IMG_0545 The Chocolate Cream Stout came out well I think but not perfect. It has a nice body and good lasting head. The nose is initially slightly chocolaty but the hops are noticable. The first taste has a dark chocolate beginning with the lactose sweetness mixing in for almost a sweetened coffee taste. Toward the end you there is an acrid bitterness to comes slowly but becomes stronger from the black malt used. My thoughts would be to use less black malt and less lactose should I do this recipe again. The alcohol on this batch was low, just under 4% ABV which I assume is attributed to the less active yeast and abundance of non-fermentables in this particular recipe. I’m tempted to try this maybe with some dark chocolate although I think it may hinder the taste of each. While drinking more, I’m akin to comparing this most to chocolate mousse. It is definitely a big beer but not in all the ways I want.