yavvy;339601 wroteTry Chocolate stout !
I used to be a purist too but as I love coffee and chocolate I dont mind a few brews with a hint of something, but you have to be careful. There is a stout that I like with liquorice in it- afuckingmazing.
I prefer to think of myself as a traditionalist. I want my beer to taste like beer. Love the line I heard when Corona first hit the shelves in Ontario. Abuddy looked at one in a bar and said, "if you have to put fruit in your beer, you don't like beer." A little over the top, perhaps, but it pretty much sums up my tastes. The Chocolate Stout I tried was not bad, but just wasn't my thing, either.