Terry’s Chocolate Stout

A stout festively brewed with orange peel, Terry’s Chocolate Stout comes from Picton, Ontario’s Prince Eddy’s Brewing Company. Sold in 650mL (?) bottles, the label doesn’t list an alcohol count—just a mustachioed, sunglasses-wearing pint with an orangy background.

TCS is a dark beer with amber highlights and a dense and sudsy tan head. The beer has a milk chocolate aroma tinged with roasted malt and a hint of orange. The flavour is stout-y and chocolatey, but with only the faintest orange twist providing a little bitterness at the finish. Dwarfing the citrus, the flavour is rich in roasty malt and a sweet, chocolate vibe.

Not as thick and cloying as some chocolate stouts, but not the orange-heavy tipple I wanted it to be. The beer was enjoyable, but unremarkable.

Rating: 7.0 out of 10.