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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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep black, tiny bit of head. Smells like. . .milk mixed with barley malt and alcohol. This beer really brings out the difference in tastes amongst people. I didnt taste much roasty coffee, or chocolate. It was sweet milk flavor with some malt and grainy taste, finishing with a warm liquor taste. Soooo much lactose, almost like sweet cream about to spoil. It's not terrible to sip, and taste better with the right food. It certainly had a good amount of body, just not very complex, or balanced. WAY too much lactose taste. RERATE. Bottle. Wow this is much better, like a different beer. Huge cloying lactose induced milk taste is not there, there is actually a nice dry coffe flavor and even some roasted notes on the palate. Still pretty watery as it finishes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2003
at 18:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Black as the night. Pours very thick...with a very dark brown coloured head. Sweet malty smell! Sweet flavour full of malt, coffee and chocolate. Medium bodied, but a great sweet aftertaste! A good all-around malty beer!
Tried
on 29 Mar 2003
at 23:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Mackeson XXX did not disappoint when I first tried it after reading about the "milk stout" style of beer awhile back. Very sweet and rich. Mackeson is a bit thin for a stout, but the rich, creamy flavor is all that can be asked for. Put down that homogenized, Vitamin A & D shit and grab the real thing! This is my favorite stout after the Bells' varieties.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2003
at 20:54
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tasted at the Barrelhouse Brewing Company Microbrew Fest on November 9. One of the best 5 beers of the 50 I tried that evening. Pours an oily black with a thin beige head and minimal lacing. Aroma of chocolate. Smooth and creamy with a complex flavor and a light alcohol finish that made it a rather cozy beer! 2/7/03 - 8-year aged bottle: Someone from work brought me an 8 year-old bottle of this and I had to try it. Pours the same color and the head was much thicker than I expected it would be. Aroma was very powerful, consisting of prunes, chocolate truffles, and fruit. Flavor did not hold up as well, so I think 8 years may be a little long (rating not affected by this tasting).
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2002
at 12:15
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
As the bottle itself states, there is a very bitter sweet taste to this beer. A little too much of both actually, if that's at all possible. The finish almost makes up for it with a roasty, chocolate flavor. This is a bit on the thin-bodied side, with some fruit flavor that I can't put my finger on, but I'd never expect from a stout. There is also something about this that reminds me of Xingu, but not in a good way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2002
at 14:35
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
One of my favorite stouts and its hard to believe its taken me this long to get around to rating it. Everytime I sip it, I say 'Oh God thats good'. Nice sweet and slight roasted flavor. Very rich and thick.A recent revisiting of this stout has me concerned. I've lowered the numbers not because of the recent sampling but just because I was shooting just a tad too high even for how I remember this to be. But the recent sampling? I would only give that maybe a 2.9! Aroma was still chocolatey but the light roast was missing. Aroma was weaker with some sour milk. Flavor was more sour milk, light chocolate, little roast presence. Too much tang on the whole. I didn't finish it. Bad bottle? Bad palate? Bad memory? I don't know and that's why I'm not going to base the rating on that sample, but I'm writing up here just as a potential concern. Appearance still nice, dark black tinged brown, dark brown yet thin head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2000
at 14:05