. #220 on 26112009 (yay turkey!), DG.

I expected this one to be pretty sweet but it’s not. It still has all the flavor that you would expect, chocolate,coffee bean, and a bitter finish. It’s pretty enjoyable. Goes great with any dessert.

I like this stout... it’s fantastic... In Italy it’s very diffucult to buy it... but as soon as possibile i drive for 45 km to buy it. If you like the black beer this is for you !!!