Young's Double Chocolate?

[Bobbyok]

This is still available as a general list item, correct? Someone from Halifax posted over at Beer Advocate that the NSLC told him it was no longer available in Canada, yet there's a ton of it in the LCBO online inventory. Perhaps it was the switch in LCBO product number that confused them - any idea why they switched the number without a change in bottle size, or as I initially suspected, a change to cans?

[Garthicus]

I see it almost every time I'm in the LCBO.. it's one of those products that I barely buy and when it's delisted I'll be very very sad.

[SteelbackGuy]

I think it is coming in cans. But lots in London, and it sells quite well.

[TJ]

There were plenty enough in Whitby when I picked one up on Tuesday.

[Ale's What Cures Ya]

It's too bad the superior Rogue Chocolate Stout isn't a regular listing.

[SteelbackGuy]

It's too bad the superior Rogue Chocolate Stout isn't a regular listing.

Agreed.


Wouldn't it be nice if we could at least replace some mediocre offerings that we get, with the best representations of the style?

[matt7215]

this is one of my most frequent LCBO purchases, my wife loves this stuff and ive really grown fond of it. you should all try icebocking a bottle, it makes for quite a brew.

i hope this stays as a regular list in either bottles or cans.

[SteelbackGuy]

this is one of my most frequent LCBO purchases, my wife loves this stuff and ive really grown fond of it. you should all try icebocking a bottle, it makes for quite a brew.

i hope this stays as a regular list in either bottles or cans.

How does one Icebock a bottle ?

[matt7215]

this is one of my most frequent LCBO purchases, my wife loves this stuff and ive really grown fond of it. you should all try icebocking a bottle, it makes for quite a brew.

i hope this stays as a regular list in either bottles or cans.

How does one Icebock a bottle ?

step one:

pour contents of bottle into metal bowl

step two:

place bowl in freezer

step three:

check on beer every 10 or so min for freezing

step four:

when you got a 7/11 style slush in your bowl pour contents into a snifter through a funnel, the funnel will catch the solid ice chucks and leave you with a concentrated version of the now "icebocked" beer

you wont have and carbonation left but it makes a quasi imperial chocolate stout

cheers
matt

[Bobsy]

this is one of my most frequent LCBO purchases, my wife loves this stuff and ive really grown fond of it. you should all try icebocking a bottle, it makes for quite a brew.

i hope this stays as a regular list in either bottles or cans.

How does one Icebock a bottle ?

step one:

pour contents of bottle into metal bowl

step two:

place bowl in freezer

step three:

check on beer every 10 or so min for freezing

step four:

when you got a 7/11 style slush in your bowl pour contents into a snifter through a funnel, the funnel will catch the solid ice chucks and leave you with a concentrated version of the now "icebocked" beer

you wont have and carbonation left but it makes a quasi imperial chocolate stout

cheers
matt

You're either completely mad or a genius, but I can guarantee you that I'll be doing a bit of ice-bocking this weekend on the evil pump house blueberry bottles left in the fridge.

[Bytowner]

I see it almost every time I'm in the LCBO.. it's one of those products that I barely buy and when it's delisted I'll be very very sad.

Heheh, I'm in the same boat. I remember getting excited at the prospect of having this as a regular list, but I don't believe I've picked any up since it first appeared on the shelves.

[Ghost542]

They switched the number because the packaging went from 12 bottles/case to 8, similar to Bombardier.
This looks like a question to ask the rep next time he comes around...

[Belgian]

when you got a 7/11 style slush in your bowl pour contents into a snifter through a funnel, the funnel will catch the solid ice chucks and leave you with a concentrated version of the now "icebocked" beer

you wont have and carbonation left but it makes a quasi imperial chocolate stout

cheers
matt

Matt, I like your thinking. It's amazing we don't have a lot of really big stouts up here (and so we put them on a high pedestal) since they are probably not that hard to make - but good work-around you have here LOL.

I would like to try this with some other brews as well, perhaps Sinha Stout and St. Ambroise. (A regular stout is just an Imperial Stout that is retaining water!)

As for carbonation, have you ever double-iced a beer? This would remove still more of the water, enabling you to re-combine the thicker icebock with a small amount of carbonated beer, for better mouth-feel.

I just tried a few Stone Impy's and other crazy ones so I'm psyched for this beer style.

[Magni]

I would like to try this with some other brews as well, perhaps Sinha Stout and St. Ambroise. (A regular stout is just an Imperial Stout that is retaining water!)

As for carbonation, have you ever double-iced a beer? This would remove still more of the water, enabling you to re-combine the thicker icebock with a small amount of carbonated beer, for better mouth-feel.

Genius.

[wilco]

I'm finishing off my ice-bocked bottle of Young's right now and I approve!

Would this work with IPAs to make them Imperial? Or would it lose too much carbonation and make it undrinkable?