Any Successful Mint Chocolate Beers

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  1. JebBeerFish

    JebBeerFish Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2014 New Hampshire

    Mint and Chocolate can be a great combination in candy/cake, but I haven't had many successful beers with these strong flavors. Shipyard Mint Chocolate Stout was a drain pour for me. Going to be getting a Temptress with Mint (to which I am looking forward). Any beers that have successfully paired these flavors?
     
    #1 JebBeerFish, Dec 6, 2015
  2. philsunset

    philsunset Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2013 Michigan

    Odd Side Mokka Munt might be something to try.
     
    #2 philsunset, Dec 6, 2015
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  3. R3ason

    R3ason Pundit (950) Aug 13, 2014 Colorado

    Only one I've had was Perennial's 17 Mint Chocolate Stout. From an old note I have, it had a decent mouthfeel and was pretty smooth, but was rather sweet. Probably not something I'd drink a ton of, but that's more of a palate thing on my end.
     
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  4. DerrickW

    DerrickW Pundit (991) Jan 17, 2013 Georgia

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  5. pat61

    pat61 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2010 Minnesota

    Olvalde Farm & Brewing Company From Field and Fen is a Belgian leaning interpretation with a light tartness on the finish that works surprisingly well
     
    #5 pat61, Dec 6, 2015
  6. Yellolab2010

    Yellolab2010 Initiate (0) Jan 25, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Satan's bake sale from Spring House is pretty good.
     
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  7. Automator

    Automator Aspirant (264) Dec 19, 2010 Ohio

    Give Ken Schnidt Chocolate Mint Stout a try. I didn't like it as much as some friends did, but it definitely wasn't a drain pour.
     
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  8. lackenhauser

    lackenhauser Pooh-Bah (2,721) Dec 10, 2002 Maryland
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    DFH did a draft only Black and red a few years ago. I really liked it....
     
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  9. M-Fox24

    M-Fox24 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,941) Mar 17, 2013 New Jersey
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    I recall this collaboration being one of the better ones (pretty good). Of course it's been 3+ years since I've had the Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout.

    Kane did a Mint Chocolate Chip Port Omna variant
     
    #9 M-Fox24, Dec 6, 2015
  10. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Yuck.
     
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  11. JebBeerFish

    JebBeerFish Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2014 New Hampshire

    Some good ideas here. Thanks for all the responses.
     
    #11 JebBeerFish, Dec 6, 2015
  12. MichialTanner1

    MichialTanner1 Initiate (0) May 17, 2009 Texas

    Not sure what the distribution range is on this one or if you can source it in NH, but I just tried it this past Friday and thought it was fantastic--my first experience with a mint chocolate stout. Obviously, the name is a play on the Girl Scouts cookie "Thin Mint". Lakewood is out of Garland, Texas.
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  13. larryarms847

    larryarms847 Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2010 Illinois

    Perennial Artisan Ales' 17 mint chocolate stout is like a liquid thin mint cookie. It's killer.
     
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  14. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    I have had a couple one offs from local breweries that were good. Not good beers but good chilled hot chocolate. Very sweet and more like liquid candy. They were good but about 6 ounces was enough.
     
    #14 bluehende, Dec 6, 2015
  15. epyon396

    epyon396 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Another vote for Spring House Satan's Bake Sale as it is one of my favorite winter releases, and I enjoy Perennial 17 a lot, too. I totally understand why some people don't like them.

    Eagerly awaiting Peppermint VaS...
     
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  16. NDogg44

    NDogg44 Zealot (708) Oct 21, 2015 Texas
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    Sin Mint is amazing!
     
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  17. troygreer

    troygreer Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2006 Pennsylvania

    Who makes "Yuck"? Does it come in a barrel aged version as well? :grinning:

    Oddside also makes Java Mint and Two Brothers Peppermint Bark Porter. But neither fully get the mint right IMHO
     
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  18. needMIbeer

    needMIbeer Pooh-Bah (2,178) Feb 5, 2014 Virginia
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    I have to second Odd Side Mokka Munt.. It's like a thin mint cookie in liquid form
     
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  19. archiebunkerjr

    archiebunkerjr Pundit (910) Oct 25, 2010 Michigan
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    I third Oddside Mokka Munt. The barrel influence helps bring out the chocolate in the beer. And the mint is perfect.

    Oddside also has Java Chip Mint Stout that is also pretty good. It's lower abv and is not aged in bourbon barrels but it's also pretty good.

    I don't know how they do it but Oddside gets more chocolate out of their stouts than most other brewers. I dig that.
     
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  20. JD_Bogerdy

    JD_Bogerdy Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Florida

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