My wife's a big fan of Stouts and Porters and wants me to make some for us to share but frankly I liken the flavors typically added by chocolate or black to be akin to licking a galvanized metal pole. I find links referring to recipes that you don't need black or patent but none of them apparently feel the desire or need to link to those particular recipes. I'm pretty sure it's the coffee roast style taste that gags me as I don't handle coffee well at all either. It's either that or drink 4-6oz of vodka first so the flavor doesn't make me gag which puts me at a marked disadvantage here...
Has anyone come across a recipe that has neither of those of that rough type? I'd even consider going with a debittered perhaps (although I've not yet tried this) and I'm rather intrigued by the descriptions of Pale Chocolate (I've read/heard this has a Toasty flavor sans Roasty) but I'll have to order it as it's not locally available unfortunately.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Has anyone come across a recipe that has neither of those of that rough type? I'd even consider going with a debittered perhaps (although I've not yet tried this) and I'm rather intrigued by the descriptions of Pale Chocolate (I've read/heard this has a Toasty flavor sans Roasty) but I'll have to order it as it's not locally available unfortunately.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.