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Beer of the Week: Commonwealth Marvoloso Variant 2 Imperial Chocolate Stout

Thinking about having breakfast for dinner? Then grab a glass and a can of this.(WTOP/Brennan Haselton)

WASHINGTON — Thinking about having breakfast for dinner? Then grab a glass and a can of this.

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and James Beard Award nominee Greg Engert to talk about Commonwealth Marvoloso Variant 2 Imperial Chocolate Stout for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Quick facts:

Brewery: Commonwealth Brewing Co., Virginia Beach, Virginia
Brewery Description: A decadent bourbon barrel-aged imperial chocolate stout on nitro. This feat of liquid sorcery melds complex malts, oats and freshly dumped bourbon barrels into a blissful union of the smoothest dark chocolate, roasted malt and warming spirits.
ABV: 11.6 percent
Greg’s pairing suggestions: Desserts of all kind; waffles, crepes and pancakes; bacon and eggs; Thai and Indian curry dishes; Chinese food like Kung Pao chicken.

Brennan Haselton

In 2000, Brennan Haselton took a job at WTOP as reporter and anchor, and that's where he has been ever since (with the exception of a brief return to Seattle in 2005). He is a two-time winner of the national Edward R. Murrow Award, and winner of the National Headliner Grand Award.