Mackeson XXX Stout
Anheuser-Busch InBev UK in City of London, Greater London, England 🏴
Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular|
Score
7.21
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This is a higher alcohol version of the British Mackeson Stout. Formerly brewed in the United States by Boston Beer Co. at their Cincinnati location (the old Hudepohl brewery). Presently brewed at the Carib Brewery in Trinidad (and St. Kitts).
This is the version that is commonly exported to South East Asia
Like every other hard-worker that you know, you consider Friday to be the best day of the week because at the end of it is a reward for five days of traffic, deadlines and trying to exceed your bosses’ expectations. Besides looking forward to two days without an alarm, an after-work ‘lime’ is when you permit yourself to indulge in something you’ve had a hankering for all week – It’s dark, on the brink of sweetness and one is definitely not enough. With a designated driver on duty, you place your first order for a Mackeson. It’s the perfect warm-up for everything that the rest of the night has to offer. It never disappoints and ensures that you don’t either.
This instantly satisfying, full-bodied milk stout is perfect for a generation that thrives on immediate and long-lasting gratification in their personal, professional and pleasurable pursuits. Its roasted malt aroma is a superb opener for its dark, creamy, semi-sweet goodness that finishes with a hint of a coffee-like flavour.
This is the version that is commonly exported to South East Asia
Like every other hard-worker that you know, you consider Friday to be the best day of the week because at the end of it is a reward for five days of traffic, deadlines and trying to exceed your bosses’ expectations. Besides looking forward to two days without an alarm, an after-work ‘lime’ is when you permit yourself to indulge in something you’ve had a hankering for all week – It’s dark, on the brink of sweetness and one is definitely not enough. With a designated driver on duty, you place your first order for a Mackeson. It’s the perfect warm-up for everything that the rest of the night has to offer. It never disappoints and ensures that you don’t either.
This instantly satisfying, full-bodied milk stout is perfect for a generation that thrives on immediate and long-lasting gratification in their personal, professional and pleasurable pursuits. Its roasted malt aroma is a superb opener for its dark, creamy, semi-sweet goodness that finishes with a hint of a coffee-like flavour.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Body is black with a one finger tan head. Looks a little thin. Aromas are of cardboard, light chocolate and roasted malt. Flavor adds to the above with sweet vanilla tones and additional chocolate with a hint of plums and soy. Palate is a little thinner than I would have prefered and not quite full enough to make all of the flavors pop. Decent enough, but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2008
at 22:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
One of my favorite stouts behind Yeti. Very easy to drink, and drink a lot of. Pours like thick motor oil with a late growing, huge, creamy, dark brown head. Tons of lacing and good retention all the way through. Black body. Very malty with nice chocolate notes. Very sipable, sweet stout with vanilla, alcohol and a nice coffee balance. Nice thick and smooth body. Will buy this one again!
Tried
on 19 Mar 2008
at 23:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
St. Kitts
Brewed by Carib. Dark brown with a reasonably thick light brown head. Smells a bit lagerish, and a little bit roasty. Good creamy mf, light roast that gets more acrid and bitter as it goes. Decent, with some "foreign" character but the charred notes and low abv place it more as a regular stout. 4-5-7-3-13=3.2
USA
Brewed by Sam Adams. Very dark reddish-brown. Medium brown head. Fudgey, crackery aroma with a strong vanilla accent component...like store brand ice cream that’s been sitting in the freezer a shade too long. Soft, smooth body. Roasty notes of Taiwanese iced coffee . Sweet, but not simple nor boring. Mix of milkiness, smoothness and firm roast. This adds a bit of fudgy chocolate. Solid brew...no complaints. 7-4-8-4-16 = 3.9
Brewed by Carib. Dark brown with a reasonably thick light brown head. Smells a bit lagerish, and a little bit roasty. Good creamy mf, light roast that gets more acrid and bitter as it goes. Decent, with some "foreign" character but the charred notes and low abv place it more as a regular stout. 4-5-7-3-13=3.2
USA
Brewed by Sam Adams. Very dark reddish-brown. Medium brown head. Fudgey, crackery aroma with a strong vanilla accent component...like store brand ice cream that’s been sitting in the freezer a shade too long. Soft, smooth body. Roasty notes of Taiwanese iced coffee . Sweet, but not simple nor boring. Mix of milkiness, smoothness and firm roast. This adds a bit of fudgy chocolate. Solid brew...no complaints. 7-4-8-4-16 = 3.9
Tried
on 20 Jan 2008
at 03:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a dark black with a creamy tan color head.The aroma was a rich chocolate and roasted malt. The taste is thick creamy chocolate with roasted coffee bean. Finish had a nice alcohol tingle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2008
at 14:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle as shown. Pours a very dark brown with a small light tan head that diminishes rather quickly. The aroma is a roasted malt with chocolate and black licorice. Decent lacing on the glass. The taste a roasted malt with a sweet dry finish. A very good sweet stout from the boston beer co.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2007
at 00:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (thanks Papsoe!). Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, some wood and a bit of chocolate. Flavour is roasted malts, coffee, wood, licorace and chocolate. Aftertaste is also a lot of chocolate. A really pleasant one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2007
at 03:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled
Opaque black, good expresso head. Roasted malty, sweetish nose (milk chocolate). Quite sweet: sugary with cold coffee flavor. Some cold coffee also in the flavor. I am not a big fan of sweet stouts.
Opaque black, good expresso head. Roasted malty, sweetish nose (milk chocolate). Quite sweet: sugary with cold coffee flavor. Some cold coffee also in the flavor. I am not a big fan of sweet stouts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2007
at 08:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(Bottle 27,5 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Apparently a version made in Trinidad & Tobago. Pours completely opaque black with a light brown head. Sweetish, roasted aroma. Medium body with sweetish, roasted malt accents and a vague, underlying burned accent. Some bitterness in the finish. 080707
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2007
at 12:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is a dark black with a nice size brown head. Aroma is chocolate and coffee with some sweet sugar. Flavor is super sweet with some coffee and more sugar. I know this is a sweet stout but this is way to sweet. A bit more hops and less sweetness would make this a fine brew.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2007
at 20:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
27.5 cL bottle produced in Trinidad and Tobago. Pours black with a huge brown, creamy and crispy head. Aroma is coffee and sugar which can be smelled clearly while the glass stands on the table. Creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is dominantly sweet, but has bread and coffee notes. Slight bitterness in the finish. Strange balance, I guess it is sweeter in this version than the one in Boston. I’m hoping I can do the comparison when I get there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2007
at 15:30