Chocolate and Coffee Beer

-Chocolate Beer - Light amber to black depending on the underlying style

-Can be clear or hazy – usually the chocolate beer I have seen is dark

-Aroma - Medium-low to medium-high malt sweetness balanced with cocoa flavors and aromas. Hop aroma is not perceived to very low.

-Chocolate Beers are any beers incorporating dark chocolate or cocoa in any form. Beers made with white chocolate do not typify this category.

-ABV Varies with style

-Bitterness: Very low to medium-low

-Coffee Beer –Color: Pale to black depending on the underlying style

-Can be clear or hazy – usually the coffee beer I have seen is dark but there are light ones

-Aroma - Medium-low to medium-high malt sweetness balanced with coffee flavors and aromas.

-Hop Aroma: Low to high depending on the underlying style

-Perceived Bitterness: Varies with underlying style

-Coffee beers incorporate coffee in any form. Coffee character should be apparent as the defining attribute of this category, ranging from subtle to intense, and should be in harmony with other attributes of the underlying beer. Other flavors may also be present.

-Within the framework of these competition guidelines, stouts and porters made with coffee are entered elsewhere.

-Coffee Stout or Porter: Color: Dark copper to black depending on the underlying stout or porter style

-Clarity: Usually opaque; clear or hazy beer is acceptable in appearance in paler entries

-Perceived Malt Aroma & Flavor: Typical of underlying stout or porter beer style, and balanced with coffee flavor and aroma.

-Perceived Hop Aroma & Flavor: Low to high depending on underlying style

-Coffee stouts and porters incorporate coffee in any form. Coffee character can range from subtle to intense, and should be in harmony with other attributes of the underlying beer, without unpleasant astringency.

-Astringency: Simply drink some young red wine, suck on a tea bag, or help yourself to a nice big piece of under-ripe fruit. That dry, puckery, thirst-inducing sensation

-Grain Mash: Starch to sugar - Steeping too long, too hot, or too wet – 52 degrees 1 or 2 hours – extract sugars.

-Glassware: Pint Glass or Belgian style glass for aroma


-We make a beer called Cake – Oreo Infused Java Porter – combination Chocolate and coffee

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout | Brooklyn Brewery

This is the famous Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout.

In the 18th century, Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, ordered a stout to be sent to her from England. This beer was brewed strong and hoppy to survive the sea voyage, and it arrived in perfect condition. Soon "Russian Imperial Stout" became the toast of the Russian aristocracy.

Brewed since 1994, our Black Chocolate Stout has itself become a modern classic, heralded the world over. It achieves its dark chocolate aroma and flavor through the artful blending of six malts and three distinct mashes. Properly kept, it will improve in the bottle for many years.

This stout is the toast of the winter season in many countries, and there is nothing better to enjoy with chocolate desserts, cheesecake, ice cream, fine cheeses and roaring fireplaces.

Imperial Stout · 10.0% ABV




Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout | Goose Island Beer Co.

2015 - Everyday Goose Island smells Intelligentsia’s coffee roasting next to the brewery. This world class roaster puts the same craftsmanship into their coffee as Goose Island does with its beer. Each year this excellent coffee stout is made with a different bean variety, chosen in collaboration with our brewers and Intelligentsia’s experts. With the change in coffee comes a change in the flavor profile, making each release truly unique from the previous years. The 2015 incarnation features Intelligentsia Los Delirios coffee from Nicaragua. Available nationwide in limited quantities.

Use different types of coffee each year.

appearance: very dark brown. Ruby highlights when held to light. Sparse mocha head.
smell: Intense coffee, vanilla, rich molasses, rich and buttery.
taste: Much like the nose though the coffee is more subtle.

Style: Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels
ABV: 13.4%

Michael Potorti is the Host of Craft Beer Storm and Founder/Brewer at Beara Brewing Co. in Portsmouth, NH