The Dark Cow
Fuggles Beer
- From:
- Fuggles Beer
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Foreign / Export Stout
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 1.25%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 15, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 31, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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The Dark Cow Chocolate Hazelnut Belgian Stout. A decadent, creamy chocolate hazelnut Belgian stout slightly sweetened with lactose for a smooth, exquisite delight!
Indulge yourself to the alluring forces of the dark side of the cow!
Indulge yourself to the alluring forces of the dark side of the cow!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)
4.04/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 5
4.04/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 5
Opaque brown-black color. The tan head was more like soft drink froth which disappeared in seconds, leaving no lacing. Can see only a few bubbles hitting the surface. Overall it looks more like a very dark coke.
Smells of chocolate, coffee, and a bit of hazelnut. There is just a touch of barnyard and mint. Swirling the glass kicked up a bit more barnyard, but only for a couple of seconds. Sniff twice and it wasn't detected in the second sniff. The hazelnut is the standout here. It is light, but very distinct pulling in the full scent profile of the nut.
The flavor is a blend of coffee, light chocolate, and hazelnut as expected. However it is surprisingly a bit tart with a touch of funk. It has a bitterness level that you would expect for an unsweetened chocolate, and not as bitter as the coffee flavor would suggest. The dark malt is almost hidden; it accentuates the bolder chocolate and coffee. There is just a bit of sweetness to counter the bitter.
This is only mildly carbonated and does not rise to the "creamy" texture stated on the label. The feel is closer to a nearly flat soft drink.
The hazelnut and tart funk are the standout flavors I wasn't really expecting. The nut has managed to capture the full flavor, including the skin, without pushing it to the foreground. The chocolate is far more restrained than typical. Many other ales using chocolate go over the top so that it becomes pretty much the only flavor. This manages to restrain itself and even comes up with a nice coffee. The only thing missing is some creamy carbonation.
Hard to place the style. This could be a Milk Stout, but the lactose has been used very sparingly and it doesn't have the body. The tart funk points to Belgian, but there is nothing appropriate in that range. I think the extra alcohol and IBUs push this closer to an Export Stout. Please feel free to correct.
Mar 31, 2020Smells of chocolate, coffee, and a bit of hazelnut. There is just a touch of barnyard and mint. Swirling the glass kicked up a bit more barnyard, but only for a couple of seconds. Sniff twice and it wasn't detected in the second sniff. The hazelnut is the standout here. It is light, but very distinct pulling in the full scent profile of the nut.
The flavor is a blend of coffee, light chocolate, and hazelnut as expected. However it is surprisingly a bit tart with a touch of funk. It has a bitterness level that you would expect for an unsweetened chocolate, and not as bitter as the coffee flavor would suggest. The dark malt is almost hidden; it accentuates the bolder chocolate and coffee. There is just a bit of sweetness to counter the bitter.
This is only mildly carbonated and does not rise to the "creamy" texture stated on the label. The feel is closer to a nearly flat soft drink.
The hazelnut and tart funk are the standout flavors I wasn't really expecting. The nut has managed to capture the full flavor, including the skin, without pushing it to the foreground. The chocolate is far more restrained than typical. Many other ales using chocolate go over the top so that it becomes pretty much the only flavor. This manages to restrain itself and even comes up with a nice coffee. The only thing missing is some creamy carbonation.
Hard to place the style. This could be a Milk Stout, but the lactose has been used very sparingly and it doesn't have the body. The tart funk points to Belgian, but there is nothing appropriate in that range. I think the extra alcohol and IBUs push this closer to an Export Stout. Please feel free to correct.
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