Welcome to the 2nd Beer Battle, a live beer vs beer comparing the look, aroma, taste and drinkability of two random brews. You can witness the live results on our twitter every Friday or Saturday night.
The 2 Beers on deck tonight are both Chocolate Peanut butter flavored
– Manayunk Brewing Companys Crunch click here for our review.
– Great Barn Brewery Dunkel Shaun click here for our review.
I am Starting with the Manayunk Brewing Companys Crunch, a chocolate peanut butter Porter. I’ll not sure why so many breweries are going with this minimalist style, I liked the old can design.
Once poured the peanut aroma fills the entire room. The flavor surprises me since it is light on peanuts and heavy on roasted Malts with some chocolate flavor. The finish is both tart and semi-dry. This has to be one of the thinnest porters I have tried
Overall this is a decent beer. I wish the body was a little heavier and the peanut/chocolate flavors came through a little more. Still I like it as a easier drinking porter. I give it a 3/5, try it out.
Next up is the Great Barn Brewery Dunkel Shaun Peanut Butter Chocolate Dunkel. I really enjoy this label, the half zombie hand holding the peanut appeals to the horror fan in me, and I gotta believe the name is a nice nod to Shaun of the dead.
The aroma is strong up close and is very reminiscent of Reese’s peanut butter straight from the jar. The flavor is also strong with peanut butter with a hint of chocolate. The mouthfeel is semi creamy almost oily (like peanut oil) with a semi-sweet aftertaste.
Overall this is one of the most peanut butter heavy beers I have had, and it’s a nice consistency, I just wish there was a bit more chocolate. Still I would give it a 3.75/5, give it a try.
And the winner is The Great Barn Brewery Dunkel Shaun Peanut Butter Chocolate Dunkel. Between the consistency and the flavor that is closer to peanut butter this was a no brainer. Thanks for following and remember to drink your beers and play your games responsibly, cheers!