Beer Review: Young's Luxury Double Chocolate Stout

As I continue my desire to become a true beer snob, I'm exploring another alley in the corners of drinkdom: the dessert beverage. Some may argue that beer and desert do not belong together. Your ice cream and beer should be separate entities, although having both after a good steak could produce extremely gaseous results! Needless to say, it never hurts to try something new, and today's drink of choice comes from another English brewery: Young's Luxury Double Chocolate Stout.

Double chocolate? Chocolate flavored beer? I guess anything is possible in the world of brewing. They do make chocolate martinis, but chocolate combined with a carbonated beverage sounds like either a sure-fire winner or a never-say-it-again loser. Can the Double Chocolate Stout stand the test of taste, or will my stomach reject it in the most unpleasant way?

Appearance and Aroma. This is by far the sexiest bottle I've seen on a beer. The Double Chocolate Stout has a slightly hour glass shape, a dark brown bottle, and a label with a deep purple background topped with a gold foil stripe. The lettering is gold and white, adding to the sex appeal. If my wife were a beer, this would be her.

The Double Chocolate Stout is dark in appearance and does smell of roasted cocoa and malts. There is no tinge of alcohol or overt chemically smell to it. After giving it a swirl, the strength of the chocolate flavoring comes out even more, giving its true identity of dark chocolate. This tested the patience of my tongue.

Taste. Truly a dessert. This tastes as if Lady Godiva's touch was bestowed upon Young's brewing. The Double Chocolate Stout coats your tongue with an even, smooth layering without leaving any bitter aftertaste. The chocolate flavoring fades into the throat with every sip. I recommend holding each sip at the base of your tongue for a second or two before swallowing to get the full blend of roasted malt and dark chocolate. This is not for every day consumption and should be treated as a special reward for a job well done on your steak.

If you like a good drink, and you are a fan of dark chocolate, I've found something that can meld the two into one tall, sexy beverage. Young's Luxury Double Chocolate Stout is a perfect dessert-time beverage that will leave your tongue satiated and your stomach full of all that is sensual with roasted malt and chocolate. Skip the ice cream and have this as a perfect meal-finisher!