Derby - Chocolate Mint Julep Stout
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 4.28%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 03, 2015
- Added:
- Nov 15, 2010
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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A sweet stout infused with dark chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, and peppermint. Aged in a Heaven Hill 18-year-old Elijah Craig bourbon barrel.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by AgentZero from Illinois
3.97/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
3.97/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
On tap at FoBAB. Reviewed from notes as I've finally decided to get through this backlog once and for all.
A - Black beer with a bit of a khaki head that dissipated to a fine ring with a few random spots left on the sides.
S - Chocolate, vanilla, some wood. I may have been in the minority but I got a ton of mint off of this. I'm not a huge fan of mint, but this is tolerable with the chocolate and other things.
T - Quite a bit of mint. I think I'm just hypersensitive to it because it was far and away the most dominating flavor for me. Lots of chocolate with a touch of bourbon and vanilla, and a tiny bit of oak. Seems to deliver on its promise, and good for what it is.
M - Smooth, lower carbonation, slightly thinned out for some reason, but not bad.
O - This is a good beer for people who like mint and chocolate. I'm not really a huge fan of either, so it was hard for me to drink a ton of. I can appreciate it for being what it is though, and would recommend people try this as it is a different experience.
Jul 26, 2011A - Black beer with a bit of a khaki head that dissipated to a fine ring with a few random spots left on the sides.
S - Chocolate, vanilla, some wood. I may have been in the minority but I got a ton of mint off of this. I'm not a huge fan of mint, but this is tolerable with the chocolate and other things.
T - Quite a bit of mint. I think I'm just hypersensitive to it because it was far and away the most dominating flavor for me. Lots of chocolate with a touch of bourbon and vanilla, and a tiny bit of oak. Seems to deliver on its promise, and good for what it is.
M - Smooth, lower carbonation, slightly thinned out for some reason, but not bad.
O - This is a good beer for people who like mint and chocolate. I'm not really a huge fan of either, so it was hard for me to drink a ton of. I can appreciate it for being what it is though, and would recommend people try this as it is a different experience.
Reviewed by cadaugherty from Illinois
4.42/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at FoBAB 2010.
Appearance- Dark with a rich creamy head reminiscent of BCBS
Smell- Chocolate and malt right upfront, with a bit of effort you can get a slight smell of mint.
Taste- There is the mint. Stands out significantly in the beer but is not overpowering. Overall the taste of this beer is exactly what the name describes, a chocolate mint stout. I think it was wise to use a sweet stout as opposed to BCS as a base beer, it keeps the flavors from being to overpowering and making the drinker forget it is a beer and not a liqueur.
Mouth- Rich but not overpowering, very satisfying since I was afraid the beer would be heavy as all hell.
Drink- I could put down a pint of this beer quite easily and be ready for more.
A great and unique offering from GI that shows the care they take with entries for FoBAB.
Nov 15, 2010Appearance- Dark with a rich creamy head reminiscent of BCBS
Smell- Chocolate and malt right upfront, with a bit of effort you can get a slight smell of mint.
Taste- There is the mint. Stands out significantly in the beer but is not overpowering. Overall the taste of this beer is exactly what the name describes, a chocolate mint stout. I think it was wise to use a sweet stout as opposed to BCS as a base beer, it keeps the flavors from being to overpowering and making the drinker forget it is a beer and not a liqueur.
Mouth- Rich but not overpowering, very satisfying since I was afraid the beer would be heavy as all hell.
Drink- I could put down a pint of this beer quite easily and be ready for more.
A great and unique offering from GI that shows the care they take with entries for FoBAB.
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