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Stone Brewing Company says:<\/p>\n

“Our Anniversary Ale this year stems from 2 pilot beers that were brewed by members of Team Stone. The first was Jeremy Moynier\u2019s incredibly delicious Oatmeal Stout, and the second was Jake Ratzke\u2019s amazing homebrewed Imperial Stout that had authentic Oaxacan chocolate added to the boil. We loved both beers so much that we decided to combine the recipes to make this year\u2019s Anniversary offering: Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\"stonebitterchocolateoatmeal\"<\/a>Stone 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
\nImperial Stout, 9.20% ABV<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Karl:<\/strong> Here’s the thing about the Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout – I generally don’t get into oatmeal stouts.\u00a0 But as I go to my notes, here’s what I wrote down:<\/p>\n

Pours like rocket fuel.\u00a0 Viscosity.\u00a0 Smells like Raisinets and pain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You get the idea.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_bYdMc2TLyw<\/p>\n

Warning: The above video has some language that’s not exactly work friendly, but sometimes you can’t help it.\u00a0 We’d been drinking.\u00a0 Please forgive.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a one-and-done kind of beer.\u00a0 The ABV is up there but not completely ridiculously high (compared to other craft brews, that is – I suppose I’m starting to get jaded if I’m calling a 20-proof beer reasonable) and I definitely did get the bitterness of the chocolate in a good way – too many other stouts back off of the natural bitter flavor of cocoa and I appreciate that the Stone gave me some of that back.<\/p>\n

Ryan<\/strong>: One man’s pain is another man’s pleasure. I absolutely love a good oatmeal stout.\u00a0 Throw in some chocolate & bump it up to an imperial & I am one happy man.\u00a0 This beer pours jet black.\u00a0 You almost expect it to come out in clumps.\u00a0 Thankfully, it does not.<\/p>\n

The smell is incredible; bakers chocolate, toffee, caramel and raisins.\u00a0 The taste is a mix of a dark, bitter German chocolate, some maple syrup and dark fruit – like plums.\u00a0 This beer has a wonderful hop presence that rounds it out nicely.\u00a0 It’s a sipper, though.\u00a0 And I would recommend using heavy machinery like forks & spatulas after drinking this.<\/p>\n

Andrew<\/strong>: This was probably my favorite beer of the night (even better than the 2010 Old Guardian<\/a>) and if my reaction in the video wasn\u2019t clear enough, this poured thick\u2026I\u2019m talking, motor oil-milkshake thick.<\/p>\n

A strong dark chocolate flavor was very pronounced on the front end of my first sip, which quickly shifted to an unexpected hoppiness. I was pleasantly surprised by that, but to be honest I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect. I also noted there seemed to be some plum or raisin undertones to the beer, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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