More talk of money and pricing. And packaging.
The Rogue XS series, and their outlandish bottles, and outrageous prices. Makes me long for the days when all of their bottles were in 12 ounce bottles or even little 7 oz. "nip" bottles. I like paying for beer, not for bells and whistles, paint jobs and foil wrapping. Because of this, I tend to skip the Rogue offerings that edge up into twenty dollars per. Because of that, I look forward to tapping these beers, so I can taste them without plunking down the green. And so we have...
Rogue Double Chocolate Stout, on tap.
Deep ebony appearance, modest brown head, cocoa-toned, leaving lace, very lovely.
Aroma is all cocoa, bittersweet, nothing but chocolate.
Taste: smooth on the palate, then sweetness, a little bumpy, a bit rough malty texture, then the bittersweet cocoa rides in again, in spades. Bit sweetness, but welcome, even, not cloying, straight up and down chocolate heaven here, matched with some astringency, and a good brace of bitterness.
Full-bodied, in case you wondered, rich and thick, and utterly delicious. Excellent balance, high hoppiness matche the malt and the super chocolate attack incredibly well. Damn, this is easy to love. Mmmmm.
So much in those handle fuels of m's, so much pleasure, so much association of utter…damn, how often do I turn to this?…yum.
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