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Chocolate Moose

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Chocolate Moose is a chocolate milk stout at 5.4% ABV from Rhinegeist, with a rich, creamy chocolate flavor. The brewery brewed it in honor of National Chocolate Milk Day on September 27th. It is a limited release from Rhinegeist, which brews in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district inside a former bottling plant.

ABV
5.4%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark35
PaceTwo or Three
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
chocolatemaltyroasted
chocolate
malty
roasted
coffee
dark fruit
Aroma
Chocolate dominates the nose with cocoa powder and cocoa butter notes, layered beneath soft roasted malt.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Chocolate Moose

◎ Appearance

Deep brown to nearly black, with a dense, creamy off-white head that clings to the glass in thick bands. The beer shows good clarity despite its opaque darkness, with carbonation that appears moderate and well-integrated. Lacing persists along the sides with each sip.

deep brown-blackcreamy headopaquegood lacing

◌ Aroma

Chocolate dominates the nose with cocoa powder and cocoa butter notes, layered beneath soft roasted malt. Subtle milk sugar sweetness and whispers of coffee and dark fruit emerge on deeper sniffs, while the overall impression remains rounded and approachable rather than sharp.

chocolate, cocoaroasted maltmilk sweetnesscoffee undertone

◐ Taste

Chocolate floods the palate immediately—rich, creamy, reminiscent of chocolate milk—supported by smooth, full roasted malt character. Bitterness is restrained at 18 IBU, allowing the sweetness and cocoa to shine; coffee and dark fruit flavors provide depth without overpowering the primary chocolate profile. The mouthfeel is velvety and luxurious throughout.

chocolate forwardcreamy, full-bodiedlow bitternesssmooth roasted

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and relatively quick, with chocolate and cocoa notes tapering gently. A lingering sweetness and faint roasted grain aftertaste remain on the palate without any harsh drying.

clean finishlingering sweetness
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
76
Taste
80
Appearance
78
Finish
76
Serve at 10–14°C

Slightly warmer than you might expect. 10–13°C lets the roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes open up fully.

Pint glass

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Drink within a year. Standard stouts are best fresh but hold reasonably well for 6–12 months.

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Stouts are dark ales with roasted barley character, 4–8% ABV and IBU 25–45. Expect coffee, dark chocolate and toast flavors with a creamy body and dry finish.

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