Hot Chocolate Stout
Ellicottville Brewing Co.

Hot Chocolate StoutHot Chocolate Stout
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From:
Ellicottville Brewing Co.
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
7%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.41 | pDev: 22.58%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
17
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 24, 2018
Added:
Jul 27, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
Brewed with chocolate malts and a touch of ghost pepper for a rich and satisfying Stout. Lusciously creamy, perfectly spicy, and pores dark with notes of vanilla, cinnamon and spice. Finishes warm and tingling
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Ratings by stubbzz04:
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Reviewed by stubbzz04 from New York

2.43/5  rDev -28.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Pours like a straight black cola and honestly almost tastes like one. Head disappears almost instantly. Ghost pepper kick is interesting but not necessarily a turn off.

Not really sure where the profile of hot chocolate comes in. It’s got heat, but really no chocolate for me. So hot Coca Cola milk? Can’t say I’m a fan
Feb 16, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by rickklein9 from Pennsylvania

Feb 24, 2018
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Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado

3.33/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Comes in a pitch black color with a small bubby brown head that quickly fizzes away. A thin ring remains at the outer edges, leaving some spotty lacing.

Smells like ghost pepper. Fruity aspects of the pepper as well as spicy. Cherry, dried blackberry, raspberry. Black pepper. Heat. Dark chocolate. Roasted malt. Cola.

Milk chocolate candy and cola upfront. Toast and burnt grains. Slightly ashy. Black pepper. Chipotle. Hints of cherry. Dried pepper aspects, but zero heat. Just a tingling sensation on the tongue.

The feels is really thin and watery. Highly carbonated, so it moves quickly on the palate, but there is like no body. It drinks like soda.

This beer really caught my eye with its use of ghost pepper, but the beer itself is disappointing. Almost completely flavorless. I wouldn't recommend it.
Feb 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by DaveCash from New York

May 17, 2017
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Reviewed by kruggiero from New York

1.77/5  rDev -48.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
I generally like EBC but unfortunately I felt this try was a miss. I sent it back after a few sips. Very little chocolate flavor for a "hot chocolate stout" and I found the pepper to be overwhelming. It actually had a burn to it which I did not enjoy.
Feb 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by jpd026 from New York

Jan 31, 2016
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Rated by rabbi72 from New York

4.65/5  rDev +36.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Nice burn on the finish, my only complaint is that's it's not currently being bottled.
Jan 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.12 by llauber from Pennsylvania

Feb 09, 2015
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Reviewed by Morey from Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer looks so dark in the glass, with a dark brown head. But then the taste and mouthfeel disappoint. Not nearly as thick as chewy as it looks. Peppers are on the back end, but get to be just a bit much as you get towards the end of your glass. Still good, but has potential to be better in my opinion.
Feb 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.06 by RWACKO from New York

Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

Dec 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.47 by thisXwar from New York

Dec 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.32 by Ctruskey from New York

Dec 15, 2014
 
Rated: 1.96 by MJP77 from New York

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by deonreds from New York

Jul 29, 2014
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Reviewed by goblue3509 from Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a dark cola brown color with no light at the edges and a thick brown color head which recedes to skim. The aroma is of cocoa. The taste is of milk chocolate with a hint of marshmallows and then a Chile flavor and burn at the end. The mouth feel is creamy and hot at the end. Overall it was an enjoyable beer. A good beer to try if you see it.
Jul 27, 2014
Hot Chocolate Stout from Ellicottville Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 17 ratings