Chocolatized
Pisgah Brewing Co.

Canned on: ????
Many thx to CarolinaCardinals for this can!

A - Black pour with a light, caramel colored creamy lacing ring.

S - Big chocolate aroma with brownies, cocoa, and a little bit of fudge.

T - Chocolate, cocoa, brownies, and ends with a light chocolate bitterness with a long lingering chocolate on the palate.

M - Thick, slick, and viscous with a light sugary residue left on the lips.

O - The ABV is completely hidden in this one!

poured from a 12 oz can into a stemmed tulip glass

The beer pours nearly pitch black in color with ruby highlights, and about two fingers worth of tan head that recedes quickly leaving behind very little lacing.

The aroma is dominantly chocolate, with caramel, and to a lesser degree, coffee.

The taste is big on chocolate, and roasted malts, with notes of coffee and caramel. Medium/full bodied and mildly carbonated. Velvety mouthfeel

Overall, like the base beer (Vortex II) this is a terrific beer. The base was already somewhat chocolatey, and I was concerned that the addition of cocoa nibs would be too heavy handed, but it worked quite well. Definitely one to pick up if you see it on the shelves

12 oz can from the Appalachian Vintner in Asheville, NC ($5.08). Date stamp on the bottom appears to be 12/12/21 (!) but might possibly be 12/12/24 or 25.

Don't drink this cold. It was surprisingly poor straight out of the refrigerator but improved a lot with warming. Certainly better at room temperature than refrigerator temp. Cocoa nibs and a heavy, dark malt load in the flavor with a chocolatized aftertaste.

 

Picked up a 12 oz single from Blue Door Bottleshop 1-27-22 for $6.50. No readable can date; consumed 5-10-22.

Beer poured black with a nice tan head that has some good hang time.

Nose is cocoa forward.

Taste is a medium roasted very large malt base infused by tons of cocoa nibs and finishes very nicely balanced and no hint of off flavors and cloying.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.

Overall an excellent dessert beer so be sure to pick one up if you like the style and come across it!

 

 

 

 

Had poured from 16.9 oz.-bottle, muled back from North Carolina by my ol’ lady, into snifter.

Unfortunately, I haven’t had the base stout for this beer, but if you are looking for a highly drinkable, not too sweet, but very chocolate imperial stout, this is it.

 

Chocolatized pours very dark brown and is nearly black with dark, cola red highlights in a PBGC Malty Glass. A creamy chestnut head stretches to one-quarter inch, then dissipates to a thin ring within two minutes. The ring of lace forms a top to legs after each sip.

The aroma is sweet, filled with dates and bittersweet chocolate. The roasted malt adds a sweet touch as well. Perhaps this is due to lactose. I also noted a light presence of licorice.

The flavor is extremely well balanced between bitterness and sweetness, each keeping the other in check. Chocolate covered coffee beans are followed by notes of cherry and light licorice. Dates become strong and are followed by mild, lingering, chocolate-mousse-like finish. Each sip has a late bitter bite.

The alcohol is as expected within a very full body and creamy texture. While the alcohol is high, it fails to distract from the chewiness. A sticky residual sugar builds through the session.

This is another beer that does deliver on its hype. It is unquestionably "dessert in a glass". I enjoyed it indoors on a mild, brilliantly sunny Summer day. I imagine it would sing if paired with marinated pheasant on a cool Autumn evening. Warmth increases the creamy texture and flavors and it is definitely superior in the warmer range.

L - Pitch black with some nice creamy tan head

S - Sweet, chocolate, and roasted malts

T - Milk chocolate, roasted malts. Tons of chocolate. Very good! ABV totally hidden

F - Full body and medium carbonation

O - An awesome chocolate stout. Chocolate is so dominant and plentiful. Tasty!

Pours an opaque dark brown with minimal head and no retention. Smells of malted grains, cacao nibs, walnut, and a tiny hint of butyric acid that is thankfully undetectable on the palate. Flavors are in line with an ice cream sundae, with the nibs and malt providing milk chocolate syrup, and with a bit of banana complementing the rest. Some hopped bitterness on the mid-palate, joining late enough that it stands as its own element instead of pushing the nibs towards dark, bittersweet chocolate territory. Full-bodied and very smooth.

 

 

Had this one for a while... finally getting around to cracking the 22oz. Pours near opaque black, with a thin tan head. Aroma is super rich / roasted, with a lot of cocoa. Taste is what I'd consider pretty classic RIS + a bunch of chocolate - almost chocolate syrup-like; also has some light soy sauce notes, which I've noticed in other >10% imperial stouts - but not really a substantial flavor here. Mouthfeel is thick and syrupy / sweet. A decadent brew.

L: jet black, thin tan head, minimal lacing
S: coffee and chocolate, some malt sweetness
T: coffee, bitter chocolate, some booze, some roasted grain
F: medium to full body, all of the mouthfeel is upfront, dry finish
O: great, great sipper

Around a finger of dense, dark brown foam, random mix of bubble sizes, retention is good but not incredible, the lacing is a razor thin sheet spread broadly. While the liquid is jet black it leaves you with the impression of cleanliness and that it would be transparent rather than murky if a lighter shade, you can see tiny bubbles break on the surface. The nose has a good deal of roast to it without seeming bitter, chocolate of course plus vanilla fudge, caramel and a hint of mint, not yeasty, very clean, if anything more earthy than sweet, measured dissolve, not short but not striving to be washed out of your nostrils. Medium-bodied, the carbonation fluffs up the mouth entry some but then turns successively drier as it moves across the palate. More bittersweet nature than roast to the chocolate, not puckering nor creamy, squarely in the middle. Hides the alcohol well. A few notes of quinine or mineral water. Here you get scone to pie crust accents but again not any real doughy, yeasty qualities. As it warms you notice an increasing amount of grill smoke and burnt meat fat through the finish. Sneaky complexity masked by high level of drinkability. (Winter 2016 bottling)