By Jonathan McNamara
They’ll put just about anything in beer these days. We’ve already seen red rice, juniper berries and pumpkin, but I never counted on popping open a cold bottle of chocolate beer.
Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock comes in a bottled decorated with an ornate silver label. As I poured my first taste I wondered if the liquid refreshment beneath the presentation would match the hype?
Two brews stepped up to the field of battle. One armed himself with the tastiness of the humble blackbeery while the other trained his dark coffee flavor on his opponent. In the end, only one would remain and that victor is none other than Samuel Adams' Blackberry Witbier.
Competing against Samuel Adams' Coffee Stout in the 2008 Beer Lover's Choice Campaign, Blackberry Witbier won with 60 percent of the vote and is available where Sam Adams is sold.
When I got a hold of two sample bottles o