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HOW TO PAIR BEER WITH EVERYTHING: Chocolate Love Stout by Yards Brewing Company

HOW TO PAIR BEER WITH EVERYTHING: Chocolate Love Stout by Yards Brewing Company
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Beer: Chocolate Love Stout

Brewer: Yards Brewing Company

Style: English Stout

ABV: 6.90%

Description: Chocolate Love Stout pours deep black with a brown head that leaves behind some great lacing on the glass. The aroma is filled with notes of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, caramel, coffee, and hints of vanilla. The taste thankfully follows the nose with a strong hit of chocolate up front, followed by caramel, coffee, and fresh vanilla. This is a beer that truly drinks and tastes like dessert in a glass. The medium-full mouthfeel and moderate carbonation give this beer an incredibly smooth body and impart a feeling of sweet melted chocolate across the tongue.

Yards’ Love Stout is certainly one of the best English stouts currently available, but the addition of chocolate to this beer has made this a truly incredible beer. It’s a must-try, but hurry – this is a limited release that tends to go fast!

Ideal setting: Chocolate Love Stout is full of deep, rich, complex flavors that are best savored in a quiet, intimate environment, either alone or with a loved one. The smooth body and profound chocolate flavor also make this beer fantastic for enjoying while contemplating the deeper questions about life.

Ideal music: This beer will certainly calm the most anxious of people and cause many to reflect inwards. This reaction calls for something that is both inspiring and a wonderful accompaniment to deep thinking. The best kind of music for this is post-rock instrumental music that offers true soundscapes for the mind and body.

Some great albums to enjoy with Chocolate Love Stout are:

Ideal movie: The name, abundance of choclate, and relaxing qualities of this beer make it the perfect date night accompaniment. Let’s skip the unrealistic rom-com, though, and instead take a look at relationships on a more realistic level.

Some great films to watch while enjoying Chocolate Love Stout are:

Ideal book: If you are not in a relationship and instead would rather spend Valentine’s Day, or any day for that matter, curled up with a good book and a good beer, then grab some Chocolate Love Stout and crack open some classic philosophy. This is a beer that goes perfectly with deep thinking; with the mid-range ABV, it provides just enough to relax and open the mind, but not too much to prevent true deep thought.

Some great books to read with Chocolate Love Stout are:

The perfect experience: Chocolate Love Stout is the perfect beer for Valentine’s Day, or any evening spent at home with a loved one. Play some great music and enjoy a smooth, easy-drinking beer together and fall in love all over again!

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