Hot Chocolate and Beer!

For unlikely dessert, try Hot Chocolate and Beer
By Diane Rossen Worthington
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

In San Francisco, while on the road promoting my book "Seriously Simple Holidays" (Chronicle Books, $24.95), I stayed at the Mandarin Oriental, where I was lucky enough to dine at its fine restaurant, Silks. I could go on about all of the delicious dishes I sampled, but what really got my attention was a most unusual dessert: a shot glass of ice cold dark German beer (Koestritzer) placed beside a tiny espresso cup of hot chocolate topped -- if you can believe it -- with Snickers-laced whipped cream. This dessert was presented on a small white rectangular platter and was amazing.

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When L&N had beer on tap we loved the combinations of chocolate flourless torte w/ dark german beer. Of course yours is a much more decadent & modern take on that. Sounds magnificent!

A really good beer combination similiar to what you speak of that I had earlier this year at Rich O's was the Kasteel Rouge and Rogue Chocolate Stout.... made a Chocolate Covered Cherry....

I substituted the BBC Heine Brothers Coffee Stout for Guinness in the Irish Rover's Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe from Louisville Originals. We found it to be a fantastic combination.

I substituted the BBC Heine Brothers Coffee Stout for Guinness in the Irish Rover's Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe from Louisville Originals. We found it to be a fantastic combination.

Could you post a link to this recipe, please!?!