7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Super over carbonated, took a while to pour in the glass. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, nuttiness, cake batter, toasted dark/brown bread, light herbal, dark fruit, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. A bit fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, vanilla, chocolate, cake, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, nuttiness, cake batter, toasted dark/brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, nuttiness, cake batter, toasted dark/brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, vanilla, chocolate, cake, and light earthy hops flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and zero cloying/acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 5.8%. Overall this is a delicious flavored oatmeal milk stout. All around nice dark/roast/bready malts, vanilla, chocolate, cake, and light earthy hops flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. No problem with the carbonation, after letting it dissipate in the glass. No off flavors or noticeable infection. Nicely rich for the modest ABV; with great balance of oatmeal milk stout and vanilla/chocolate/cake flavorings. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2018
at 00:44