This is described by Dogfish as a recreation of an ancient drink from Honduras. The recipe is based on chemical analysis of pottery fragments dating back to 1200 b.c. Theobroma translates to "food of the gods" and is brewed with Aztec cocoa powder, honey, chilies, and annatto (tree seeds that are very fragrant).
When I opened this I expected a thick, dark, syrupy type of chocolate beer. I was very surprised at what I saw. Theobroma is a dark amber, rusty color. It is fairly clear, but has a little bit of haziness. The foam is very lite and short lived. The bubbles arise throughout the duration of my experience, but not overly carbonated at all.
The smell is sort of an off-sweet, with just a tiny bit of bitter chocolate aromas. Now that I read the description on the Dogfish website, I can pick out notes of honey too.
Aside from the fact that its not at all what I expected, I like this beer a lot. Its light enough that drinking a big glass was not hard to do, but had enough flavors to keep me interested. It does taste a little bit of chocolate, but just a touch of that bitterness you get from really dark chocolate. I guess I should say it tastes less like chocolate and more like real cocoa.
Just to test my theory, I saved a little in the bottle for the following evening. Now that I know what to expect, I liked it a lot more. The first sipping I was really expecting that chocolate stout beer that pours out like tar. This was definitely a cool experience from the Dogfish Head Ancient Ales series.
Dogfish Head Brewing
Theobroma
9.0 % abv
TCSH Rating - A-
Aka - good, and interesting, but not awesome
Eli
Bibo ergo sum
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