{"id":4845,"date":"2009-04-08T07:40:27","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T11:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=4845"},"modified":"2009-04-08T07:40:27","modified_gmt":"2009-04-08T11:40:27","slug":"review-brooklyn-brewerys-black-chocolate-stout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/04\/review-brooklyn-brewerys-black-chocolate-stout\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Brooklyn Brewery’s Black Chocolate Stout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Black Chocolate Stout<\/p><\/div>\n

Let’s play pretend.\u00a0 I’ll start.\u00a0 This is my new boyfriend.\u00a0 Remember his name because you’ll see references to him often I hope.\u00a0 His name is Black Chocolate Stout<\/a> created just for me by the Brooklyn Brewery.\u00a0 That’s the pretend part, he wasn’t created just for me but he is my new boyfriend.\u00a0 Our story goes a little something like this.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I buy things on a whim.\u00a0 And sometimes I’ll see something in the store and pass it over several times before finally deciding to purchase it.\u00a0 This Black Chocolate Stout is an example of the latter.\u00a0 I saw this at Whole Foods numerous times and while the chocolate in the title called out to me, I never felt compelled to purchase it.<\/p>\n

Until a few weeks ago when I could no longer ignore the call for something dark chocolate.\u00a0 I also had yet to try a stout, so I finally broke down and purchased a 6-pack.<\/p>\n

I do not regret this decision.\u00a0 Which I’m sure is what you expected me to say.\u00a0 Thus he became my new boyfriend.\u00a0 Don’t worry, Scott is fine with this.\u00a0 We are both open to trying new things.<\/p>\n

Just looking at this pour makes me all giddy inside.\u00a0 The beer is so dark and heavenly.\u00a0 Even the head is a darker, almost mocha color.\u00a0 The first thing I do when trying a new beer is smell it first.\u00a0 Like how one handles wine.\u00a0 I smell, swirl, and smell again.\u00a0 This had a nice chocolate, and a sort of coffee, aroma to it.\u00a0 I could smell it all day long.<\/p>\n

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With it's best friend <\/p><\/div>\n

This beer is beyond amazing.\u00a0 It’s very smooth with no bitter aftertaste at all.\u00a0 It goes down very easy and makes for a lovely sipping beer or perhaps paired with some dark chocolate.\u00a0 I put that combo together all on my own, I understand how impressed you are.<\/p>\n

In general I love my beer, but I don’t usually drink an entire bottle myself.\u00a0 I’ll split it with Scott and be good. \u00a0But this beer I want all to myself.\u00a0 Despite the fact that it is a dark beer, it doesn’t sit heavy in your stomach nor does it have a thicker consistency.\u00a0 It’s really a great beer.<\/p>\n

I find this beer is best when only slightly chilled.\u00a0 Served super cold, it tends to be bitter and acidic.\u00a0 In the event you get one that is too cold, just let it hang out for a few minutes and it will be fine.<\/p>\n

While I have had this beer with both dark chocolate chips and a few slices of dark chocolate panettone, I like it better all alone.\u00a0 It’s a great beer to just sip on while relaxing on the couch or with some friends.<\/p>\n

If you’ve never had a stout before, cut your teeth on this one.\u00a0 If you enjoy stouts, give this beer a try and see what you think.\u00a0 It’s also a seasonal beer (naturally, such is my luck) so stock up while you can!\u00a0 I know I will be and don’t think I won’t fight you over it either.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Brewery’s Black Chocolate Stout<\/a><\/p>\n

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Let’s play pretend.\u00a0 I’ll start.\u00a0 This is my new boyfriend.\u00a0 Remember his name because you’ll see references to him often I hope.\u00a0 His name is Black Chocolate Stout created just for me by the Brooklyn Brewery.\u00a0 That’s the pretend part, he wasn’t created just for me but he is my new boyfriend.\u00a0 Our story goes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[32],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-1g9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4845\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}