Faction Brewing Anomaly Milk Stout

Anomaly Milk Stout

 

Faction Brewing in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - White / Blond Regular
Score
6.80
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 30 Ticks: 7
Made with star anise, tcho chocolate, cacao nibs in Berkeley, lactose sugar and coffee from Roast Co in West Oakland, Made to taste like a stout but have the appearance of a pale ale. Served on nitro for the ultimate experience of this sweet "stout"
 

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: pale copper color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: slightly milk chocolatey, touch of licorice, milk sugar and a slight sweet coffee tone underneath
Flavor: mostly sweet throughout with an ever so slight touch of licorice-ish spice underneath; finishes somewhat milk-chocolate to slightly white chocolate-ish
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along my tongue
Overall: I usually don't "get" these white stouts but I'd say this was one of the better ones I've had, I believe I could return to this.

Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2026 at 16:20


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On nitro tap at Faction, pours a clear copper golden with a creamy wh it e hear. Aroma is full of lactose, a little cinnamon, and vanilla — no roast or anything reminiscent of a stout. Flavour is creamy, with plenty of sweet lactose, cinnamon and vanilla. Not all that complex, nor interesting in any respect. Okay.

Tried from Draft on 18 Jun 2021 at 03:47


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Draught nitro. Dark amber pour with thick white head. Aroma is chocolate and malt. Malty flavour with no trace of anise. Sweet finish.

Tried on 29 Oct 2017 at 16:34


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bronze, bubbly head. Coffee on the nose, has some sticky sweet malts, and coffee is pretty intense. Decent execution but not my favourite concept.

Tried on 16 Oct 2017 at 20:48


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. Nitro. Amber beer with a nitro cream head. Malt and light chocolate aroma. Milk chocolate and light malt flavor. Medium bodied. Milk chocolate and light malt lingers.

Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2014 at 16:08


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at Faction
Crystal clear golden with a medium sized white head, lots of lacing. Aroma of vanilla, white chocolate and coffee. Flavors of vanilla, sweet malts, chocolate and coffee
Close your eyes, this is dark brown stout. Nice

Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2014 at 18:52


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours amber gold with a white head. Aroma seems chocolate. Med body. Flavor is sort of chocolate malt, but not the black malt type. It’s mildly sweet, and rather chocolate. Delicate.

Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2014 at 15:53