Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence

Taking a break from our usual fare on this blog, we bring you the following from the hops-inspired direction:

We recently tried the Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence ale, made with "real chocolate from Belgium." The first and perhaps most important thing to notice about this beer is that the chocolate acts as a thickener, but not a sweetener. If your plans for this bottle included sharing (it comes in 25 oz. size) in any sort of romantic setting, you may want to indicate as much to your lady friend.

The beer is beautifully heavy and dark, with a mellow tone that makes you want to stroke your beard in contemplation. It leaves a tad of sediment in the bottle, which helps with the snobbish appeal. However, at over $10 a bottle, its marginal superiority over significantly less expensive beers such as Old Dominion Brewing's Oak Barrel Stout is not enough to justify its consumption except on the rarest occasions.