Cowcatcher Milk Stout
Smartmouth Brewing Company in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular|
Score
6.98
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Named after the device on a locomotive that clears the way, Cowcatcher always runs smooth. This milk stout is as black as night with a thick tan head. One whiff and you’ll notice the aromas of rich cocoa and dark-roasted coffee beans. Swish it around your palate to savor its full-body and smooth mouthfeel. It boasts a warm pumpernickel-bready flavor and finishes with a touch of bittersweet chocolate. Enjoy this beer with dessert - brownies, chocolate chip cookies, or any rich, sweet treat.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz can from jocs, 12/23/19. Pours a dark brown color with a large, fizzy, light brown colored head. Roast, chocolate, bit of coconut. Moderately sweet. Fizzy feel. Decent, but not quite there for me.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2019
at 21:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can purchased from local beer store. Poured a nearly pitch black color with a huge, foamy dark tan head. Aroma was lots of roasted, dark malts. Some bitter bakers chocolate notes. Flavor was really creamy, lactose chocolate, with a decent malt finish. Had this on a 90 degree night and it was still really refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2017
at 15:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Really nice beer. Lots of roast, with light caramel and some dark chocolate. Some coffee. Black pour with good head and lacing. Creamy consistency. Nicely done. Tap at Continental.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2016
at 19:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Yard House-Springfield. Dark, muddy brown with small beige head. Barely there roast grain aroma leads into a fuller taste, but still not that robust. Some notes of chocolate as well, but not enough to push this one above average.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2016
at 20:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
12oz can thanks to obguthr
Pours black with a huge assed tan head, some lacing. Aroma of sweet dark malt, leather and chocolate. Flavor of roasted malts, chocolate and dark fruit, bitter
Ok, but I couldn’t finish this one
Pours black with a huge assed tan head, some lacing. Aroma of sweet dark malt, leather and chocolate. Flavor of roasted malts, chocolate and dark fruit, bitter
Ok, but I couldn’t finish this one
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2016
at 21:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Wine Warehouse. Pour a little bit into my glass - overwhelms the tulip and the head bubbles up and spills all over the table. Hmm... An inch of beer, 3 inches of head. Puddle of beer around my glass. Not good. Black with a gigantic head. Aroma of tobacco, chocolate, and pencil shavings. Very odd, but not off-putting for some reason. Flavorful beer- plenty of cocoa, cream, lactose. Tasty. I have several more cans of this - hopefully the head situation gets under control.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2016
at 19:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz can at Spacebar split with a drunken KBS’d DCLawyer. Dark brownish black with tan head. Aromas of pencil, chocolate, cocoa. Tastes of chocolate, cocoa, light milk. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2016
at 23:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Capital Ale House Innsbrook. Dark brown with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, lactose, leather. The taste is roasted malt, chocolate, creamy lactose, mild dark fruit. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 19:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Tap. Ours opaque black, large creamy brown head, nice lacing. Aroma is roasty chocolate. Flavor follows, medium sweet, lactose and cocksure, light bitter, roasty. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2014
at 16:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Nutty pecan aroma with chocolate accents. Black, medium tan head, good lacing. Pecan and almond flavor, lightly and appropriately sweet. Finishes more bitter with some toast and char notes. Drinks a little hot. Great example of the style without being milquetoast, pun absolutely intended.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2013
at 17:59