Hornswoggler
The Veil Brewing Company in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular|
Score
7.30
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Full bodied, sweet(but not too sweet), milk chocolate, touch of roast(but not acrid). We are very proud of this stout.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can (11?/21/25) from Steve. Opaque dark brown, light viscosity, lightly turbid, no head, no lacing. Aroma is initial slightly off-putting, hard-to-pin-down industrial(?) smell (?glue?)--lessens as warms--then roasted malt, milk chocolate, coffee. Taste is strong initial earthy, roasted malt, hint of berry, back half strong chocolate. Smooth, thick texture, full bodied, soft carbonation and finish as taste with light bitterness. Initial aroma has something a little off-putting, though isn't terrible and thankfully doesn't affect flavor. Taste and palate are quite good.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Aug 2026
at 03:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can from Grotta Azzura & Grotta Local, New York, NY.
Nose is dark chocolate, smoke,raisin, coffee, cocoa. Smoky sweet flavours of dark chocolate, coffee, raisin. Unsurprisingly dry. Malty sweet finish. Great stuff.
Nose is dark chocolate, smoke,raisin, coffee, cocoa. Smoky sweet flavours of dark chocolate, coffee, raisin. Unsurprisingly dry. Malty sweet finish. Great stuff.
Tried
from Can
at
Grotta Azzurra & Grotta Local
on 11 Apr 2026
at 09:42
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Taster. Pours black, with a huge, thick, brown head. The aroma is cappuccino, toasted coconut, and toffee. Sweet and sugary, with a roasty, chalky bitterness. Medium to heavy body, smooth and creamy. Beautiful and well made.
Tried
from Draft
from
Exhibit A(le)
on 28 Jan 2026
at 03:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can @ Vinyl Beer, Manhattan NYC (June 2025). Pours opaque very dark brown with a very small frothy tan head doesn't endure long, rich dark chocolate-mocha aroma, medium carbonation, sweet mocha taste with strong dark chocolate dominance, smooth thin body, long dark chocolate finish. It's almost like a dessert!
Tried
from Can
from
Vinyl Beer
on 16 Jul 2025
at 21:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
27th April 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. Opaque dark brown beer, good bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Earthy dark malts, the earthiness well offset by the natural milky sweetness. Tangy dark chocolate and some espresso coffee. Airy and semi dry finish. A tasty affair, comes together well.
Panda thanks to Wingman. Opaque dark brown beer, good bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Earthy dark malts, the earthiness well offset by the natural milky sweetness. Tangy dark chocolate and some espresso coffee. Airy and semi dry finish. A tasty affair, comes together well.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2025
at 18:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to The Wingmane, 19/04/2025.
Pitch black topped with a tan head that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is dark chocolate, mellow roast, lactic tang, hint medicinal.
Taste comprises cacao nibs, dark malts, mellow roast, nutty tang.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Tidy enough stout.
Pitch black topped with a tan head that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is dark chocolate, mellow roast, lactic tang, hint medicinal.
Taste comprises cacao nibs, dark malts, mellow roast, nutty tang.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Tidy enough stout.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2025
at 16:55
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
16oz can. Poured a nearly black color with a small brown head. Smooth like oil pour. Aroma was very big baker's chocolate, malty roast. Flavor is similar, dry bakers chocolate, with some mocha and bourbon. However, there's plenty of sweetness to it as well. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2025
at 03:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours opaque black, small brown head. Wispy lacing. Aroma is sweet, boozy, mocha, vanilla, bourbon, latte. Flavor is full sweet, light plus bitter, hot. Boozy, sweet, nice. Full body, low carb. 4,8,7,4,15
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2023
at 19:14