The roasted note is likely to fade at least somewhat with some age, which makes Minted an interesting beer to try fresh, and again in a few weeks. It is thankfully not liquid dessert, and for that reason, probably won’t wow non-stout drinkers.īut for stout drinkers who double as fans of chocolate and mint, it is one to savor. Visit Website Barry Brecheisen/Eater Chicago Hopewell Brewing Company One of the hipper taprooms in the city, Hopewell stands along Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. The taste, fortunately, follows suit.Ī beer nodding to Frango mints can only work through balance, and Minted pulls it off: a silky chocolate-mint note up front that’s never overbearing and gives way to a long, roasty, bittersweet chocolate finish that lingers surprisingly long - as long as the mint. Minted’s aroma is promising: undeniably mint- and chocolate-forward, but restrained by a bold roasty note. I am at once an ideal and doubtful audience: a native Chicagoan with fond Frango-filled memories and a general love for the intersection of mint and chocolate - but with a long-held skepticism of stouts that veer into sugary dessert. “We wanted to focus on the really potent mint oil standing up and fighting with the chocolate and having that be a delicious balance,” Zimmer said.Īnd do Frango and Hop Butcher pull it off? The mint oil is so potent, Zimmer said, less than a gallon was needed for the 90 barrels of beer (which translates to about 2,800 gallons) that will be released this week. In 1995, they began to have Best Bitter Ale, and Best Brown Ale contract brewed. Instead, Hop Butcher tweaked an existing stout recipe, dropping the roast character “to prop up the mint,” Zimmer said, and adding ample cacao nibs to even the flavors. Histories of 241 American Craft Beer Companies Joseph Peter Klapatch. Penn said she was open to the idea, but Zimmer said what may have made for a fun stunt would have resulted in a questionable beer due to the fats, sugars and oils in chocolate. What the beer does not feature is actual Frango mints. Touching down in the Pacific Northwest set on finding the perfect hops to brew an Italian pilsner, the brewery left inspired by a new style they triedCold IPA. 30, 2021, at the Five Rabbit Brewery in Bedford Park. Hop Butcher for the World first brewed this beer after traveling to Portland, OR, for hop selection in September 2019. The focus here is on unusual brews and especially unusual hops the sextet of beers reviewed below include some hop varieties I’d never heard of. The curiously named brewery Hop Butcher for the World can be found in Bedford Park, Illinois. Minted beer and Frango chocolate on display as the imperial chocolate stout is tasted for the first time Nov. Review: Beers of Hop Butcher for the World, 2021 Releases.
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