Dragon's Milk Reserve: Smores
New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.59
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Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout with Chocolate, Toasted Marshmallow, and Graham Crackers
Dragon’s Milk Reserve is a treasure trove for the adventurous spirit. Each entry in the Reserve series is crafted to push the boundaries of our signature stout. An epic journey awaits...
The adventure begins with a slumber in select bourbon barrels, imparting notes of vanilla and oak to this brew. Flavors of graham cracker, chocolate, and toasted marshmallow capture the nostalgia of campfire s’mores, completing the quest. Raise a glass to victory!
Dragon’s Milk Reserve is a treasure trove for the adventurous spirit. Each entry in the Reserve series is crafted to push the boundaries of our signature stout. An epic journey awaits...
The adventure begins with a slumber in select bourbon barrels, imparting notes of vanilla and oak to this brew. Flavors of graham cracker, chocolate, and toasted marshmallow capture the nostalgia of campfire s’mores, completing the quest. Raise a glass to victory!
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
September 2018 version sampled early 2021. Pours a very very dark brown. Small, yet relatively stable cream colored head. Scent is coockie dough, chocolate, roasty. Taste is fairly full, intense notes of roast, as well as a strong bourbon presence. Coockie dough is way less here. A very smooth flavor, that balances well and great. Bit on the thin side, with medium carbonation. Too bad it's not a oily stout (what I was craving ATM) but aroma wise, this is awesome.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2021
at 19:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Kingsday Tasting 2019. Opaque nearly black color, decent sized beige head. Aroma and flavor are malts, milk chocolate, hazelnut, sweetish and a slight bitter touch in the distance. Good. 8-4-8-4-16.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2019
at 17:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 650 ml from De Bierliefhebber. Shared with Max, kajser27 and Miro B. Black with medium beige head. Lots of cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, medium sweetness, quite smooth. Low carbonation. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2019
at 08:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Benzai’s Biertuin Black, sweet, vanilla, ‘spekjes’, roasted malts, sugar, alcoholic, thin texture, smooth, oak, lactose, a bit strange combo
Tried
on 29 Apr 2019
at 07:45
8/10
Hazelnoot, chocopasta
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2019
at 16:08
8/10
Zoet, vanille, Amaretto, chocolade. Dun. Wel heel lekker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2019
at 16:03
8/10
Coffee, bourbon, marshmallows, vanilla. Decent, but a bit too artificial. 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2018
at 22:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Rob. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is vanilla and cocoa. Slick body, roast, vanilla, oak, dark chocolate, boozy finish, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2018
at 02:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A- Burnt marshmallow, hazelnuts, graham cracker, ash, subtle whisky. A- Black color, black liquid, minimal head. T- Burnt marshmallow, graham cracker, nutty, ash, mild booze. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- At just over six months old, I was shocked at how little barrel aging I could taste. That part seemed to be minimal, maybe for the best. The charred marshmallow and graham cracker spice/nuttiness overtake for the most part. Even the chocolate is fairly subdue being replaced mostly with an ash/char flavor. I imagine this beer is good in the dead cold of winter or the hot summer nights. Drinks easy and not too terribly sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2018
at 00:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at Belmont Station. Pours a pitch black hue with a medium grey head. A big roasty nose, huge sweet elements. Spicy, huge sweet vanilla and marshmallow, oily, chocolate and ash. Very sweet, fits the name very well.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2017
at 23:06