I was a bit surprised by this one. Normally when you think of a dark, strong chocolate beer you think of a stout. And I'm a big fan of chocolate stouts. But I figured I'd give this one a try.
And it is just about what I expected, actually. When I opened the bottle I got the scent of a nice, dark, strong beer with chocolate undertones. It has the deep, dark flavor and chocolate aroma of a chocolate stout, but none of the typical stout flavor. It was very well crafted and very smooth, went down nicely, much like a good chocolate stout. It just had a flavor and aroma of bock instead of stout. Do I prefer it to a good chocolate stout? Well, no. But I like it for the same reasons that I like a good chocolate stout, and it's different enough to be worth at least trying, if not buying every now and then. The finish wasn't as 'velvety' as the label said, but it was still pretty damn good. I can't imagine it will be a staple for me, but its definitely worth trying and probably worth buying again.
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