72 Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout
Breckenridge Brewery

72 Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout72 Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout
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From:
Breckenridge Brewery
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 10.62%
Reviews:
160
Ratings:
760
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 25, 2018
Added:
Jan 11, 2011
Wants:
  46
Gots:
  128
Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Like its namesake automobile, this small batch beer is meticulously engineered for luxury and enjoyment. We start with a great, hearty stout recipe and add loads of dark chocolate – 200 pounds per 100-barrel brew. This Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout is the color of molasses and is full of rich, toasted cocoa notes with hints of dark fruit. 72 Imperial will delight the taste buds.

11 IBU
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Ratings by AdmiralOzone:
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Rated by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +3.6%

Dec 07, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.64 by yaksurf from North Carolina

Nov 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by robotic_being from Illinois

Jul 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by AuntBea from Illinois

Apr 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by NathanBeets from South Dakota

Jan 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by valkyre65 from Texas

Jul 27, 2017
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.32/5  rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes taken in Summer 2012:

Served on-draught into a pilsner glass. Cost was $3.00 USD.

7.2% ABV. Imperial stout.

APPEARANCE: Pours a half finger worth of head of khaki colour. Head consistency is okay - okay creaminess, fair thickness. Average (~2 minute) head retention.

Body colour is a solid black. No yeast/lees are visible within.

Looks appropriate for the style. Very conventional.

AROMA: Cream, roasted barley, robust dark malts, vague hints of chocolate. A mild aroma overall.

TASTE: Creamy flavours, roasted barley, dark malt/schwarz malt sweetness, and plentiful chocolate (suggesting specialty chocolate malt). Not particularly rich or vivid, but enjoyable. Could use more roast to provide more balancing bitterness for all that sweetness.

It's tasty but simple. Slightly imbalanced. Built decently. Not real complex or subtle.

TEXTURE: Smooth and wet. A bit too thick. Not quite soft or creamy enough to really accent the chocolate. Would be better with more dryness and coarseness to highlight the roast. Suits the flavours decently enough, but fails to elevate the beer as a whole.

OVERALL: Hides its ABV quite well. A tasty beer for what it is, but not unique or special. A solid offering from Breckenridge at this price, but overall it won't dazzle discerning drinkers.

B- (3.32) / WORTHY
Jul 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.66 by AGoodStout from Kansas

Jul 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by cherche from Washington

Jul 02, 2017
 
Rated: 2.32 by Bad_Attitude_Brews from South Carolina

Jun 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by Fishwhisperer from Michigan

May 28, 2017
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Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota

3.78/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Breckenridge 72 Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout, 7.2% ABV, 11 IBU. Pours thick and black, with a one finger tan head. Nose is chocolate, cream, and malt. Taste follows, slightly sweet, not much bitterness. Excellent mouthfeel, creamy with a bit of carbonation burn. Overall excellent.
Apr 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by WhiteHendrix from Kansas

Apr 02, 2017
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Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey

4.09/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
DATE: February 3, 2017... OCCASION: celebrating what the doctors term a successful surgery for Mom... GLASSWARE: Guinness pint... dark black body as expected, with a half-finger of creamy brown head sitting confidently atop... cocoa bean, coffee bean, vanilla, band aid (in the vein of Islay scotch), cookie dough and bourbonesque suggestions.... dry at the start, mild through the mouth, and full at the finish... lingers with lactic sweetness... cola qualities make for an interesting palate... chocolate milk, slightly briny, vanilla and cookie dough--a dessertif for certain, with an alcoholic heaviness that belies its 7.2% ABV... worth the selection in my Wegman's winter pick six, flavorful and drinkable...
Feb 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by krome from Illinois

Dec 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by bongobeer from Alabama

Nov 16, 2016
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.79/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Black color.

Dark khaki head; frothy lace.

Milk chocolate nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Cream soda meets chocolate taste. Not awful but pretty blah.
Nov 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.97 by williahd from Maine

Oct 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by OldDirty from New York

Oct 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by BrewskiBrandon from Missouri

Sep 17, 2016
72 Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout from Breckenridge Brewery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 760 ratings