Mocha IPA

A very unusual combination: double IPA, cacao, and coffee. Those ingredients in stout or porter, sure, but in an IPA?! That's fucking weird. I'm not sure if this works or not, and I've had like 5 of these, not all today, of course. The coffee aroma is very strong. As it warms, the chocolate taste comes out strong. There is an IPA under those dominant flavors somewhere, hiding, but packing a wallop. I guess I like it, but it is so different, it is a truly hard call to make. ID

12oz bottle, 9% ABV
Stone Brewing Company
Escondido, San Diego County, CA
purchased at Kenwood