So... backstory is required here I guess.

I've been trying to cook more this year. I picked up a copy of Jamie Oliver's food revolution just before the end of last year and it's a really good cookbook. About ten recipes tried so far and they are all generally really good.

One of the recipes is a Guinness stew with beef. I've done it before and it's nice. I decided to make some today and went down to the liquor store for some Guinness. While I was there, I stumbled over something utterly beautiful.

Young's Double Chocolate Stout. It came in a 500 ml bottle at about $3.95 Canadian a crack. I figured I'd try it and see if I could try this in some recipes too.

You'd have to be an idiot to use this in recipes. That would require you to NOT drink it. I could drink this for breakfast. You can actually taste the chocolate in this beer and it works. It works beautifully!

I completely recommend this tasty, tasty beverage. If you see it, grab it.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/664/73

I don't know much about beer but isn't beer advocate extremely biased towards american beers?

you gotta try this , Fen. I used to work at a place that carried a lot of this company's shit. Amazing....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiD5NcKm5qw

That beer looks fucking amazing. Black as night and thicker than concrete.

I'll drink it before I consign it to stew, but it's weird how my tastes have changed in the last few years. Used to loathe Guinness and these kind of beers, now I can't get enough of them.

I knew there was hope for Fenris.

I'm kinda like scotch. I needed to age a few decades first.

Have a Guinness the next time you eat prime rib. Velvet heaven !!!!!

Guinness is the nectar... I only drink beer maybe once a month cause it gives me a gut and I can't have that... but when I do it's Guinness.