[penguicon-general] Food track

[Dan DeSloover]

Sludgy bock? Ewww. Not good.

Bocks have a tendency to be very strong and sometimes sweetish as well as having a somewhat higher
density, but sludge?

--- Steve Gutterman <SteveGutterman at compuserve.com> wrote:

> We tried a bottle of chocolate Bock Beer a little while back.
> Can't remember who made it, though, although it was a well
> known label.  Rather... sludgy.
> 
> Steve Gutterman
> 
> 
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> >
> Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
> > On Wednesday 15 November 2006 12:46 pm, LadySarah wrote:
> >   
> >> I've never had Chocolate Tea.  Carmel Tea and Chocolate Beer, yes, but
> not
> >> Chocolate Tea.
> >>     
> >
> > Chocolate Beer?  I've heard of fruit beers, yes, but chocolate beer? 
> That's 
> > as bad as garlic ice cream (which also exists).
> >   
> 
> Not to mention hot pepper ice cream-- and the Japanese have some REALLY 
> strange flavors (by our standards, at least-- shrimp ice cream, anyone?).
> 
> Chocolate as a beer ingredient actually works very well-- think of it as 
> a bittering agent, like hops.  It's usually paired with roasty malts, 
> like in a porter or stout.  What's weirder (but still neat) is 
> bubble-gum flavored beer; the yeast naturally produces the same flavor 
> molecule that's used to flavor JuicyFruit gum.
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Thanks,
Dan DeSloover
Penguicon 5.0 LUG-Wrangler(and MonroeLUG co-conspirator)
http://www.penguicon.org/