7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Vanilla-flavoured milk stout by this successful craft brewery in Bristol, thanks to Pieter for sharing the can! Mousy, pale greyish beige, medium thick head on a very dark chocolate brown beer with reddish burgundy hue. Aroma of cold black coffee, milk powder, Ersatz chocolate, caramel sauce, fig jam, hazelnut purée, prunes, sugared tea. Sweet onset, clear lactose effect from the start, candied figs, raisins, medium carbonated with an oily, yet slender body; very caramelly middle with hazelnut- and toffee-like layers, some 'koetjesreep' in the end, all edged by 'blood'-like, naturally feeling iron; herbal tea-like aspect in the end, 'pepernoot' and gingerbread, but the vanilla was either very subtle to begin with or has already faded by now, as I am getting very little of it, regrettably. Light roasty bitterness in the finish, but the lactose remains dominant, with a bubblegummy effect in the end. Traditional milk stouts are not the easiest style to get right - and I doubt if they get any better with additional flavourings, to be honest... This one is about halfway there.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2020
at 01:15