Mint Chocolate Stout

Flying Dog Brewery

Mint Chocolate Stout

Frederick, MD

TYPE OF BEER:  Stout

ABV: 5.7%

APPEARANCE: Dark brown, almost black with a thin white head.

AROMA: Candied mint and sweet chocolate.

MOUTHFEEL: Soda-like, medium-bodied with robust carbonation. Not as much creaminess as would be expected.

TASTE: It’s like an Andes Chocolate Mint had a baby with a York Peppermint Pattie, who grew up to marry a scoop of Breyers Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream and have chocolate mint tasting offspring.

OVERALL IMPRESSION: It’s like being a kid again and getting that scoop of  mint chocolate chip ice cream from the cardboard container. I can picture that vivid pale green with black flecks in my mind with each sip. Who needs ice cream when this sweet treat is in the fridge? Not me.

John Holl
John Holl is the editor of All About Beer Magazine and author of “The American Craft Beer Cookbook.” He lives in Jersey City, NJ. Contact him via Twitter @John_Holl or email.