DuClaw - HERO Chocolate Chipotle Stout

From Joe Drinks Dinner and Stuff

I really love spicy stouts. There's something that just really works. (See Great Divide's Chocolate Yeti and the recent Stone Smoked Porter with Chipotle Peppers)

The peppers are front and center in the beer, but its not ridiculously over-powering. Chocolate still comes through and there's a bitterness to the finish.

I'd recommend it. 

DuClaw - Anti- Venom - Citra

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Very clear aroma from the citra hops.

I think I need to remind myself that the standard recipe is probably more malty than I'm typically looking for. Some bitterness to it. Its fine. I'll probably skip future offerings.

DuClaw - X-4 Macchiato Milk Stout

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Definitely a milk stout. Very sweet. I was expecting more coffee flavor after the bottle boasts of added espresso and asks "bartender or barista?" So yeah, not that much coffee flavor. I guess its nice enough. Nothing mind blowing. 

DuClaw - X-1 Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Chocolate Rye Porter

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Definitely a barrel aged beer. Slightly chocolatey. Not too sweet or overly alcoholic. Enjoyable enough.

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A fairly unique hop flavor in this. I thought it was fruity. I enjoyed it and would recommend it. Mandy really didn't like it though.

DuClaw - Anti-Venom Pale Ale Green Bullet

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A single hopped pale ale. A variation on their Venom pale ale (which I've never had).

This was enjoyable enough. The hops are a little grassy. Decent amount of bitterness and balance.

DuClaw - X-1 - Imperial Chocolate Rye Porter

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It's a beer. It was fine.

DuClaw - Devils's Milk

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Continuing my tour of DuClaw's beers...

Pretty malty. Pretty bitter. Its not bad, but nothing outstanding.I have two six packs of Bigfoot waiting to be conquered.

DuClaw - 2010 Oak Aged Black Jack Stout

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Yet another beer on my DuClaw adventure. The bottle clarifies in a few places that it was whiskey barrel aged and not just on oak planks or something like that.

A little thinner than I'd like. Nice bourbon & vanilla notes in the finish. A prickly carbonation to it. Standard roasted malt and slight coffee bitterness. Not bad (or badly priced), but the barrel aged double black lightning was a lot better than this.

DuClaw - Oak Aged Double Black Lightning

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I ran across two barrel aged offerings from DuClaw and decided to pick them up in an effort to drink local.

This is actually really good. I think its based off of their normal black IPA, but it tastes more like a subtlety piney stout than a super piney/citrusy/whatever IPA. There are notes of vanilla from the barrel aging. I'd recommend it.

DuClaw Naked Fish

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It really does taste like raspberries. That's actually a good thing. Its not a hint of raspberries, its a shit ton.

A pretty tasty dessert beer.