From the smell, I'm guessing this is another one of those where I'll take a sip and say "This is a very nice chocolate stout. Weird that it's not a stout." Strong chocolaty scent on this one.
But on the first sip I was proven wrong. Unlike the 'Edmund Fitzgerald porter' that I mentioned a while back, this one is very much a lager first and a dark chocolaty beer second. I'm not usually a huge lager fan, but if there were more like this one out there I might change my tune.
The aftertaste and smell are still very dark and chocolaty, even a third of the way into the bottle. It's almost deceptive, every time I raise the bottle up to take a swig I get that scent and expect a chocolate stout. And instead get a nice dark lager, with a strong chocolate and dark beer aftertaste. There's a hint of spiciness on the tongue as you hold it in your mouth, and it continues to tingle for a moment afterward. I don't think I would have noticed the caramel malt taste on my own, but after reading it on the label I'm picking it up a bit. The chocolate malt overpowers it quite a bit though, so I'm not sure how much of that is my own suggestibility vs. my taste buds.
This one's definitely a swing and a hit from Sam Adams, as so many of their beers have been for me in the past.
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