Dark Horse Too Cream Stout - Dark Horse Brewing Company

tectactoe

Michigan

4.16/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap the Oak Cafe. Pours black. BLACK. Huge, pillowing, deep-tan head - one of the deepest tan heads I've ever seen. Good lace throughout the top half of the brew. Aroma is packed with lots of dark coffee; bitter, black, pure, and dense. Roasted malts and hints of sweetness in the distance. Taste hits with some of that bitter coffee up front, followed by underlines of bitter chocolate and raw cocoa beans. A generic sweetness arises from most coffee and especially chocolate flavors, but the raw bitterness from those two items in this beer balance things very well. Roasty and toasty from the mid-point onward, some smoked flavors join the party; toasted vanilla, oak, burnt wood chips, burnt nuts. Nice combo of coffee, cocoa, and smoked woodiness on the lingering aftertaste. Medium-heavy body, slightly creamy with a medium amount of carbonation.

Wasn't expecting much from this but it's pretty damn good. The smoked flavors in the middle are subtle, but add a whole other element to the brew, other than just being a generic milk stout. Very tasty.

Serving type: on-tap

12-14-2012 12:46:02 | More by tectactoe

Jlang2012

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +2.8%

06-19-2013 21:42:50 | More by Jlang2012

ChrisKayler

Virginia

4.31/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Glass: Duvel Tulip.

Appearance: Pours like a dark motor oil. A somewhat aggressive pour produced barely a half finger of brown head, which quickly dissipated. No lacing.

Smell: Roasted semi-dark chocolate, a bit of coffee, bread, the slightest bit of caramel. That lactose / cream / metallic scent is always present in the background. This smells very good!

Taste: Chocolate initially for a brief portion of a second, transitioning to metallic lactose bitterness, changing again to mellow creamy goodness. The aftertaste is back again to roasted malts and chocolate.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with medium carbonation. A tiny bit of syrupy sweetness is left on the tongue and lips. Wet finish.

Overall: My favorite milk stout to date. A really excellent, smooth, chocolate taste combined with the sweetness and slight metallic puckering of the lactose. I was surprised that I liked this one so much ... would definitely drink it again!

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 22:56:21 | More by ChrisKayler

andysc83

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-16-2013 13:44:54 | More by andysc83

marcb105

Michigan

3/5  rDev -22.9%

06-14-2013 02:36:41 | More by marcb105

mvanaskie13

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a sam adams custom glass, color is deep black, head is dark tan and thin but clings some to the glass in a ring.

Smell is a wonderful blend of chocolate, espresso, roasted malts hints of bitterness and a light lingering sweetness.

Taste is again a great blend of roasted malt, chocolate and espresso flavors, some light bitterness and a lingering, somewhat thick sweetness.

Mouthfeel, as indicated by the taste is a lingering sweetness throughout, but not cloying, enough bitterness to back this somewhat dense stout.

Overall, a very solid sweet/milk stout, great mix of chocolate, espresso and roast to create a wonderful tasting and smelling brew.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 02:57:58 | More by mvanaskie13

falconxman

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10%

06-11-2013 00:02:20 | More by falconxman

BKBassist

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-10-2013 23:27:57 | More by BKBassist

Doppelbockulus

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

This beer is so dark, it blocks out the sun. I held it up to the sun after pouring and couldn't see any light. The head is even dark brown, fantastic achievement. This beer is like a black hole, sucking the light out of everything, and only allowing a peek at it's existence.

The smell is pleasantly present. Imagine filling a leather shoe with something like tea leaves, then putting it in a hickory box, and burying it in a mound of really rich and dark dirt in the middle of a sun-beaten field....for a few months to bake all the fragrance in. Come back after a while, dig up and open the box, and sniff.

Flavor is full of earth and roasted malt. Put that tea filled shoe I was talking about into a kettle with all the regular ingredients you would expect to find and add hot water. Let that mixture ferment for a bit, pour a glass and drink.

This is where the tannin makes a slight appearance, you can feel its mild character. A creaminess is present, but challenged by a tingle that doesn't let your mouth get too relaxed while enjoying it.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 22:56:46 | More by Doppelbockulus

savagepm

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-06-2013 01:00:52 | More by savagepm

Paul_Apsley

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

06-04-2013 12:08:04 | More by Paul_Apsley

koes0024

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-03-2013 02:43:31 | More by koes0024

Jas45678

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-01-2013 01:41:52 | More by Jas45678

ackeeper

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-31-2013 05:28:57 | More by ackeeper

mpayne5

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-28-2013 01:59:57 | More by mpayne5

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-26-2013 22:00:17 | More by Steve_Oldrati

shehateme

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-23-2013 23:18:44 | More by shehateme

UWBadgerFan4Life

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-23-2013 02:32:35 | More by UWBadgerFan4Life

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

05-23-2013 01:41:15 | More by mikeincharleston

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-17-2013 23:19:57 | More by JohneHoodlum

GoldHorde

Minnesota

4.9/5  rDev +26%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Dark Horse Too Cream Stout:

Now THIS is what I expect when a stout is served!

Blindfolded - you would never guess another style. Thick and creamy mouthfeel, with a strong espresso edge. Blindfold off, you find exactly what you are tasting - am opaque black serving topped with a mocha foam head.

Strong enough to stand up to a pairing with a maduro cigar or an Austrian-Hungarian game stew.

A = Beautifully black, absolutely opaque with the dense, forbidden blackness of a black hole from which not even light escapes.
S = espresso charges up the nostrils
T = deeply espresso with a bourbon edge
M = Thick and creamy - thoughts turn to adding this to my bathwater...
O = This is EASILY in my top five Stouts.

Beautiful job Dark Horse!

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 04:18:36 | More by GoldHorde

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

05-17-2013 00:54:23 | More by GinsuDave

Pelican5

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-16-2013 07:18:33 | More by Pelican5

jimctin

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-15-2013 17:58:11 | More by jimctin

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

4.04/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

12 oz.

Pours jet black, thin nut brown film for a head dissipates to nothing.

Smells of oak, smoke, bourbon, caramel, cocoa and coffee.

Rich flavor of bourbon, cocoa, burnt oak, vanilla bean and coffee with a notable hint of cream.

Medium to full, creamy body with a light tingle of carbonation on the tip of the tongue.

Above average stout, good flavor and body at a not-too-high abv, definitely worth having. Hadn't had a good stout in a while, this hit the spot.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 18:38:05 | More by Cylinsier