Comments on: Rogue Chocolate Stout Review

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:52:52 +0000

I was actually quite simple. I used Breyers Vanilla Fudge ice cream and the Rogue Chocolate Stout. Complete and delicious.

By: Scott @ Manlandsite

Scott @ Manlandsite — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:31:00 +0000

Excellent review, Nate!

I was excited to try this beer as I have never tried a “chocolate-infused” Stout. I still have a bottle of Sam Adams Chocolate Bock chilling in my fridge, so I was anxious to try this brew.

Your description of “the way the cascade hops, the bitter dark and chocolate malts, and the bittersweet dutch chocolate all came together resulted in a rich, fancy, dare I say, bittersweet orange chocolate experience. ” was perfect. I first tasted the roasted malt flavor, then the chocolate, and then shades of the cascades came out with a bitter citrus bite. (I think I even tasted a bit o’ pine in there, too …) I agree with Mike that the hop bitterness combined with the chocolate bitterness can be a bit on the intense side, but this is a very good beer.

I was also surprised by the amount of chocolate residue in the bottom of the glass.

Thanks for another great SWUS beer! Which, BTW, tomorrow is Friday … what’s next?

(And a big “thanks” to Scott from The Brew Club’s nice words about our pictures and videos on MANLAND!)

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:49:29 +0000

It’s there for me too. One of the best Chocolate Stouts I’ve had.

By: cbjerrisgaard

cbjerrisgaard — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:44:12 +0000

Had one of these just last night and it was a very quality effort. It has to be in my top 3 for ‘chocolate beers’. Be it porter, stout, or what have you.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:22:23 +0000

@Nate I hear ya. unlike most, I quite enjoyed their morimoto though
@Jim give it a whirl…pretty good. It has been a while, but I have had ST mokah…I think i’d prefer rogue here.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:52:39 +0000

I can’t recall if I’ve had this one, but my wife loves chocolate beers, so I’ll give it (another?) go.

Talking about Hershey’s Syrup taste, I just had my first Southern Tier Mokah – wow that’s one confident beer! The chocolate hits you like a hammer but somehow it’s terrific. They’re the anti-Rogue – they continue to impress with every beer I try.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:54:25 +0000

I still prefer Shakespeare Stout compared to this one, but it is really enjoyable. I am also avoiding Rogue beers for a little becasue they just haven’t been up to snuff recently.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:51:35 +0000

Nate – Nov 7 is the day, and I think this will be a fine beer for the occasion! Seems to be a beer everyone enjoyed!

@Mike, that sounds incredible! I saw a nice ice cream recipe recently that used the Southern Tier Creme Brulee. Wish I had the time to try some of this stuff!

By: beer_scientist

beer_scientist — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:44:03 +0000

That is devotion. Nicely done, Nate. I agreed with your review. I thought the Chocolate was Hershey’s syrupy in aroma and taste. I also noted the vanilla tones. I was almost tempted to say there were some coconut types qualities to the brew, too.

My only complaint is that it’s a little more bitter than I would have liked. I think the bitter chocolate combined with the IBUs of hops made for a more bitter Chocolate Stout than I would have liked. But…bitter is something Rogue tends to over do.

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:22:30 +0000

I just came across this today:

A site devoted strictly to Rogue’s Chocolate Stout…Now that’s devotion!

http://roguechocolatestout.blogspot.com/