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Harpoon Chocolate Stout – Limited Release

Chocolate Stout – Limited Edition

ABOUT THE STYLE

A chocolate stout is a beer with a noticeable dark chocolate flavor. This flavor is created from the use of darker, more aromatic malt that has been roasted or kilned until it acquires a chocolate color.

BEER CHARACTER
Harpoon Chocolate Stout is brewed with an abundance of chocolate malt and a touch of chocolate.

AVAILABILITY

Available only in Harpoon Wintry Mix Pack

(November 2008 – January 2009)

BEER SPECIFICATIONS
Style: Chocolate Stout

History: brewed since 2008 (limited edition)
Orig. Gravity: 16 P
Color: 190 EBC

ABV: 6.3%
IBU’S: 40
PAIRING SUGGESTIONS

Sweet desserts, Fresh strawberries

2Beerguys Review:

Pours a medium to dark brown producing a very healthy, frothy tan colored head with great retention. Body is very dark, allowing very little light to transmit through. Decent lacing on the glass. Aroma is of strong milk chocolate like a Chubba Chub, moderately malty with some sweet overtones. No roasted or burnt malt notes. Creamy on the nose. Initial taste is less milk chocolate and more dark baking chocolate with bittersweet notes up front. At the finish, it mellows a bit allowing some sweeter chocolate notes to come through. Light to medium bodied, it has a malty sweet mouthfeel and creamy texture with soft carbonation.

Very chocolaty. Delicious, very intriguing limited release. Taste is complex, slightly bitter.

Reviewed on December 14th, 2008.
Style Chocolate Stout
ABV 6.3%
Source 12 oz bottle
Overall 21/30
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