A historic day in America. This special occasion required a special beer blend. So I opened my bomber of last year's Sexual Chocolate Stout - an intense imperial stout from .... you guessed it ... Foothills Brewery. This is a dark beauty with intense, roasty maltyness and a feisty hop kick. If it's chocolate, it's dark, dark chocolate lingering in the back of you palate with a slight bitterness that blends with the hops.
I paired the year-old Sexual Chocolate Stout with a bottle of Flying Dog's Double Dog Ale. The malt character of this double pale ale gives the front of you palate a bit more to do and adds some sweetness. It mellows the stout a bit - the blend turns the whole experience more towards milk chocolate. It takes the edge off a bit and adds complexity at the same time. Very cool.
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