Young's Double Chocolate Stout

The top of the can says, 'Pure Luxury' and goddamn it all that pretty much says it all. Young's Double Chocolate Stout effectively blends two of my favorite things - Chocolate and good 'ol dark beer. And it's delicious too. In fact the only thing its missing is some sort of pull tap that reveals a speaker underneath that plays, '22 Acacia Avenue' when you tilt the can in just the certain way. I'm not sure why that song would be appropriate with dark beer and chocolate, but I'm going with it for now. Yes.

Pour it into a cold glass to reveal its dark mystic color, but also take notice of the lighter browns that swirl about at the bottom of the glass. It's seriously interesting to watch, especially if you've already had a few glasses, because it literally looks like some sort of brown beer storm raging battle within your glass. Over time it settles to a purely black body with a thick creamy light tan head. The scent is surprisingly not overly chocolaty, but actually quite faint with some mild burnt and espresso fragrances.

The initial taste to me is literally like a typical dark stout mixed with chocolate milk and if that sounds gross to you that's just fine, but to me its absolutely wonderful. There's also some burnt malty and mild vanilla flavors present too. After a while it seems like the chocolate flavors disappear slightly allowing it to sit reveals a more typically stouty, coffee and bitter like taste, which means its best to guzzle this one down quickly to preserve that chocolate taste. Nevertheless I enjoy this one and I find it almost impossible to just drink one at a time. It's really that good.

Overall this is a strong stout with great flavors and only a little bit of bitterness to it. Definitely recommended for those that desire a little more sweetness in their stouts.