Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

20130321:
I wrote: "From the bottle. It smells a bit like a brown. It has a malty taste. I don't really pick up on any chocolate notes. The beer leaves a real bitter aftertaste. Pretty strong (10.0% ABV)." 1:18AM ET

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20130322:
I wrote: "OMG, this chocolate stout is beautiful. I can taste the chocolate despite having had a shot of gin, a Natty Boh, a glass of wine, and an Allagash White." 9:26PM ET

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Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Relevant Links:
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (Brooklyn Website)
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (BeerAdvocate.com)
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

BROOKLYN BLACK CHOCOLATE STOUT

This is the famous Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, our award-winning rendition of the Imperial Stout style, once made exclusively for Catherine the Great. We use three mashes to brew each batch of this beer, achieving a luscious deep dark chocolate flavor through a blend of specially roasted malts. We brew it every year for the winter season. It is delicious when newly bottled, but also ages beautifully for years.

SPEC SHEET
Style: Imperial Stout
Malts: American two-row pale malt, caramel malt, malted wheat and a blend of American roasted malts and barleys
Additions: Contains wheat
Hops: Willamette and American Fuggle
Alcohol by Volume: 10.0%
IBUs: 51
Original Gravity: 21.7° Plato
Calories: 320
Food Pairings: Served in a snifter glass, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout is excellent with chocolate desserts, cheesecake, fruit tarts, and ice cream. It is also a very good accompaniment to strong cheeses, such as Stilton (try . Colston-Bassett, T.H. Stevenson or Cropwell Bishop.)
Availability: October-March
Format: 15.5 gal kegs; 5.2-gal kegs; 24/12oz bottles; 4-packs