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7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew

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About This Drink

Dark Chocolate Cold Brew

The 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew is a slow-steeped cold brew coffee finished with dark chocolate sauce and a light splash of dairy, and it is one of the most caffeinated drinks on the entire 7 Brew menu - a Small (16oz) carries roughly 179mg of caffeine at just 55 calories, while a Large (32oz) climbs to about 357mg with 145 calories. That combination of very high caffeine and very low calories is unusual, and it is exactly why this drink has quietly become the go-to order for regulars who want chocolate flavor without the milkshake-level sugar of a Mocha.

Cold brew at 7 Brew is made completely differently from the espresso drinks. Instead of a 25-second shot pulled under pressure, coarse-ground coffee is steeped in cold water for many hours, which extracts caffeine and chocolatey body while leaving behind most of the bright, sharp acids that make hot-brewed coffee taste tangy. The result is a naturally smooth, low-acid, almost cocoa-toned coffee base. The Dark Chocolate Cold Brew leans directly into that: rather than fighting the coffee with milk and sweet cream, the crew adds dark chocolate sauce - deeper and less sugary than a standard milk-chocolate mocha sauce - and only a small splash of dairy for color and roundness. That is why the internal nutrition data lists 0g of fat and no major allergens for the standard build.

What makes it stand apart from the Mocha, which is built on espresso plus a full chocolate milk base, is restraint. The Mocha is a dessert. This is a coffee drink with a chocolate accent. Order it if you want the caffeine of a triple or quadruple espresso, the low-acid smoothness of cold brew, and just enough dark chocolate to take the edge off - all under 150 calories even in the 32oz Large. It is served iced only, there is no hot version, and there is no decaf cold brew, so plan your afternoon accordingly.

QUICK FACTS

Dark Chocolate Cold Brew — Quick Facts

Drink Type Cold Brew

Served

Iced Chiller

Main Flavors See description below

Sweetness Medium-High

Coffee Strength Strong

Standard Dairy Half-and-half (breve)

Caffeine Very High - Cold Brew (156-335mg)

Best For See first-timer guide below

Customizable

Yes

Nutritional Facts

7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew Nutrition Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total 72 kcal

protein

2g 4%

Carbohydrates

9g 3%

fat

3g 4%

Nutrient Amount % DV

Calories

72 kcal

Total Fat

3 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

0 mg

Sodium

11 mg

Total Carbohydrates

9 g

Dietary Fiber

0 g

Total Sugars

6 g

Protein

2 g

Calories by Size

Kids

72 cal

Small

55 cal

Medium

100 cal

Large

145 cal

Quick Insights

Here's what your drink looks like in simple, everyday terms

Sugar

≈ 2 teaspoons

Calories

4% of daily intake

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Dietary Info

Dietary & Health Tags

Information for Dark Chocolate Cold Brew

Low Calorie

Just 55 calories in a Small and 145 in a Large - the lowest-calorie chocolate drink on the menu by a wide margin compared to the Mocha.

Fat Free

Internal nutrition data lists 0g fat in all sizes because the dairy splash is minimal. Ask for no dairy if you want it removed completely.

Keto Adaptable

The standard build has 13g to 35g of carbs and is not keto. Order sugar-free chocolate syrup and no dairy splash to bring it under about 3g net carbs.

Vegan Adaptable

Request no dairy splash and confirm the chocolate sauce contains no milk solids. If the crew cannot confirm, order plain cold brew with sugar-free chocolate syrup and oat milk instead.

Nut Free

No nut ingredients in the standard build, though shared blenders and syrup pumps handle nut syrups like hazelnut and macadamia.

No Major Allergens Listed

The 7 Brew nutrition data lists no allergens for the standard build. If you have a severe milk allergy, still specify no dairy splash and ask about the chocolate sauce.

Very High Caffeine

About 179mg (Small), 268mg (Medium) and 357mg (Large). Not appropriate for children, pregnancy, or anyone limiting stimulants - and there is no decaf cold brew option.

Low Acid

Cold brewing extracts far less acid than hot brewing, which makes this one of the easier coffee drinks on sensitive stomachs and acid reflux.

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Coffee

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Calories

14g

Sugar

0mg

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What Does the 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew Taste Like?

The first thing you notice is aroma, not flavor - lift the lid and you get cocoa powder and wet earth, closer to a bar of 70 percent chocolate than a candy bar. The first sip is startlingly smooth. Because cold brew skips the acids that hot brewing pulls out, there is no sourness and no bite on the front of the tongue, just a thick, syrupy coffee body that coats the mouth.

Mid-sip is where the dark chocolate arrives, and it arrives as bitterness-with-sweetness rather than pure sugar. The dark chocolate sauce blends into the coffee so seamlessly that it reads as one flavor - a deep, roasty cocoa note that tastes like it came from the beans themselves. The light dairy splash softens the edges and turns the color a deep mahogany, but it never makes the drink creamy. There is no dairy weight here, no milkshake texture, no foam.

The finish is the most distinctive part: dry, faintly bittersweet, and long. It fades like unsweetened cocoa on the back of the palate rather than sticking around as syrup, and you are left wanting the next sip. As the ice melts over 20 minutes the drink actually improves slightly, thinning the chocolate and letting more of the roast come through. Fans who find Mochas cloying almost always prefer this one. If you like your chocolate sweet and milky, it will taste too serious.

INGREDIENTS

What's Actually in the 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew?

Cold Brew Coffee Coarse-ground coffee steeped in cold water for many hours, producing a low-acid concentrate with roughly 179mg caffeine per 16oz serving

Dark Chocolate Sauce Thick cocoa-forward sauce, less sweet and darker than standard milk chocolate mocha sauce - roughly 2 pumps Small, 3 Medium, 4 Large

Dairy Splash A small pour of half-and-half or milk used to soften the coffee and lighten the color - small enough that nutrition data lists 0g fat

Ice Filled to the top, which dilutes the concentrate to drinking strength as it melts

Ingredients may vary by location. Always confirm with your barista.

Caffeine

Caffeine Content

kids

0mg

small

156mg

medium

246mg

large

335mg

Cold brew is steeped 12-24 hours creating very high caffeine. No Kids size. Small: 156mg, Medium: 246mg, Large: 335mg. Not suitable for children.

1 cup of coffee ≈ 95mg

First Time?

How to Order the Dark Chocolate Cold Brew for the First Time

Start with a Small, not a Medium, and do not start with a Large. A 32oz Large contains roughly 357mg of caffeine, which is above the 400mg daily ceiling that the FDA cites as generally safe for healthy adults once you factor in anything else you drink that day. A Small at about 179mg is already the caffeine equivalent of two strong cups of coffee.

Order it exactly as written the first time - full dark chocolate, standard dairy splash - so you know the baseline. If the finish reads too bitter or too dry for you, the fix on visit two is one pump of vanilla or caramel, which softens the edge for about 20-25 calories. If it reads too sweet, go half-sweet next time and it will taste almost like a straight cold brew with cocoa notes.

Drink it within about 30 minutes for the best experience. Cold brew holds up better than espresso as ice melts, but after 45 minutes the chocolate has diluted and the drink flattens out. Also worth knowing before you pull up: there is no hot version and no decaf cold brew. If you want a hot chocolate-coffee drink, order the Mocha instead.

Pro tip: Don't be afraid to ask your brewista for recommendations — they love helping first-timers!

ORDERING OPTIONS

Available Ways to Order

See how you can customize your Dark Chocolate Cold Brew.

HOT

ICED

CHILLER

SUGAR FREE

DECAF

HALF CAF

EXTRA SHOT

ALT MILK

Healthier Choices Make Your Drink Lighter

Small tweaks you can ask for at the window — same flavor, fewer calories

Go Sugar-Free 4 cal

Same great taste, way less sugar

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Add an Extra Shot 5 cal

More energy with barely any extra calories

Ask for an extra shot of espresso

Save 6% fewer cal

Before 72 cal

After ~68 cal

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Equivalent Drinks

Starbucks & Dutch Bros Equivalent

How to get a drink similar to the Dark Chocolate Cold Brew at other coffee chains

Similar flavored espresso drink

How to Order

Say: Grande Cold Brew, add 3 pumps mocha sauce, with a splash of 2 percent milk, no classic syrup. The pre-made Chocolate Cream Cold Brew is closer in name but not in style - its chocolate cream cold foam pushes a Grande to about 250 calories and 30g sugar, which is more than a 32oz 7 Brew Large.

Key Difference

Starbucks mocha sauce is sweeter and milkier than the dark chocolate sauce 7 Brew uses, so it reads more like chocolate milk and less like a 70 percent cocoa bar. Starbucks Grande Cold Brew is about 205mg caffeine versus 179mg in a 7 Brew Small (16oz) and 268mg in a Medium (24oz).

Similar flavored drink

How to Order

Say: Medium Cold Brew, add chocolate sauce, light splash of milk, no sweet cream. Skip the default sweet cream drizzle - that is what pushes Dutch Bros cold brews into dessert territory.

Key Difference

Dutch Bros builds most of its cold brews around sweet cream, which adds significant fat and sugar and largely erases the dry cocoa finish that defines the 7 Brew version. Ordered without it, the two are close, though the Dutch Bros chocolate sauce is a milk-chocolate profile rather than a dark one.

7 Brew Small 16oz at $4.50 is about $0.28 per oz and the 32oz Large at $6.50 is about $0.20 per oz. A Starbucks Grande Cold Brew at roughly $4.95 plus about $0.80 for sauce lands near $5.75 for 16oz, or about $0.36 per oz. The 7 Brew Large gives you double the volume for about $0.75 more than a Starbucks Grande.

Best Time to Enjoy

Morning and early afternoon only. With 179mg to 357mg of caffeine depending on size, this drink has a real physiological footprint - caffeine has a half-life of about five hours, so a Large consumed at 3pm still leaves roughly 175mg circulating at 8pm. If you are sensitive to sleep disruption, treat 1pm as your cutoff for a Medium or Large. It is the strongest breakfast-replacement candidate in the cold brew lineup for anyone doing intermittent fasting or watching macros, because a Small runs just 55 calories with only 10g of sugar - you get chocolate flavor and a serious caffeine load without meaningfully breaking a low-calorie window. Regulars also order it as a pre-workout, since the sugar is low enough not to sit heavy but the caffeine hits hard.

Ordering Guide

How to Order

Follow these simple steps at your nearest 7 Brew drive-thru

Visit any 7 Brew drive-thru

Pull up to any 7 Brew location — no need to leave your car.

Ask for a Dark Chocolate Cold Brew

Simply tell your brewista you'd like a Dark Chocolate Cold Brew. They'll know exactly what it is.

Served iced

This drink is served over ice for a refreshing finish.

Pick your size

Choose from Kids (10oz), Small (16oz), Medium (24oz), or Large (32oz).

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Your freshly made drink will be handed right to your car window.

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For Parents

Is the Dark Chocolate Cold Brew Suitable for Kids?

Not Recommended for Kids

Contains very high caffeine. Not suitable for children or adolescents per AAP guidelines.

Try Instead: Try a caffeine-free option instead: a Kids Vanilla Shake, any lemonade, or a 7 Fizz Soda are all 0mg caffeine and kid-friendly.

Customer Reviews

Reviews for Dark Chocolate Cold Brew

4.0

3 reviews

Marcus Whitfield2 weeks ago

I have been ordering this three or four times a week since I found out it is only 100 calories in a Medium. That number seemed like a typo until I checked the nutrition sheet. It tastes like real dark chocolate, not chocolate syrup, and the cold brew is so smooth there is zero bitterness on the front of the sip. The finish is dry and cocoa-like and it does not leave that sugary film in your mouth that the Mocha does. Fair warning though, a Large absolutely wrecked me. I got one at 4pm on a Saturday and was still wide awake at 1am. Small or Medium only for me now.

Danielle Foster1 month ago

This is my macro-friendly order and it genuinely satisfies a chocolate craving for 55 calories in a Small. The cold brew base is excellent, way less acidic than the coffee I make at home. My only note is that consistency varies - some visits the chocolate sauce is not fully stirred in and you get a super sweet slug at the bottom of the cup. I have started asking them to give it an extra stir and that solved it. Also wish there was a hot version for winter mornings but I know cold brew does not work that way.

Tyler Ramsey3 months ago

Solid drink, just not what I personally want from a chocolate coffee. I came in expecting something closer to the Brunette or a Mocha and this is much more serious - dry, bitter on the finish, and the dairy splash is so small that it does not feel creamy at all. If you like black coffee you will love this. I ended up adding two pumps of vanilla and a splash of oat milk on my second visit and that was much more my speed, but at that point I am basically ordering a different drink. Caffeine is no joke either, the Medium had me jittery.

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Copycat Recipe

How to Make the Dark Chocolate Cold Brew at Home

5 minutes

Ingredients

6 oz cold brew concentrate (see note below)
4 oz cold filtered water
2 tbsp Ghirardelli Black Label Chocolate Sauce, Torani Dark Chocolate Sauce, or Monin Dark Chocolate Sauce
1 tbsp half-and-half (or oat milk for dairy-free)
1.5 cups ice
Optional: 1 tsp Torani Vanilla Syrup if you want the edge softened

Instructions

Make the concentrate 16 to 20 hours ahead: combine 1 cup coarse-ground dark roast coffee with 4 cups cold filtered water in a jar, stir once, cover, and refrigerate. Do not steep past 24 hours or it turns woody.

Strain through a fine mesh sieve lined with a coffee filter or cheesecloth. Yield is about 3 cups of concentrate that keeps 10 days refrigerated.

Add 2 tbsp dark chocolate sauce to the bottom of a 16oz cup and pour in 2 oz of the concentrate while it is still at room temperature - warmer liquid dissolves the sauce far better than ice-cold liquid.

Stir vigorously for 20 seconds until the sauce fully dissolves and no streaks remain on the bottom.

Add the remaining 4 oz concentrate, 4 oz cold water, and the half-and-half. Stir again.

Fill to the rim with ice and stir a final time. Taste and add vanilla syrup only if the finish is too dry for you.

Lighter Version

Use sugar-free syrups and skip whipped cream to save 100-150 calories.

DRINK GUIDE

Is This Drink Right For You?

Quick guide to help you decide if the Dark Chocolate Cold Brew fits your taste and lifestyle

Best For

Late Night Treat Watching Your Calories Low Sugar Lifestyle Hot Summer Days Chocolate Lovers

Quick Verdict

Light, refreshing, and easy on the waistline.

Size Guide Find Your Perfect Size

Every 7 Brew drink comes in 4 sizes — here's how they compare so you can pick the right one

10oz

Kids 296 ml

16oz

Small 473 ml

Common Questions

How much caffeine is in a 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew?

The 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew contains approximately 179mg of caffeine in a Small (16oz), 268mg in a Medium (24oz), and 357mg in a Large (32oz). That makes it one of the most caffeinated drinks on the menu - a Large is close to the 400mg daily limit the FDA cites as generally safe for healthy adults, all in one cup. The reason is the brewing method: cold brew steeps coarse-ground coffee in cold water for many hours, which extracts far more total caffeine than the 25-second espresso shots used in Lattes and Mochas. There is no decaf cold brew available, so if you need a low-caffeine chocolate coffee, order a Kids or Small Mocha instead, which uses one or two espresso shots at roughly 60mg each.

How many calories are in the 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew?

A Small (16oz) has 55 calories with 13g carbs, 10g sugar, 0g fat and 1g protein. A Medium (24oz) has 100 calories with 24g carbs, 20g sugar, 0g fat and 1g protein. A Large (32oz) has 145 calories with 35g carbs, 30g sugar, 0g fat and 1g protein. Almost every calorie comes from the dark chocolate sauce - the cold brew itself contributes only about 5 calories, and the dairy splash is small enough that the drink registers 0g of fat. To cut it further, order half-sweet to roughly halve the calories and sugar, or ask for sugar-free chocolate syrup to bring a Large down to around 15 to 20 calories.

Is the 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew sweet or bitter?

It sits firmly on the bitter-leaning side of sweet. With 10g of sugar in a Small and 30g in a Large, it is one of the least sweet chocolate options at 7 Brew - for comparison, a Mocha built on a full chocolate milk base carries several times that sugar. The dark chocolate sauce reads like 70 percent cocoa rather than candy, and the finish is dry and cocoa-dusted rather than syrupy. If you prefer sweet, order it with an extra pump of dark chocolate or add one pump of vanilla or caramel for about 20 to 25 calories. If you want it even less sweet, order half-sweet and the roast character comes forward.

Is the 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew dairy free or vegan?

The standard build includes a light dairy splash, so it is not dairy free as ordered - although the pour is small enough that the nutrition data lists 0g fat and no major allergens. To make it dairy free, ask for no dairy splash or substitute oat or almond milk, which costs about 5 to 25 calories for a splash. For a strict vegan or severe milk allergy order, also ask the crew to confirm the dark chocolate sauce ingredients, since many commercial chocolate sauces contain milk solids. The safest fully plant-based alternative is a plain cold brew with sugar-free chocolate syrup and a splash of oat milk.

Can you get the 7 Brew Dark Chocolate Cold Brew hot?

No. Cold brew is brewed cold by definition - the coffee is steeped in cold water for many hours specifically to avoid the acids that hot water extracts - so 7 Brew serves all cold brew iced only, and there is no hot version of the Dark Chocolate Cold Brew. If you want the same flavor served hot, order a Hot Mocha and ask for dark chocolate sauce instead of the standard chocolate, then request light sweet so it does not turn into a dessert. Note that the hot version will have far less caffeine, roughly 120mg for a Small or Medium from two espresso shots versus 179mg to 268mg in the cold brew.

What is the difference between the Dark Chocolate Cold Brew and the 7 Brew Mocha?

They are built from completely different bases. The Mocha uses espresso plus a chocolate milk base, making it creamy, sweet and dessert-like with substantially more calories, sugar and fat. The Dark Chocolate Cold Brew uses long-steeped cold brew with only dark chocolate sauce and a splash of dairy, which keeps it at 55 to 145 calories with 0g fat while delivering 179mg to 357mg of caffeine - well above the 120mg to 240mg in a comparable Mocha. In short: order the Mocha if you want a chocolate treat, and order the Dark Chocolate Cold Brew if you want a strong, low-calorie, low-acid coffee with a cocoa finish.

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