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Baeren Chocolate Stout by Baeren

by Rob
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Baeren Chocolate Stout is a sweet stout advertised annually around the end of the calendar year and is heavily promoted aroundĀ Valentineā€™s Day. There seems to be a few variations around; one with the year in the name and others without the year. The year is used to indicate the vintage ofĀ Baeren Chocolate Stout so Iā€™m guessing that this beer can be stored for a while. If only I had known.

Baeren Chocolate Stout

Chocolate beers and Valentineā€™s are fast becoming a popular advertising tool.

Baeren Chocolate Stout Aroma and Taste

Chocolate beers and my taste in beer have a long mutual understanding of deep distrust. For some reason, I used to think that I would be getting a nice velvety layer of Cadburyā€™s chocolate, the UK stuff not the Hershey crap that is supposedly chocolate but tastes like cardboard, on my palate. Youngā€™s Double Chocolate Stout was, and is, a favorite in my house though trying to get it in Japan outside of the fickle Valentineā€™s window is hard.

Baeren Chocolate Stout has gone some way into helping my buying choices evolve and reminded me strongly of the Youngā€™s Double Chocolate Stout when I was smelling it. Deep roasted coffee smell with a nice lacing of cocoa brought back happy memories of sitting in the Youngā€™s Pub opposite Borough Market, London (GO THERE!). The malt notes were not as potent though still noticeable.Ā Baeren Chocolate Stoutā€™s body was a dark brown colour though the head was fairly minimal and didnā€™t really stick around.

I find chocolate stouts to be best served at just below room temperature, so after putting on some pork to roast and doing other stuff, Baeren Chocolate Stout had warmed up enough after sitting in the cellar for so long. Japan and Chocolate Stouts have a propensity to be overly sweet at times, verging on sickly thoughĀ Baeren Chocolate Stout doesnā€™t get there. Just. While it is chocolatey,Ā it is balanced between the dark and milk chocolate levels. Sometimes its milky and creamy, other times, itā€™s a little bitter though tasty. Itā€™s a shame that other flavours such as coffee and caramel are lost in the mix thoughĀ Baeren Chocolate Stout is smooth in the body and aftertaste that you soon forget.

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Baeren Chocolate Stout One Line Review

Baeren Chocolate Stout is a smooth, easy-drinking stout that is easy on the chocolate and sweetness levels.

Where to BuyĀ Baeren Chocolate Stout

Baeren Chocolate Stout can be bought from the Baeren homepage here. We bought out bottle from World Beer Market in Kita-Senju here though we have seen it on GoodBeer here and CraftBeers.jp here at the time of writing. We have also heard it is on sale in Nomono and Le Collier too.

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