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[Vanillalite]

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We got ourselves a sample of the beer, which was announced in June, ahead of its October 31st release date in beer shops all over the country, and this is what it tastes like.

The beer's made for charity. Some of the proceeds from the 6% ABV ale brewed with chocolate and vanilla will be going towards the climate change advocacy group Protect Our Winters.

After my first few sips, I wondered how the companies could possibly call this a chocolate chip cookie dough beer. But it sneaks up on you. There are beautifully subtle cookie dough notes in the finish, but they don't linger enough to be annoying. This beer is not smacking you across the face with cookie dough notes, but I like that it doesn't. This is a beer I wouldn't mind pairing with some sort of chocolate cake for dessert. And besides, buying a six-pack helps charity.

 

[BoosterDuck]

law enforcement groups are in tears now

 

[Bronx-Man]

Doing God's work.

 

[Busty]

I once had a pint of chocolate beer and then promptly went outside and threw up everywhere.

 

[The Argus]

It would be cool if they collaborated with the brewery right down the street from them, The Alchemist.

Man I miss my Heady Toppers.

 

[VanquishUK]

Sounds gross.

 

[The Albatross]

Not sure about this one but New Belgium is pretty good

I once had a pint of chocolate beer and then promptly went outside and threw up everywhere.

Nothing wrong with chocolate stouts

It would be cool if they collaborated with the brewery right down the street from them, The Alchemist.

Man I miss my Heady Toppers.

Alchemist is too stuck up for B&Js

 

[Beartruck]

God is real.

 

[Escape Goat]

Another drink that doesn't taste like good one or the other and instead just tastes like ass.

 

[partyphone]

I once had a pint of chocolate beer and then promptly went outside and threw up everywhere.

try something good like Young's double chocolate stout.

a local brewery does a chocolate milk stout that is ridiculously smooth and I can wait for it to come back this winter.

 

[Zackat]

I once had a pint of chocolate beer and then promptly went outside and threw up everywhere.

I have had a few of those, I liked them.

Coffee stouts are my favorite when I am down for drinking something like that

 

[Armaly]

I'll give it a try.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

So in 2016 we get the legitimization of the alt-right through the candidacy of Donald Trump, we lose Prince and Bowie and Alan Rickman, and they put cookie dough in beer? This year is bullshit.

 

[Kraftwerk]

jesus christ

 

[Snowybreak]

Hmm... I could go with this. I do hope it's a stout though. Heavy tones seem to do well with dark beers.

 

[Piers]

I once had a pint of chocolate beer and then promptly went outside and threw up everywhere.

You got wasted that quickly?

 

[Dishwalla]

That doesn't sound good honestly.

 

[zer0blivion]

Has science gone too far?

I'd try one.

 

[triplestation]

 

[Silas Lang]

Honestly, sometimes beers like this are not bad, but there is just no way I could drink more than 1 in a sitting. I had a chocolate peanut butter beer one time and it was amazing, but it was like drinking a milkshake, not a beer.

 

[Drazgul]

 

[Sorcerer]

So is Unilever involved with this or do they only own the rights to the ice cream?

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Meh, call me when there's beer with candy floating inside of it.

Skittlebrau.

 

[Sorcerer]

Meh, call me when there's beer with candy floating inside of it.

Skittlebrau.

Not beer but this was a thing years ago

 

[Eusis]

I once had a pint of chocolate beer and then promptly went outside and threw up everywhere.

They can be good. But when they are bad they are really fucking bad.

 

[Majine]

I'd have to be out of my mind drunk first.

 

[VendettaRed07]

Eat Ice Cream then get Drunk.

With this it looks like Ben & Jerry's has all the two activities you can do in Vermont now covered.

 

[King Gilga]

Nice, hope it comes out in England, would love to try it.

try something good like Young's double chocolate stout.

a local brewery does a chocolate milk stout that is ridiculously smooth and I can wait for it to come back this winter.

I'll pick one up from my local tesco sometime this week. It better be good, I'm holding you to it.

Is the chocolate milk one just a local one? Sounds like it could be delicious.

 

[SgtCobra]

Definitely would.

 

[JBourne]

This isn't the first time they've collaborated with New Belgium. I like their last one (I think it was a brown ale) , so I'll try this too.

 

[erlim]

Not beer but this was a thing years ago

Made your poo have those floating things in them. Also I was eating lunch and that cookie dough beer idea made me feel sick.

 

[Source]

I'm going to try this.

 

[partyphone]

Nice, hope it comes out in England, would love to try it.



I'll pick one up from my local tesco sometime this week. It better be good, I'm holding you to it.

Is the chocolate milk one just a local one? Sounds like it could be delicious.

yeah it's a small craft brewer here in central california. they've awesome but just barely getting their beer into local restaurants.

i hear the craft brewing scene is heating up in england so you can probably find a lot of good stouts and porters near you.


edit: ironically the name of the brewery is house of pendragon

 

[Futureman]

Just saw this at the beer store. Doesn't sound like something I'd like but yea... New Belgium is great.

 

[Shadylunchbox]

I had these!!! AMA

 

[bryehn]

It would be cool if they collaborated with the brewery right down the street from them, The Alchemist.

Man I miss my Heady Toppers.

Hill Farmstead maybe, Alchemist is too IPA-focused for a cookie dough ice cream. New Belgium is generally good, I'll try this given the chance.

 

[Fulminator]

I had these!!! AMA

is it good?

 

[PerfectFlaw]

I felt my ass getting fatter just reading about this. I'll try to find a pack soon.

 

[120v]

i picked the wrong time to start a low carb diet

 

[Frozenprince]

Sounds delicious, I'm in.

 

[Eusis]

I'd also recommend hitting RateBeer or similar before drinking a random chocolate beer. The good ones should be at least 80+, maybe 70+, and the vile ones probably won't be that high.

And my problem with some of them was a weird, unwanted sweetness that just made it gag inducing. The good ones aren't really sweet or it's more subtle, not like some chuckle fuck dumped a ton of sugar in to a beer.

 

[NastyBook]

God help me if they ever make a Butter Pecan flavor...

 

[Forerunner]

 

[hom3land]

Last year it was caramel brownie Sunday.. Straight up horrible. I usually love new Belgiums beers but I won't buy their Ben and jerry's collaboration again

 

[Phobophile]

Shorts in a Michigan has a damn good s'mores beer.

Seeing as this is New Belgium, I have my doubts. I could do without them outside of their Lips of Faith series.

 

[GatorBait]

They previously released a Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale. I picked up a six pack and it was pretty decent. Did not taste real sweet at all. It was definitely a brown ale first and foremost, but it had just enough hint of the rest of the flavors to keep it intriguing. Was not a "dessert" beer.

 

[The Last Wizard]

law enforcement groups are in tears now

I understood the reference.

 

[NateDrake]

Fights climate change. I'll buy a pack once I see it in stores.

 

[Biff]

"Made for charity"
"Some of the proceeds"

I know the Internet is loving Ben & Jerry's now, but don't be fooled by this ONE WEIRD MARKETING TRICK.

The company is owned by Unilever, lmfao.

 

[BronsonLee]

I once had a pint of chocolate beer and then promptly went outside and threw up everywhere.

I KNEW YOU COULDN'T HANDLE YOUR LIQUOR