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Dogfish Head Brewery has done it again!  They’ve produced another wonderful, unorthodox beer, based on ancient archaeological evidence.

This delicious ale, in addition to the usual heaps of generous high-quality malt + hops, is brewed with: “honey, cocoa nibs, cocoa powder, ancho chilies, & ground annato”, which results in a surprisingly tasty, smooth taste with subtle complexities I’ve never imagined before.  In stead of overpowering the decent true-beer flavor, all these components truly coalesce together to provide a wonderful, unique taste that is truly remarkable.  The sweet, ultra-silky chocolate flavors play out near the middle of the taste, followed up by a very subtle smoky spiciness, no doubt contributed by the chilis.  It doesn’t sound that appealing (especially for non-chocolate people such as myself), but trust me, it truly is superb.  At 9% A.B.V., it”s definitely no slouch in the booze-department either…

I highly recommend you seek out and try this very limited-edition beer and enjoy it as I have.

From the mouth of Sam Calagione himself (head of Dogfish):

This beer is based on chemical analysis of pottery fragments found in Honduras which revealed the earliest known alcoholic chocolate drink used by early civilizations to toast special occasions.  The discovery of this beverage pushed back the earliest use of cocoa for human consumption more than 500 years to 1200 BC.  As per the analysis, Dogfish Head’s Theobroma (translated into ‘food of the gods’) is brewed with Aztec cocoa powder and cocoa nibs (from our friends at Askinosie Chocolate), honey, chilies, and annatto (fragrant tree seeds). It’s light in color - not what you expect with your typical chocolate beer. Not that you’d be surpised that we’d do something unexpected with this beer!

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