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I picked up a bot­tle of Brook­lyn Black Choco­late Stout from the Kens­ing­ton Wine Mar­ket this week­end. It was rec­om­mended to me by the man who orders beer for the store.

The Brook­lyn Brew­ery describes the stout as follows:

We use three mashes to brew each batch of this beer, achiev­ing a lus­cious deep dark choco­late flavour through a blend of spe­cialty roasted malts. We brew it every year for the winer sea­son. It is deli­cious when newly bot­tled, but also ages beau­ti­fully for years.

brooklynbrewery.com

The first thing you’ll notice about this beer when pour­ing is how smooth and almost oil like it is. Next you’ll notice the extremely dark head it pro­duces. This is a very dark beer

At first taste I was taken back by how rich and how choco­latey it really is. I’m no choco­late hound so it took a few sips to get use to but after get­ting by the pow­er­ing rich/bitter choco­late taste I was able to appre­ci­ate the smokey char­coal taste that stayed with me for the rest of the beer.

The beer is quite syrupy but has a nice silky/oily qual­ity to it that allows for very smooth drinking.

This is a great sip­ping beer and I ejoyed mak­ing my way through it slowly through­out the course of a movie. I’d rec­om­mend it to any­one who loves a dark beer and espe­cially to those that love choco­late. Per­fect to sip away dur­ing desert or in the evening after a meal.

Rat­ing: 8/10