It's so much easier doing "mini posts". Well, last night was another Chocolate Beer Float Night...
as decreed by Bert of course. Over the summer I bought all these different kinds of Chocolate beers. This was was Bison Chocolate Stout.
Bison is a brewery local to Ukiah in Northern California. I bought this at the Andronico's in Berkeley along with Drake's Draconic Stout, which we still haven't opened and are saving for another Beer Float day. *"Corpse Bride" is the movie in the background...
You know the routine. One or two scoops of chocolate ice cream in a beer mug.
Pour the chocolate stout and enjoy!
With all of the different Chocolate Stouts/Ales we've tried, we still like Rogue's the best (from Portland). The Bison was a little "thin" in texture and while the flavor was there, it just wasn't as "rich" tasting as Rogue's. The percentage of alcohol was only 5% as well. Not like the whopping 9% for Airedale's Imperial Stout (the "Dark and Stormy"), which is one of Bert's faves.
This short tutorial vid is local - Stone Brewing Company of Escondido (makers of Arrogant Bastard Ale)!
I liked how he used Niederfrank's ice cream (vanilla though, not chocolate), which is also local to San Diego (National City to be exact). He poured the beer first . We did the opposite. Oh well, we like the foaminess of the beer over the ice cream!
Still waiting to be consumed:
Drake's Draconic Imperial Stout (from San Leandro)
Young's Double Chocolate Stout (from England and from the bottle, not the can!)
and also from the U.K., St. Peter's Cream Stout
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