Vanilla Cheesecake Milk Stout
The Hideout Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States πΊπΈ
Stout - Milk / Sweet Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.20
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The rich, creamy mouthfeel of the milk stout combined with the creamy flavor of cheesecake, and hint of vanilla create a sweet treat
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but was released fairly recently to the area. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy tan head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, cream cheese, caramel, toffee, vanilla, light coffee, toast, dark bread, light herbal, and roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity and balance of dark/roasted malt, cream cheese/vanilla, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, cream cheese, caramel, toffee, vanilla, light coffee, toast, dark bread, light herbal, and roasted earthiness. Light herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, cream cheese, caramel, toffee, vanilla, light coffee, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt, cream cheese/vanilla, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky, and slightly chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome milk stout! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt, cream cheese/vanilla, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2015
at 22:12