Young's Double Chocolate Stout

Young's is from the UK and puts out quite a few brews. It's not available in much of NH and it was nice to have the pleasure of trying this much talked about stout. The "chocolate stout" I tried quickly turned into one of my favorite beers. This didn't have the abv of Brooklyn's, but what else would I expect from a british beer.



The first thing I noticed about the labels were the ram images. In german beers, rams are typically symbolic of bocks. I don't know if they were trying to emulate the germans or this is purely by accident. I didn't care. This was a damn good brew.

It poured black (like a stout) with a sliver of red in the middle when held up to a lamp. The head was honey-brown and had a pretty good staying power. I respect the staying powewr of the head.hehehe. I wasn't quite sure I was smelling toasted malt or chocolate,but the taste was definetly of dark chocolate,bitterness included. This is a pretty thick brew, Just like a stout should be. Not quite a meal in glass,but that's not what I was looking for. Overall, this wasa impressive for a british beer and will probably make a fairly regualr cameo appearance in my fridge.