Chris Banker – Stone – Insurgente – Xocoveza Mocha Stout – Ale Brewed With Cocoa, Coffee, Peppers, Cinnamon And Nutmeg

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog’s brew review.

Tonight’s featured beer is Chris Banker – Stone – Insurgente – Xocoveza Mocha Stout – Ale Brewed With Cocoa, Coffee, Peppers, Cinnamon And Nutmeg. I picked this bottle up at The Wine Club in San Jose (here). They have a small craft beer section, but they have an incredible selection.  If you’re anywhere near The Wine Club go visit them and tell ’em I sent you!

From the Stone Brewing Company website: “This year’s winner of our American Homebrewers Association-sanctioned homebrewing competition, Chris Banker, helped keep us grounded to our homebrewing roots by introducing flavors consistent with our regional palate. His chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg, chile pepper and coffee-infused milk stout was built to mimic the flavors of Mexican hot chocolate, a beloved specialty from our neighbors to the south, as our callaborators from Baja California, Cervezería Insurgente, will attest. Layered with tiers of earth