Subsidiaries
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep black, tiny bit of head. Smells like. . .milk mixed with barley malt and alcohol. This beer really brings out the difference in tastes amongst people. I didnt taste much roasty coffee, or chocolate. It was sweet milk flavor with some malt and grainy taste, finishing with a warm liquor taste. Soooo much lactose, almost like sweet cream about to spoil. It's not terrible to sip, and taste better with the right food. It certainly had a good amount of body, just not very complex, or balanced. WAY too much lactose taste. RERATE. Bottle. Wow this is much better, like a different beer. Huge cloying lactose induced milk taste is not there, there is actually a nice dry coffe flavor and even some roasted notes on the palate. Still pretty watery as it finishes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2003
at 18:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Black as the night. Pours very thick...with a very dark brown coloured head. Sweet malty smell! Sweet flavour full of malt, coffee and chocolate. Medium bodied, but a great sweet aftertaste! A good all-around malty beer!
Tried
on 29 Mar 2003
at 23:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled draught at The Flying Saucer, Addison, Texas.
Very black. Chocolate eith cream and coffee. Very mild and malt accented with soft cottony mouthfeel.
Very black. Chocolate eith cream and coffee. Very mild and malt accented with soft cottony mouthfeel.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2003
at 06:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Mackeson XXX did not disappoint when I first tried it after reading about the "milk stout" style of beer awhile back. Very sweet and rich. Mackeson is a bit thin for a stout, but the rich, creamy flavor is all that can be asked for. Put down that homogenized, Vitamin A & D shit and grab the real thing! This is my favorite stout after the Bells' varieties.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2003
at 20:54
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cloudy amber with large creamy head.Fruity hop nose and taste...............
Tried
on 06 Jan 2003
at 14:52
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Flat, light and watery......................................................
Tried
on 23 Dec 2002
at 22:47
2.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Bottled(330ml). -nice amber colored and nothing good after that, to strong, to sweet, no head
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2002
at 17:10
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tasted at the Barrelhouse Brewing Company Microbrew Fest on November 9. One of the best 5 beers of the 50 I tried that evening. Pours an oily black with a thin beige head and minimal lacing. Aroma of chocolate. Smooth and creamy with a complex flavor and a light alcohol finish that made it a rather cozy beer! 2/7/03 - 8-year aged bottle: Someone from work brought me an 8 year-old bottle of this and I had to try it. Pours the same color and the head was much thicker than I expected it would be. Aroma was very powerful, consisting of prunes, chocolate truffles, and fruit. Flavor did not hold up as well, so I think 8 years may be a little long (rating not affected by this tasting).
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2002
at 12:15
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
As the bottle itself states, there is a very bitter sweet taste to this beer. A little too much of both actually, if that's at all possible. The finish almost makes up for it with a roasty, chocolate flavor. This is a bit on the thin-bodied side, with some fruit flavor that I can't put my finger on, but I'd never expect from a stout. There is also something about this that reminds me of Xingu, but not in a good way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2002
at 14:35
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
One of those macrobrewed British IPAs (like Deuchars) - far too light for the style and not very interesting.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2001
at 12:05