Rogue Ales & Spirits Double Chocolate Stout

**Aroma:** “Rich sweet chocolate with a high malty sweetness. Reminds me of malted chocolate balls. Covers the spectrum of chocolate aromas. Moderate cherry sweetness as well. Other roast characters are present (slight toast, roasty notes), but they sit behind the intense chocolate aroma of this beer. Slight piney American hops.” **Flavor:** “With the aroma, I expected a higher sweetness from the flavor. The first hit is a rich-dark-chocolate-bar bitterness. As it sits on the tongue, the sweetness of the chocolate comes out but fades into an assertive bitterness with citrus and pine American hops. Finished dry with bitterness that lingers.” **Overall:** “This beer was full of intense chocolate flavors that dominated both the smell and taste, but so much potential in the amazing aroma doesn't all translate when you taste the beer. The aroma and flavor are like-able separately, but the aroma sets up an expectation that the flavor deviates from.”

“Soft chocolate-malt and dark-fruit aroma with a hint of vanilla. Very low woody hops. Bright and velvety malt character with flavors of light roast coffee, caramel, vanilla, cherry. Playful berry esters add sweetness and acidity. Semisweet, silky finish.”

**Aroma:** “Intoxicating aromas of pineapple, piña colada, banana mango, coconut, and awesomeness. Just an over-the-top fruit party that won't quit.” **Flavor:** “Very fruity, very sweet, almost cocktail-like. The fruit fest continues, but now it’s joined by some deeper notes: guava, bits of evergreen, and tamarind. The bitterness keeps the beer in check but it finishes a little sweet with a honey-like malt sweetness.” **Overall:** “A heavily fruit-forward IPA that showcases a slightly different profile than other fruity IPAs. The showcase of the tropical fruit character in this beer helps to make it a standout. Despite its higher hops flavor and higher alcohol, this would be a good beer for someone who is a bit newer to double IPAs and likes a little sweetness to help round things off.”