Milk Stout - Mikkeller ApS

Slipmthgoose

California

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

02-12-2013 04:15:57 | More by Slipmthgoose

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-26-2013 01:14:26 | More by RoryOMoore

cjw333

California

5/5  rDev +21.7%

05-25-2013 06:45:07 | More by cjw333

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-15-2013 00:16:47 | More by JAHMUR

JeffNev

Nevada

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-09-2013 00:46:24 | More by JeffNev

AgentMunky

Alabama

4.29/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 33cL bottle into a St Bernardus goblet. Stamped 10031230.

A: About a finger of loose, tan head. The body is dark brown.

S: There is a rapturous quality to the scent. Perhaps it's a touch of smoked malt or tinge of brilliant espresso. I'm leaning towards the former, but perhaps it's just dry roast. Also a hint of sweetness. I can't wait to taste it.

T/M: It's good. Really good. The foretaste is the bitter, roasted, chocolatey stout I was anticipating, but then the maintaste slides seamlessly into a creamy vanilla-sweet beer. I like the juxtaposed flavours.

O: This beer is constantly on the verge of being excellent, but never quite manages it. As Paddy Kelly once remarked, "He's on the borderline of genius; but he never trespasses!" Still, recommended and worthwhile.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 05:41:34 | More by AgentMunky

JacobGumina

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

04-16-2013 04:44:46 | More by JacobGumina

mitlinks

Switzerland

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

03-06-2013 19:58:50 | More by mitlinks

abcentfishing

California

4.21/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours like a stout should thick and a nice amount of toffee colored head. The smell is sweet with a bit of milk chocolate, lite smoke and touch of malt. Wouldn't mind a little more nose on it but that is just me. Feels great in your mouth and taste smooth and delicious. I wish it was a larger bottle. Very nice refreshing stout. It would make a nice desert or breakfast stout. I could also enjoy this in front of a nice sunset. Now Im dreamin.. Up to my expectations. Mikkeller is always worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 06:23:40 | More by abcentfishing

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

02-23-2013 18:09:57 | More by rolltide8425

Rick760Sd

California

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

02-15-2013 17:06:07 | More by Rick760Sd

craftbrew502

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

02-14-2013 16:04:20 | More by craftbrew502

GRG1313

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

02-13-2013 05:45:08 | More by GRG1313

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.84/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

an interesting take on a milk stout, and I would have expected nothing less from mikkeller. this pours really dark brown, as close to black as you can get, with a reflective shine and an inch of lasting mocha colored head. the nose is not as sweet as some of the traditional milk stouts, and is actually almost bitter from burnt malt, tons of roast and a little smoke, also some nutty smells, like fresh toasted almonds. the flavor is more akin to the traditional milk stout, with some unfermented low dose sugars on the back end lingering a little bit, but this beer is so much more. some vanilla and booze notes, as well as a candied nut flavor that combines the best of earthy and sweet. the flavors are a little disconnected, which is the only reason I don't score this higher, but its a heck of an effort. lacking slightly in carbonation, it lets this beer open up with temperature. the body is full, but not thick at all, I think just about right for the style. what can I say? another exceptional and interesting brew from mikkeller, I know that gets repetitive, but is there a brewer out there right now producing so much interesting high quality beer? I don't think so. this is more for the adventurous than for the lover of the traditional, but if you know mikkeller at all, you already knew that...

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2013 22:26:56 | More by StonedTrippin

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +15.6%

02-09-2013 21:21:24 | More by Zachtheporter

bluesplit63

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -2.7%

02-07-2013 17:19:25 | More by bluesplit63

kojevergas

California

2.51/5  rDev -38.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25

6% ABV confirmed. 11.2 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap acquired for $6.00 at a SoCal beer store and served into a conical Samuel Smith's pint glass in me gaff in low altitude Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Mikkel is my favourite brewer in the world, so expectations are quite high.

Served after a period of rest following its removal from the fridge. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

Imported by the Shelton Bastards.

A: Pours a four finger thick head of gorgeous dark tan colour, incredibly appealing cream, great frothy thickness, and excellent (9+ minute) retention. Body colour is a dark black. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Carbonation bubbles are abundant in the body, however, almost reminiscent of cola. Light lacing as the head recedes.

Sm: Cola, light roasted barley, dark malts, cream, and milky notes. I'm not real impressed; it's kind of like a schwarzbier meets a stout. A decent aroma. Pleasant enough. No yeast is detectable nor is any alcohol.

T: Dark malts, cream, cola notes, and even some bitterness. Imbalanced and lackluster for the style. Lots of residual sugars, true to style, but none are particuarly evocative. Bready. Milk chocolate. Cocoa. It's too sweet and lacks the roasted character needed to balance against that sweetness (that's the whole point of the style, after all). Lacks complexity and subtlety.

Mf: Slightly coarse, with an artificial smoothness up front. Wet. Pretty good carbonation. Poor palate presence. Sticky. Cola-esque. Sugary. Doesn't suit the flavours all that well.

Dr: A disappointment from my favourite brewer. Who knew Mikkel who create a stout this bad? I definitely wouldn't want another. Hides its ABV well, but it's difficult to drink given its low quality. Quite pricey as well (it's the Shelton Bastards, after all). This is to be avoided.

Low C-

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 00:51:54 | More by kojevergas

ngeunit1

California

4.16/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Dark black-brown with a finger of frothy chocolate colored head. Fades normal.

S - Roasted chocolate malts, milk chocolate, lactose, roasted coffee, some earthy hops.

T - Roasted chocolate malts, lactose, milk chocolate, earthy hops, smooth mild bitterness, some roasted coffee.

M - Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth and a bit creamy with a roasted and sweet finish.

D - Nice Milk Stout. Great overall balance and mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 06:11:21 | More by ngeunit1

SocalKicks

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

01-25-2013 07:01:55 | More by SocalKicks

UCLABrewN84

California

3.94/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle pour for New Brew Thursday's 3rd Anniversary event held at Beachwood BBQ & Brewing in Long Beach, CA.

Pours an opaque black with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa, and lactose. Taste is much the same with a sweet sugar flavor on the finish. There is a medium amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 02:03:32 | More by UCLABrewN84

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.03/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

In true Mikkeller fashion, the old fashioned milk stout just won't cut it. Instead, stronger roast is the perfect balance against the milk sugars that are employed in support. Of course all that is accompanied with higher hops, higher roast, and higher overall punch.

The beer immediately catches the eye with its incredible froth- its meringue-like mocha laden foam builds and retains with high character. All this operates above the dark onyx-black beer beneath. Dense looking from top to bottom, the beer continues to impress with its blanketed lacing left behind.

Deep aromas of French roast coffee, dark chocolate, and milkshake-like cream deliver a soothing yet strong scent that circulates around all-things-roast. Additional wood, herb, and buttery cookie dough round out in an odd scent of cannabis and fresh baked goods.

Heavy roast commands the taste, but does so with a heaping dose of whipping cream, caramel, brown sugar, and whipped cream. Its the starchy malt that supports the roast and gives the subtle sweetness of aspartame an added dimensions of balance and complexity. Finishing with the taste of burnt sugar, campfire, and woodish hop bitterness; the beer is sophisticated and straight-forward throughout.

The beer's full creamy body really tells the tale- its carbonated malt texutres are like marshmallow cream to texture as it engulfs the mouth and expands the taste. But even as the malt sweetness trails, the beer steadily works toward a late malty-dry finish with roast-derived bitterness, mild ash, and light grass astringency.

The beer does nearly everything that milk stouts are expected to do, but does so with more robust taste than the norm. That's true Mikkeller in form and function. This is a fantastic stout, one that's only limited by its cost.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 07:19:45 | More by BEERchitect

PeterIngemi

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from an 11.2oz into an oude beersel tulip

A: pours black with a fat finger of creamy mocha colored head, nice retention and lacing... Looks yummy.

S: alot of coffe and roast on the Aroma... A bit of creamyness to the aroma as well, very nice!

T: a touch of sweetness that I didn't get I the nose, right in there with the creamyness, but not overly done... Just enough to balance out the bitter roast. There is deffiantly some earthy hops and a hit of smoke in there as well... Tasty...

M: creamy heavy medium body with very creamy moderate carbonation.

O: a solid milk stout... I think the hops are still abit forward, and perhaps with a tad more time this one will round out a bit and get even more velvety, but still a good brew as is.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 02:55:37 | More by PeterIngemi

jdhilt

New Hampshire

4.08/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a two finger khaki head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving a good lace. Black color, no highlights. Good carbonation and medium-heavy bodied. Chocolate nose. Flavor is sweet/baked chocolate but drier finish. Pricey at $6.00 for a 330ml bottle from Tully's Beer and Wine Wells, ME.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2012 23:39:42 | More by jdhilt

Bubbles

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

12-08-2012 21:06:01 | More by Bubbles

rudzud

Massachusetts

3.65/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review taken from notes courtesy of Stout Fest at the Armsby Abbey.

A - Poured a nice black coffee rich hue with a very thick foamy mocha head that fades to leave thick mocha side lacing.

S - A fair amount of milk/lactose followed up by light roast and some surprisingly sweet milk chocolate.

T - Ehh. Faint milk chocolate on the tongue along with more faint light roasted malts. The lactose is almost too much for the beer as it overpowers the chocolate and malts.

M - Better than your average lactose but the feel is still relatively light and slightly thin.

O - Overall not my favourite milk stout. For the price paid there are definitely better milk stouts our there but this still wasnt a bad offering from Mikkeller.

Serving type: on-tap

06-22-2012 13:50:08 | More by rudzud