I had it in the tap room at Harpoon back in July and didn’t love it, but thought I just wasn’t “ready for it.” It was a sticky humid day, the place was packed and hot, and it just didn’t mix well with ginger and winter spices. Truth be told, this is not my first taste of this brew. The future hubs and I are sitting here, finalizing seating charts and confirming wedding vendors while sipping on Harpoon's Gingerland UFO.

I am shocked to see that not too many holidays ales many have made the naughty list this year … are people being too nice? Hey everyone! What an amazing countdown to Christmas this year - so many amazing contributors and varieties of brews. Reaching out to a few of my beer friends has been a great experience and I expect future literary collaborations coming to Beer411 in the future. Thank you all for joining us on this Beer411 - 12 Beers of Christmas journey. The sweetness of the dessert would fill in those blanks. I know that sounds like a chocolate overload, but with the porter style being as dry and thin as it is, I don't think pairing the two would be too overwhelming. I guess I'd actually want to pair this with a brownie or some chocolate dessert of some sort. Fairly accessible, won't break the bank and it's a treat. I encourage you all to seek this one out. I've seen a few Boulder Beers in CT but perhaps I've just overlooked this variety. I have to say, this is a SILLY AWESOME beer, especially for chocolate lovers. Not sure if that's true with ALL porters but overall I find that they are lighter or thinner than stouts. The porter style is coming through a bit now on the mouthfeel. Matt and I also picked up notes of peanut butter. It's surprisingly subdued after the chocolate bomb that just went off in my nose. I can only imagine what this will taste like. If you're ever helped Mom make brownies or chocolate cake back in the day and she handed you the rubber scraper loaded with the left over batter. Let's head down memory lane for a moment. The smells that are coming out of this beer are AMAZING. did I just pour myself a legit chocolate shake in a glass or is this a beer? Ok, still beer. Again, I poured aggressively and found myself with about a YETI FINGER of off-white head (shout out to the Beer Coasters and their YETI metrics). My guess is that you want to save this one for dessert.Īs was with the Cocoa Psycho, this beer is also very dark. And if we learned anything from our first review, this is not something you start your night our with. ANYWAY, this is their Shake Chocolate Porter, which sits at a comfortable 5.9% abv. Boulder Beer is out of Colorado where I believe they might know a thing or two about brewing. NEXT on our Holiday BONANZA Finale is the Boulder Beer Shake Chocolate Porter. Not sure how many times Matt is going to go back to the store for this one.

walst DE-licious, this 12oz bottle was about $13. My one drawback? Be prepared to make it rain for this one. or if you grew up with me and my cousins, you'd go for the plate of Aunt Connie's Cookies. Food pairings? I say, slide that dining room chair next to a plate of Italian Cookies.

It's a dessert beer no doubt so if you ARE able to track this one down, make sure you save room after dinner. The mouthfeel and finish give it a pleasant balance of chocolate, coffee, heat and maltiness in my opinion. There's a bit of heat from the alcohol - oh heeeeey, it's 10% abv. Rich black coffee notes dominate with some bitter chocolate hints as well.

On the nose, a sweet blast of maltiness with notes of black roasted coffee. About 1/2' of dark khaki pillowy head sits on top after an aggressive pour. Looking through my glass, there's no light shining through the chocolatey abyss that awaits me. Welcome to the world of Cocoa Psycho, a liquid dimension where pure indulgence reigns. Checking in at 10% abv, this Russian Imperial Stout hails out of the UK.

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