Stone / Jason Fields / Kevin Sheppard / Tröegs Cherry Chocolate Stout
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
7.3%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 14.71%
Reviews:
396
Ratings:
687
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 11, 2017
Added:
Jul 26, 2011
Wants:
  56
Gots:
  88
Ale brewed with Chocolate, Cherries and Vanilla Beans. Collaboration between Stone Brewing Co., Tröegs Brewing Company and homebrewers Jason Fields & Kevin Sheppard.
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Ratings by ehammond1:
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Reviewed by ehammond1

3.46/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Cask

Stone Brew Co.
Escondido, CA

(Side by side with the bottled version @ the brewery)

Brown cask pour turning to black as the beer settles. Mocha covered head.

Not very aromatic, unfortunately, and significantly less aromatic than the bottled version. Faint smells of chocolate, coffee, and chalk mix together, but there's little evidence of cherry.

And the flavor follows the nose nearly identically. The flavor is mild bitter chocolate and chalk with little to no cherry profile. Relatively simple and one-note, and disappointing because the cherry tartness is so present in the bottled version.

Though this beer is marvelous in the mouth. It's rich and smooth, a touch creamy--flawless mouthfeel.

A good effort and an obviously fine beer, but the cask didn't lend itself, or add anything in particular to this beer's flavor and aroma--it seems to have actually taken some away.
Jul 29, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.57 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Apr 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by jrfehon33 from Pennsylvania

Jan 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Sep 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Sep 18, 2016
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.71/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark mohagany color with a tan head and lacing, smell is chocolate and cherry. Taste is tart cherry but not in a sour way, it fresh it mixes well with the chocolate, some hops and vanilla with a roasted malt finish. Well carbonated with with fruit and chocolate a dry finish. This stout was very good its been in the fridge for at least 3 years and stood up very well.
Aug 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.76 by Akeah from Colorado

Mar 16, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.96/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Gives that ruddy brown and black appearance that makes cherry an adjunct that generally doesn't play out so well appearance wise. This one is fine, but you know, still has that look.

Aroma was definitely still cherry, chocolate malt, the roast covered, more lactose and cherry to this one.

Taste hits with the same notes as the nose. A little bit of hopping, some vanilla. Nothing thin bodied about this. Kinda expensive at $4/12oz, but a fun dessert beer every now and then. Age has done it well.
Feb 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania

Dec 17, 2015
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Reviewed by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

3.82/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
This beer blows me away, not a perfect stout by any means but im drinking it at over 4 years old. A coworker found this at the bottom of her fridge behind the fruit drawer...

There is still quite a bit of carbonation in this, which is too bad considering its a stout, but that is by far the worst part of this beer. The cherries are definately apparent its pleasantly tart and leaves a dry after taste on the palate but the chocolate is in the forefront in aroma and flavors. Im not sure if this really is a milk stout because the lactose strains are certainly not apparent which is another plus for me, overall great beer, wonder what it was like closer to the beginning of it life?! Hard to believe it held up this well for so long, just another testimate that Stone REALLY no what they are doing!
Nov 29, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours deep black with a 1” tan foam collar that recedes moderately slow and leaves intricate lacing. S: Cherry and chocolate aromas. T: Stone achieves an intricate balance between the cherry, chocolate and malt with a bitter hop accent. F: Medium full body, slightly below medium carbonation, creamy. O: Cherries and chocolate go together in a fine stout.
Aug 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by Fievel from Pennsylvania

Apr 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.8 by drewone from California

Mar 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by GRG1313 from California

Mar 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Mar 03, 2015
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Rated by Papi from Illinois

4.23/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Great aroma. Light mouthfeel for me. Very enjoyable.
Jan 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by wethorseblanket from California

Jan 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

3.77/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle, bottled 2011, poured into Stone snifter

A- pours jet black in color with a dark brown fizzy head that reduces to just a ring around the edge, looks like a glass of coffee

S- the aroma smells exactly like a home-made cranberry cordial; fresh simmered cranberries with sugar and a hint of vanilla. Chocolate malt lies underneath the fruity aroma, with light roast and a hint of coffee, sweet lactose aroma closes it out

T- the cherries are pronounced up front and add an immediate tartness, followed by flavors of cherry cordial. The chocolate malt kicks in mid-palate that gives a flavor reminiscent of a chocolate covered cherry, lactose sugary sweetness on the finish, with lingers of cherry and a hint of metallic flavor, perhaps a bit of oxidization

M- medium body with low carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a slightly tart, dry finish

O- after three years, this is still a tasty brew. The cherries are more pronounced than expected, which was a good thing. It even added a nice mix of sweet/tart to the base stout
Dec 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by nathanmiller from New York

Dec 15, 2014
Stone / Jason Fields / Kevin Sheppard / Tröegs Cherry Chocolate Stout from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 687 ratings