Theobroma
Name – Theobroma
Country – United States
Type – Chile Beer
Appearance – Poured a very bubbly dark orange color. The bubbles ran up the side of the glass keeping the white head around for a good bit.
Smell – Sweet smells of honey and cocoa. Get a little boozy whiff in there too.
Taste – Quite sweet with honey, white grapes and a little cocoa coming out. There is a very mild pepper taste but not nearly as much as I expected. Has a slight alcohol bite at the end.
I was a little hesitant to pick this up after my last encounter with a chile beer but Dogfish Head rarely lets me down. After first sipping it I was happy to pick it up. The pepper taste was quite mild and not very easy to pick up. I picked up grapes that reminded me of a white wine that made it sweet but enjoyable. I really don’t agree with the tagging of chile beer but I can understand since it has ancho chilis in it. But I found this along the lines of a Belgian dark. If the price on this ($14) wasn’t so high I would definitely pick it up again.
Overall Grade – B
Posted on October 30th, 2009 under Chili Beer, Grade B • Tags: Dogfish Head. • 
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October 30th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
I had this on draft a couple months back. I drank 4oz and couldn’t continue to drink it. I don’t recall what I didn’t like about it, but just didn’t sit well with me. The first Dogfish Beer I didn’t like and hopefully the last.
October 30th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Yeah with their odd styles I can see every so often coming across something you don’t like.
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:08 am
I haven’t embraced the chili-beer concept just yet. I’m hoping that someone else in The Brew Club picks one up, then I’ll try it!
November 16th, 2009 at 3:40 am
I’m looking to get Theobroma. Any suggestions in Northern California or Missouri? Any shipment options?
November 16th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Hi Nick, thanks for stopping by. I would recommend first asking your local story to contact whoever distributes Dogfish Head in your area. Because if the distributor can get it for you then you can save a good amount of money on shipping.
But as for online here a place I found that has it.
http://www.vintagecellar.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=VCOS&Product_Code=27769_1