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Pliny, Footprint, Matilda 2010, firestone 13, firestone 15, rasputin x (aged 5 yrs), and one of like 552 stone/maui/ken schmidt collab (awesome story behind this beer).
Ever seen a chocolate commercial when they show the flowing chocolate and describe it as silky smooth, that image you have in your brain right now is rasputin x.
I'm drooling.
Should I be drooling?
Do you like the taste more? Is it more bitter, more flavorful, or even have flavors that are less desirable, in your opinion, than the standard variety?
Ever seen a chocolate commercial when they show the flowing chocolate and describe it as silky smooth, that image you have in your brain right now is rasputin x.
Ever tried the chocolate yeti from great divide? Tastes great but for me the chocolate quickly became too much and really struggled finishing the bottle...been weary of trying other chocolate beers after that...
It wasn't that it tasted like chocolate, just that silky flow of melted chocolate. I've had some Yeti from great divide, not sure if it's the chocolate...Usually not a fan of specific chocolate beers, but "notes" of it or whatever are usually in stouts somewhere.
"notes of chocolate", in terms of profiling beer flavors, is usually just a characteristic of certain roasting methods, grain selection, and the method of brewing. Beers with "notes of such and such" are almost certainly not using those flavors as ingredients, it just happens to end up having minor shared characteristics on the palate.
As for chocolate beers in general, they are hit and miss in terms of quality and overall style of chocolate use. I'm a huge fan of chocolate beers (in moderation), and love a few different styles. Some taste very chocolaty, some have minor hints of the chocolate involved, some have a more nutty version of chocolate while others are almost rich with a full chocolate flavor.
One of my favorites is Dogfishhead's Theobroma. It stands out not just for the overall approach to chocolate flavor in beer, but because it's also not a common brew style. Usually you see it in stouts and porters, for the two flavor styles compliment each other imho. But Theobroma has a light beer approach (though it has an approx 10% ABV), in that it's a golden light-colored beer, it is quite cloudy though, and it is fairly rich/heavy, and the chocolate (and cacao nibs are used iirc - which gives it a different "chocolate" profile) lends a sweet flavor to it. Finishing a full bomber of it by myself is no problem, though I usually don't WANT to, simply because I want it to last longer.
Young's Double Chocolate Stout is also quite tasty. Can't recall how to describe the flavor, as it's been awhile since I've had one. Chocolate Bocks can also be quite tasty.