This blog is about beer and life.
Is chocolate beer really a mystery?
One of my daily reads is Boing Boing, the “Directory of Wonderful Things”.
The other day, guest blogger Bruce Stewart from (among others) GeekDad (another regular read) offered an ad for a new chocolate beer from Sapporo, then seemed incredulous at the combination.
There’s beer in my chocolate! There’s chocolate in my beer! Somehow this combo doesn’t feel nearly as right as Reese’s famous mixing of peanut butter and chocolate. I drink many different types of beer, but I don’t think this chocolate beer is going to work for me. Anybody tried this?
To me, someone who drinks “many different types of beer” might have come across beer made with chocolate, or at least realize that there is a whole world of beer out there with non-Reinheitsgebot-allowed ingredients. I hope Bruce’s horizons have been broadened. Young’s Double Chocolate Stout is mentioned multiple times in the comments (I rather like it myself) but there are quite a few others mentioned.
What’s your favorite beer made with chocolate (as opposed to chocolate malt)?
About the author
Forty-something, married, with two kids. I generally prefer the English styles - ESB, IPA - but am willing to try just about anything. You can reach me at al@hop-talk.com.
| Print article | This entry was posted by Al on January 13, 2009 at 1:00 PM, and is filed under Beer, Styles. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site. |
No trackbacks yet.
Space beer for sale
about 8 months ago - No comments
Remember the space beer? This was beer brewed from barley grown from some that had spent five months on the International Space Station. Well, now it’s available at retail. From Kirainet.com: Sapporo has put on sale 250 six-packs of beer produced in space. The six-packs, holding 330-ml bottles, are available at a price of ¥10,000
Space beer too normal
about 1 year ago - No comments
Multiple blogs and news organizations have already reported that Sapporo has brewed their “space beer”. (Beer Blog Search for “space beer”.) That is, beer brewed from barley originally grown on the International Space Station. (We talked about space beer on Hop Talk back in May.) The funniest comment I’ve seen on this is from Cory Doctorow at Boing
Boing Boing: Why homebrew is better
about 1 year ago - No comments
I like to see article and stories about beer in the mainstream press. Consistently in the top 10 of Technorati’s most popular blogs, Boing Boing is undeniably the “new mainstream”. How pleasant it was, then, to see a nice little article about homebrewing in my RSS feed. Boing Boing: Why Homebrew is Better The beer
Dogfish Head’s cocoa beer – Theobroma
about 2 years ago - 2 comments
I like Dogfish Head Brewery. They make some really interesting stuff and, since they’re just over in neighboring Delaware, local to me. Spotted a news item today (although I’ve seen mention a few times before this) and thought I’d share. Dogfish Head brews up ancient Aztec cocoa beer Over the past few years, [Dogfish Head
Japanese “space beer”
about 2 years ago - No comments
The Seattle Times: Japanese brewery to make beer from space barley By MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press TOKYO — Japanese beer-lovers can anticipate an out-of-this-world brew: suds made with barley descended from grains that traveled in outer space. The “space beer,” to be test-brewed by Sapporo Breweries Ltd., will come in a pilot edition of
Pairing beer and chocolate
about 2 years ago - No comments
Elgin Courier News: New partner for chocolate? It’s beer Pairing chocolate with wine is so passé. What’s in: pairing chocolate with beer. Not as in a Hershey’s bar with a Bud. Rather, pieces of Cote d’Or Lait Intense with Brouwerij Lindemans Pomme Lambic. submit_url = ‘http://hop-talk.com/2007/10/31/pairing-beer-and-chocolate/’; Related Posts:Beer and cheeseIs chocolate beer really a mystery?Toronto
Beer News Sampler
about 4 years ago - 2 comments
Pittsburgh Brewing reintroduces I.C. Golden Lager The maker of Iron City beer prepares to enter one of the only segments of the beer market that has shown any signs of growth: craft brews. New malting system saves water Dutch brewer Bavaria says it can use up to 30% less water with a new steeping system.
Sapporo acquires Sleeman Breweries
about 4 years ago - 2 comments
Consolidation in the beer industry continues. Over the weekend it was announced that Sapporo Breweries of Japan will acquire Sleeman, Canada’s third-largest brewery, for $300 million. It’s sad that yet another smaller brewer is being subsumed by yet another brewing giant, continuing a trend that isn’t showing any sign of abating. Is our future destined
about 1 year ago
I’m a big fan of Southern Tier Chokolat.
about 1 year ago
Me too. Oddly enough, I’m NOT a fan of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Blech.
about 1 year ago
I love Rogue Chocolate Stout
about 1 year ago
choco beer is great, I suggest this one from Japan called Imperial Chocolate stout
http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/coffee-beer-now-chocolate-beer-in-japan/
about 1 year ago
While Youngs and Rogue are delicious, i think the best is Ommegangs Chocolate Indulgence.
about 1 year ago
I’ve seen Chocolate Indulgence at my retailer. I don’t know if I’m ready to take the plunge on such a large bottle.