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McAuslan Brewery Apricot Pale and Oatmeal Stout

schneidermike — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:30:25 +0000

In this episode we drink the beers of McAuslan Brewery. Their St Ambroise series: Apricot Wheat, Pale Ale and Oatmeal Stout. We also pay tribute to GaryVee and Dennis Crowley who debuted on Sirius Satellite radio that evening.

Instant: Smuttynose Big A and Heggland’s Home Brews

schneidermike — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:14:16 +0000

We drink SmuttyNose Big A and Austin home brewing wunderkind, Kurt Heggland’s Turkish Coffee Stout and Rhubarb Wit

Episode 202 Chocolantern

schneidermike — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:17:20 +0000

Guest hosts: Brian Donovan and Bob the Dog.

Episode 28: Harpoon Chocolate Stout with Hoppin Frog Double Pumpkin Ale

schneidermike — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:48:24 +0000

This week I try Harpoon Brewery’s much improve Chocolate Stout.

I also try some beer from the _insert_stinky_body_part_ of Ohio, Akron.

Tonight’s musical pairing is Mr November by The National as I am working with #TeamBoston to raise money to destroy cancer. Any amount from $1 up matters. Thank you in advance.

Episode 3 : The Stout Show

themichaelschneider — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:49:02 +0000

Harpoon Chocolate Stout: Rating: C
Hitochino Espresso Stout: Rating: A
Guinness Stout: Rating A

Harpoon Chocolate Stout

themichaelschneider — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:31:27 +0000

As far as I can tell, I am one of the first people to drink Harpoon Chocolate Stout. According to our friends at beernews.org, Harpoon Chocolate Stout is brand spanking new for this year. I found it at a company gathering where it was part of Harpoon’s winter variety pack. I was actually reaching for one of my favorites, the Harpoon Winter Warmer, when it caught my eye. I figured it would be a lot easier to get my hands on the Winter Warmer, as I am certain they sell it in 12 packs, than this diamond in the rough, and knowing that I had Belching Monkey on the front burner, I grabbed the bottle, an opener and my iPhone.

I opened the bottle and immediately noticed the scent of chocolate. which was a little bit stronger than I expected. The vapor has a soda-like quality to it which I was not expecting, but that I should probably have expected from a company who does not normally brew stout. This is not a bad thing, it usually results in a lighter stout which can be interesting.

This is one of those cases.

Harpoon Chocolate Stout does indeed have a certain carbonated taste about it. Although they claim the chocolate flavor is subtle, it is actually very evident. The beer is quite smooth aside from the carbonation. You could look at that as slight turbulence. I was not certain at first, but after a couple of tastes, I realized that it finishes with a hint of cherry flavor. This is a welcome new seasonal offering from one of my favorite regional breweries. It does not play in the same league as say a Young’s Double Chocolate Stout, but I am giving it a 79. I see room for improvement, but given that Harpoon is better known for IPA, this was a very courageous effort.