Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. Dark Chocolate Lager American Amber / Red Lager at 5% ABV (C$2.14 at NLC Stavanger, 341 ml, no bottle date or best before)
Appearance: clear deep amber with one finger of rocky light tan head, good retention and patchy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: sweet chocolate, mildy roasty malt. (5/10) Taste: mild-moderate sweet, mild bitter. (5/10) Light-medium body, moderate carbonation, medium duration lightly bitter finish. (3/5)
Best one of theirs so far. The sweet chocolate aroma doesn’t translate to sickly sweetness on the tongue, and there’s actually a reasonable mild bitter finish developing shortly after the initial chocolate flavour on the outset. The chocolate itself is mildly sweet but not milky or creamy, reminiscent of nothing as much as Tootsie Rolls. Not unpleasant, all in all. (9/20)
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