Rocky Road
Angry Chair Brewing

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From:
Angry Chair Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #151
ABV:
11%
Score:
98
Ranked #436
Avg:
4.45 | pDev: 5.39%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
124
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 08, 2024
Added:
Nov 04, 2016
Wants:
  29
Gots:
  13
Rocky Road is our Imperial Sweet Stout with cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and toasted walnuts. It sits at a solid 11%.
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Ratings by Raziel313:
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Rated by Raziel313 from California

4.67/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Feb 10, 2017
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Reviewed by argock from Virginia

4.3/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
No canned on date - purchased from the brewery in March 2024. Poured into Pinot noir glass.

A: Black with 1/2-finger brown head with decent retention and sparse lacing.

S: Aroma is sweet milk chocolate, cocoa, and marshmallow with vanilla with some alcohol vapors

T: Flavor is sweet but not overwhelming with blasts of dark chocolate, vanilla, marshmallow, and light coffee and nuttiness apparent in the finish.

M: Very easy to drink despite the sweetness and ABV with medium-full body. without syrupiness and low carbonation.

O: Rocky Road is a very well executed imperial sweet stout with a lot of flavors going on and it pulls it off without being cloying or syrupy.
Mar 08, 2024
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Rated by swankyii from Ohio

4.41/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours rich and dark head. This is a good beer and does not taste like an 11%
Feb 17, 2024
 
Rated: 4.56 by jwohio from Ohio

Feb 15, 2024
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

4.45/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
16oz can. No dating information found for canning, but the label identifies this brew as '2023 BATCH 1', and the label describes this as 'IMPERIAL SWEET STOUT WITH WALNUTS, CACAO, AND MARSHMALLOW. CONTAINS LACTOSE. CONTAINS NUTS.'
Black colored body, with a very thin mahogany back lit edge. One thick finger of mocha brown head, which persists. Leaves behind a partial wall of lacing.
Aroma is redolent with sweet marshmallow and milk chocolate. Has a background hint of walnuts. Alcohol vapors.
Taste is strong with sweet milk chocolate, marshmallow, and a late entry of cherry. Base roasted malts include the earthy flavor of walnuts. Fade out in the aftertaste includes all flavors, but mostly the chocolate and marshmallow.
Thicker mouth feel, with stickiness. Higher ABV% is well hidden. Supportive carbonation.
Brewed to mimic Rocky Road ice cream, and it succeeds. Drinks as a sipper mostly because of the sweetness level.
Oct 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by Dovers from Wisconsin

Aug 27, 2023
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

4.49/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pint can, poured at 60° into an MIA Beer Company snifter. Pitch black brew brings up a brown head that oozes into the cocktail.
Aroma of childhood malt shop Saturday afternoon. If you don’t remember, you weren’t there.,.
Taste is totally a deconstructed, melted, chocolate Rocky Road ice cream sundae, which deserves to be served with two spoons & a big red lipstick maraschino cherry on top. Yeah., the drizzle of Hershey’s chocolate syrup., crunch of walnuts., The only thing missing is a dollop of whipped cream on top. I get it.,. you should too!
Mouth feel is superbly thick and sweet. Just enough carbonation to dance on the palate. The sweetness lingers on the lips forever. Kissed my wife.,.
Overall, an on-point re-creation of a timeless classic brought you in living color by Angry Chair Brewing.,. Yes! Yes! Yes!
Aug 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.66 by Bartleby91 from Wisconsin

Jul 09, 2023
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Rated by FRANKHAZE from Florida

4.78/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Hearty, chocolatey beverage! Superb sweet stout.
May 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.09 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Dec 21, 2022
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.52/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
So generally speaking I had found AC to be good but not as great as they are so hyped. This beer changed my sentiments. It is absolutely fantastic, far and away the best rocky road stout I have had. Matte black pour with an oatmeal brown cap. Super dark nutty nose with chocolate ganache, vanilla and a hint of nougat. Taste is liquid rocky road ice cream in the stout. Wow. Feel is sweet but not syrupy, nuts help balance somewhat, really the sweetness on the finish is the only this holding this back, as the maltwork is excellent
Sep 01, 2022
 
Rated: 4.8 by tcbro023 from Wisconsin

Feb 23, 2022
 
Rated: 4.34 by mando31 from Illinois

Dec 26, 2021
 
Rated: 4.26 by hopley from Massachusetts

Dec 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.49 by BeerMe8 from Florida

Jul 15, 2021
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Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The bottle is scary looking, but Raul will not be deterred! I would slay an archangel to sip this thing! Yes, I would even swim in the river Styx to smash this beverage! Rawhide like William S. Hart baby!

Get some!
Jun 27, 2021
 
Rated: 4.75 by Rkitchen from Michigan

Jun 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4.46 by DaveCash from New York

Mar 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4.44 by Griphon from Florida

Mar 01, 2021
Rocky Road from Angry Chair Brewing
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 124 ratings