Just like Chance the Rapper, we’re grown-ass kids. That’s why we still get overly excited for National Chocolate Day, which conveniently falls on Oct. 28, just ahead of Halloween. We love every variety of the cocoa-infused treat, from Hershey’s bars to M&M’s. We love chocolate so much that we even like to drink it in beer form. That’s why we’re extra stoked to pour a pint (or three) of these chocolate-based brews on this sweet food holiday. Check out some of our favorites sips below.
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Chocolate Beers
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Boulevard Chocolate Ale
This 8.7 percent chocolate ale is made with Valrhona chocolate and Dominican cacao nibs in collaboration with Kansas City’s Elbow Chocolates.
Photo: Boulevard
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New Belgium Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout
This Lips of Faith offering is perfect for fall as it’s yeasty, malty, and chocolatey, with the perfect amount of subtle saltiness.
Photo: New Belgium
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Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
If you like chocolate (specifically Hershey’s syrup), this beer is perfect for you. It’s dark, rich, and full of chocolate. Bonus: it’s high in alcohol.
Photo: Brooklyn
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Prairie BOMB!
This is a beer for people who only like a little chocolate mixed in with the other flavors in their beer. That’s because this Imperial Stout is aged on coffee, chocolate, vanilla beans, and ancho chili peppers.
Photo: Prairie
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Oskar Blues Death By Coconut
Fans of Almond Joy candy bars (and who isn’t?) shouldn’t miss this coconut and chocolate-fueled beer this fall.
Photo: Oskar Blues
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Rogue Chocolate Stout
This rich, creamy 5.8 percent stout is like literally drinking a booze-filled glass of chocolate. What could be better than that?
Photo: Rogue
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Southern Tier Nitro S'Mores
This Imperial Milk Stout has everything a chocoholic could want, plus marshmallow and graham cracker flavors. Who wants s’more?
Photo: Southern Tier
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Young's Double Chocolate Stout
This beloved stout is chock full of chocolate thanks to chocolate malt, chocolate essence, and real dark chocolate.
Photo: Young’s
