Young’s Double Chocolate Stout

Can vs Bottle

Young’s Double Chocolate Stout has been on my “to drink” list for a while.  It comes in both nitro widget cans as well as bottles.  I have heard that some people tend to like one more than the other.  So, I decided to do a back to back review with the can 1st, followed by the bottle to see which is better:

This is a yummy beer!  I love chocolate and Young’s Double Chocolate, in both the can and bottle, delivers.  The chocolate is more on the bitter sweet side than milk chocolate.  It is a bit like drinking a liquid chocolate bar There isn’t much else to the flavor other than some nice roasted malt flavors.  The finish is slightly acidic and has a chocolate note.  Drinkability is pretty good.  So, which is better, the can or bottle?  Well, they were both very close.  The only discernible difference I could really get was in the “creaminess” of the beer, with the nitro widget can tasting slightly better than the bottle in this regard.  Also, the appearance of the canned version was better than the bottle, due once again to the nitro widget.

So, I declare the canned version of Young’s Double Chocolate Stout the winner, by a widget, over the bottle.  Both are very, very good so please try them, especially if you like chocolate!

Here Are The Scores:

Can:

1. Appearance- 9 points (out of 10)
2. Smell- 8 points (out of 10)
3. Taste- 17 points (out of 20)
4. Drinkability- 8 points (out of 10)

Total  42 (out of 50) Points- 4 Mugs (The Winner, by a Widget)

Bottle:

1. Appearance- 8 points (out of 10)
2. Smell- 8 points (out of 10)
3. Taste- 16 points (out of 20)
4. Drinkability- 8 points (out of 10)

Total  40 (out of 50) Points- 4 Mugs

ABV 5.2%

Approximate Calories: 160-187 (12 oz)