Scandal Brewing – Sugarloaf: Is a Chocolate Imperial Stout brewed in Prince George, BC that was poured into a snifter at home. I accidentally cellared this one for at least 6 months or more.
Aroma and Appearance: It pours reddish brown with lots of tiny bubbles everywhere and a thin layer of persistent foam. The aroma was toffee, chocolate, cocoa, candy, booze and oddly enough fudge.
Flavour: It showcases cocoa, light roasted coffee, brown sugar, a fairly light body and nutty middle with a dry finish and a hot chocolate aftertaste.
Overall Impression: I think cellaring this by accident was a good thing, it wasn’t really a stout but still decent. More of an Imperial Nut Brown.
Rating: I give it an above average rating of 6/10, the internet hates this beer for some reason and although I did drop the rating a bit for being off style, it didn’t offend me enough to rate it bad. At the end of the day I still enjoyed it.
Food Pairing: Chocolate beers should be paired with either ice cream as a float or local organic chocolate like Denman Island chocolate.
Go see this one on rate beer, it’s crazy how low it is rated.
by ‘accidental cellaring’ you mean forgot about, right? 🙂
Yea, basically oh shit what’s this? I better drink it soon…