I had a pint of this dark dark dark ale at a beer festival in Linlithgo hosted by the Four Mary’s – always a fine establishment of imbibement! The place had on 22 guest ales from a range of brewery’s around Scotland and I spent a pretty entertaining, and increasingly fuzzy 6 hours there, tasting a ton of beers I’d never tried before.
The Triple Chocolohic beer from the Solitaire Brewery was one of the more memorable of the bunch. It had an amazing smell first off, most definitely chocolate, along with a bit of smoke and must. It was probably one of the most pungent of the night, but the sweetness made it pretty damn appetising!
The beer was a totally black colour with practically no head, and the carbonation was pretty light so it looked a little lifeless I have to admit. The taste didn’t dissapoint, despite not being quite as strong as the smell. It was still pretty sweet, still slightly misty and, most certainly, still very chocolately. Thanks to the subtle tastes it’s quite a light porter, and definately doesn’t taste its 4.8% strength, even though that’s not the strongest in the pub by any means.
Great beer overall, although possibly a bit sweet for some. Right to my taste though!
86/100