Are you the type of person who likes to wait until your ice cream melts into ice cream soup to eat it? Or perhaps the type of beer drinker who is interested in a more epicurean and dessert-like flavor profile? Braxton and Graeter’s have made a successful partnership appealing to both sides of that coin with their line of collaboration brews, ranging from their Pumpkin Pie ale to their Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip stout.
A new entry into this drinkable series is their Graeter’s Black Cherry Chocolate Chip White Stout. The beer is “brewed to be a decadent dessert beer, crafted with notes of sweet black cherries, rich dark chocolate and an indulgent, medium-bodied white stout,” according to a press release. “Hailing flavors from Graeter’s iconic Black Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, the new innovation from Braxton is handcrafted to be reminiscent of one of America’s most memorable desserts: the chocolate covered cherry.”
“From the first Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Milk Stout we made with Graeter’s to today’s Black Cherry Chocolate Chip White Stout, we’re proud to be able to honor Graeter’s in our unique way,” says Jake Rouse, co-founder and CEO of Braxton Brewing, in the same release. “Graeter’s is such an iconic Cincinnati brand that we’ve loved transforming it into a beer consumers can really fall in love with.”
The beer will be available on Friday, Feb. 28 starting with a tapping and release party at the Braxton taproom in Covington and then starting March 2, fans can purchase the brew in 16-ounce four-pack cans at Kroger stores in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Columbus, Dayton, Louisville and Lexington for $13.99.
“It’s always a privilege for us to be able to lend our flavors and expertise to something as innovative and as fun as our collaborations with Braxton,” says Bob Graeter, fourth-generation owner of Graeter’s Ice Cream, in the release. “This year’s Black Cherry Chocolate Chip White Stout is a welcome addition to our current Braxton-Graeter’s collection of innovations. We’re reaching new consumers, helping a new generation to taste and fall in love with French Pot-made ice cream, and it’s stretching our creative approach to fan favorites, overall.”
The Feb. 28 release party will feature a donut pop-up with Graeter’s, ice cream sampling, a visit from the Cincinnati Zoo on Sunday and early four-pack purchasing.
This article appears in Feb 19-28, 2020.