Theobroma '12 | Bottle | A+ | Goldstein's Deli - Kingston, PA | 18MAR12
I can't believe how LIGHT in color and body this is for the flavor of the beer. The only other beer that comes to mind that has succeeded in this phenomena is Furthermore Oscura. There is a cola-like head on this beer (only just a bit more foamy) -- it's there, and then it's not. This is definitely a unique smelling beer which I believe is due to the ancho chilies. The taste up front is sweet, there's definitely chocolate but with a big rush of honey. Not quite mead, but it's definitely honey. There's definitely some chilies here but I did not get ANY heat from them, only the pepper taste. I was trying to compare the heat with Terrapin/Schmaltz Reunion Ale '12 and my only findings were complete opposites. Of course, the warmer this gets, the more flavor, but the weird thing was that there weren't MORE flavors, just STRONGER flavors. That was really neat.
I can't believe how LIGHT in color and body this is for the flavor of the beer. The only other beer that comes to mind that has succeeded in this phenomena is Furthermore Oscura. There is a cola-like head on this beer (only just a bit more foamy) -- it's there, and then it's not. This is definitely a unique smelling beer which I believe is due to the ancho chilies. The taste up front is sweet, there's definitely chocolate but with a big rush of honey. Not quite mead, but it's definitely honey. There's definitely some chilies here but I did not get ANY heat from them, only the pepper taste. I was trying to compare the heat with Terrapin/Schmaltz Reunion Ale '12 and my only findings were complete opposites. Of course, the warmer this gets, the more flavor, but the weird thing was that there weren't MORE flavors, just STRONGER flavors. That was really neat.
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