Amager Bryghus – California Christmas

Chocolate Orange Imperial Stout

Once upon a time there was a little boy named Alex who grew up in San Francisco on the American West Coast, in the great state of California. A state known for The Beach Boys, Arnold Schwarzenegger and big, juicy oranges. Generally, Alex grew up a happy boy, but he would always be happiest around Christmas time. You see, every Christmas Alex’ parents would give him a little foil-wrapped chocolate orange. It was not a real orange, but it came in the shape of an orange, only made of orange flavored chocolate. And when the foil was removed you would find delicious slices of chocolate in the shape of orange slices. So incredibly yummy. Yes, Christmas was indeed the best of times. Many, many moons later, through the twists and quirks of life, Alex found himself in Copenhagen, Denmark, running a small brewpub with his wife. Something he had not even remotely imagined when he was a little boy in San Francisco. But the memory of those delicious chocolate oranges, he brought with him all the way from sunny California to chilly Copenhagen. So, when Amager Bryghus teamed up with Alex for a collaborative Christmas beer, it was only natural that together we tried to recreate those lovely chocolate oranges with a rich and filling Imperial Stout as the base. Cheers to fond childhood memo