Starry Night Chocolate Orange Stout
Bobcaygeon Brewing Company
- From:
- Bobcaygeon Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.11 | pDev: 30.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 10, 2026
- Added:
- Dec 17, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by paylstep from Canada (ON)
1.75/5 rDev -43.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
1.75/5 rDev -43.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
decent, but nothing special
Jan 10, 2026
Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)
3.72/5 rDev +19.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +19.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Honestly not much to look at. Pours up nice, but quickly just turns itself into a glassful of what could be coffee. And nose is just that - some coffee, some chocolate, and - yes - some orange. A touch of alcohol, too. Smells tasty enough. Predominately chocolate to taste, some coffee. Sweet up front, a little bitterness to finish. Drinkable.b
Sep 29, 2023
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev +23.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +23.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the LCBO, included in a Bobcaygeon sampler pack from late autumn. Dated 12/10/2022 and served barely chilled.
Pours black like motor oil, briefly supporting an inch of foamy, creamy dark tan-coloured head. Within two or three minutes, it has been reduced to a thin collar and filmy cap, accompanied by a sparse spattering of lace - looks more or less like their original Starry Night. That blast of orange oil on the nose is new, however, deftly countered by a firm note of milk chocolate and cacao; underneath are discernible hints of mocha coffee and raisin bread.
Like the original, it's a tasty stout - the orange is well-handled here, coming off similar to the confection it mimics. Dark chocolate and a touch of citrus acidity at the forefront, followed by flavours of milk chocolate, orange oil, cocoa powder and lactose sweetness. More cocoa & milk chocolate into the back end, with roasted grains and orange fading into a chocolatey aftertaste. Medium in body, with low carbonation and a smooth, oily mouthfeel. Nice to sip this back for a while, but it drinks heavy for only 6% - a tallboy is honestly more than enough for me.
Final Grade: 3.85, a B+. Bobcaygeon's Chocolate Orange Stout is pretty good, but it's no masterpiece. I think I prefer the original Starry Night, but then again, I've never cared for the chocolate/orange combo to begin with, so this is an inherent 'subtraction by addition' situation for me. Still, I genuinely enjoyed my glass... well, most of it anyway. Folks who look forward to Terry's chocolate oranges each winter would seem to be the main target, but I say anyone who enjoys sweet/milk stouts should give 'er a go.
Mar 14, 2023Pours black like motor oil, briefly supporting an inch of foamy, creamy dark tan-coloured head. Within two or three minutes, it has been reduced to a thin collar and filmy cap, accompanied by a sparse spattering of lace - looks more or less like their original Starry Night. That blast of orange oil on the nose is new, however, deftly countered by a firm note of milk chocolate and cacao; underneath are discernible hints of mocha coffee and raisin bread.
Like the original, it's a tasty stout - the orange is well-handled here, coming off similar to the confection it mimics. Dark chocolate and a touch of citrus acidity at the forefront, followed by flavours of milk chocolate, orange oil, cocoa powder and lactose sweetness. More cocoa & milk chocolate into the back end, with roasted grains and orange fading into a chocolatey aftertaste. Medium in body, with low carbonation and a smooth, oily mouthfeel. Nice to sip this back for a while, but it drinks heavy for only 6% - a tallboy is honestly more than enough for me.
Final Grade: 3.85, a B+. Bobcaygeon's Chocolate Orange Stout is pretty good, but it's no masterpiece. I think I prefer the original Starry Night, but then again, I've never cared for the chocolate/orange combo to begin with, so this is an inherent 'subtraction by addition' situation for me. Still, I genuinely enjoyed my glass... well, most of it anyway. Folks who look forward to Terry's chocolate oranges each winter would seem to be the main target, but I say anyone who enjoys sweet/milk stouts should give 'er a go.
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