Mint chocolate porter Stone collabo

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  1. APreacher

    APreacher Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2012 California

    I love most colabo's . Specially when stone in hosting . This Recent batch has iron fist, ken Schmidt And stone working together for a what to appears to be A big bold flavor intense stout that is sticky and flavor forward just like you would assume in the title....tacky mint with heavy dark malts. Head can resemble a co2 soda but lacing is all over with 9.6% ABV.

    I was able to grab a few while traveling to Bay Area , and looking forward to stocking fridge in OC when I return,
    This is the best to come from the camp, and hopes to many more.

    This will be my go to winter warmer ... Very well done stone! Your collabs have been on point as of late!

    JE
     
    #1 APreacher, Oct 13, 2012
  2. HoppySuds

    HoppySuds Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2011 California

    It's an Imperial Stout, not a porter.

    Had one last night. It's diffidently the real thing. Great carbonation, thick as hell, great balance in flavor. The mint comes through more as a cooling sensation kinda menthol like. So those that are thinking it's a beer junior mint it's not like that.
     
    #2 HoppySuds, Oct 13, 2012
  3. tyrsis

    tyrsis Savant (1,074) Mar 13, 2009 California
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    It's delicious. I'm in the process of clearing out all my local BevMos...
     
    #3 tyrsis, Oct 13, 2012
  4. clubarsky91

    clubarsky91 Initiate (0) Aug 5, 2012 California

    Where did you find it in the bay area? None of my local bevmos have it yet
     
    #4 clubarsky91, Oct 13, 2012
  5. Japancakes

    Japancakes Devotee (315) Jan 1, 2010 California

    So this doesn't taste like an Andes mint? My assumptions made me avoid this..
     
    #5 Japancakes, Oct 13, 2012
  6. Xul

    Xul Pooh-Bah (2,139) May 18, 2008 California
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    No, the mint character isn't a sweet mint...it's a damn good beer, unless you despise mint in all its forms, I recommend giving it a shot.
     
    #6 Xul, Oct 14, 2012
  7. HopHead84

    HopHead84 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,268) Nov 29, 2006 California
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    A liquid Andes Mint sounds pretty awesome. I'm not sure there's a better mint profile for a beer.
     
    #7 HopHead84, Oct 14, 2012
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  8. drgarage

    drgarage Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2008 California

    This has arrived in the Bay Area -- picked up 3 tonight. I have a feeling it will go quickly.
     
    #8 drgarage, Oct 14, 2012
  9. tyrsis

    tyrsis Savant (1,074) Mar 13, 2009 California
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    Reminds me of a Thin Mint. Real toasty on the back end though.
     
    #9 tyrsis, Oct 14, 2012
  10. HopsintheSack

    HopsintheSack Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2012 California

    I didn't care for it, but I don't like Mint so....
     
    #10 HopsintheSack, Oct 14, 2012
  11. APreacher

    APreacher Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2012 California

    You are correct, definitely stout! I had a few chocolate air-porters prior and wasn't paying attention to what I was typing.

    I hope this beer is like all prior colabo's and lingers on the shelves for months.
     
    #11 APreacher, Oct 14, 2012
  12. HoppySuds

    HoppySuds Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2011 California

    This one seemed to be more limited, we were only allocated 2 cases at Adam's. Normally we can buy as much as we want.
     
    #12 HoppySuds, Oct 14, 2012
  13. nanobrew

    nanobrew Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2008 California

    I haven't tried it yet, but I am guessing I would be in the same camp as you.
     
    #13 nanobrew, Oct 14, 2012
  14. besaunders

    besaunders Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2007 California

    I was weary of this, but wanted to try it nonetheless. I didn't find it overly minty, but I think that the comparison to an after dinner chocolate mint (like Andres) is probably apt. It's a nice dessert beer, but I won't stock up on it. If I see some around from time to time, I may buy a bottle or two (like I did with the Chipotle smoked porter).
     
    #14 besaunders, Oct 14, 2012
  15. APreacher

    APreacher Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2012 California

    I just got back to Orange County and went iso. The local total wine had it in stock but was 1 pp....wtf? The stone rep. was there so I got to ask him about the beer. He said this batch was half of what normally is produced and mentioned something about the chocolate mucking things up and loss in volume/final product...only 150 cases for OC.
    I went to Bev-Mo in Laguna few miles away and they had a small amount on the shelves so I grabbed last 6 btls.
    3 of which are going out to trading partners as extras.

    Employees at both places commented was how it wasn't minty...I agreed and think this is positive that the mint is very subtle.
     
    #15 APreacher, Oct 15, 2012
  16. ryno09

    ryno09 Pundit (835) May 1, 2010 California

    Ken thought the filtering process was going to strip out too much mint character. So yeah, ideally it would be more minty. But it also depends on what temperature you're drinking it at. Just below room temp is ideal.
     
    #16 ryno09, Oct 15, 2012
  17. Mute98

    Mute98 Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2009 California

    love this beer. I dont mind if it was mintier but I do love how it takes more of a background role
     
    #17 Mute98, Oct 15, 2012
  18. drgarage

    drgarage Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2008 California

    I'm finishing my first bottle right now. It's fantastic. If you like mint chocolate -- not mint, not chocolate, but their union -- you will love this beer. I bought three bottles and might need to find a few more. I don't think it has much aging potential, but it's phenomenal.
     
    #18 drgarage, Oct 15, 2012
  19. BigB415

    BigB415 Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2010 California

    and at 2.99 a pop, you can't go wrong!
     
    #19 BigB415, Oct 15, 2012
  20. BigB415

    BigB415 Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2010 California

    I really dug it and I got one for my cellar so I'm curious to see how it'll evolve down the line. The mint will probably die down a little but oh well.
     
    #20 BigB415, Oct 15, 2012
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