Nippletop - Lake Placid Craft Brewing Company

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.54/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A - A very full bodied looking with a deep dark black and a 1/2 inch of mocha head that pulls back to just a mild lace ring. No sticky lacing.
S - Some milk sugars and chocolate highlighting with some roasted malts but it seems to have a hoppy edge even for only 20 ibu's
T - Not a bad milk stout maybe a touch more metallic and less "sweet" than they described. Sweet chocolate malts, then acidic roasted malts, and a sugary malt finish is what you get. Has some harsh hard water undertones I can't ignore.
M - Medium bodied, with only mild creaminess.
Overall only having one of their brews I find this hard to believe it's as sweet as they say. Also it could use more body and maybe a touch creamier rather than hard water edge. These guys should re-make their recipe.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 02:39:39 | More by DrDemento456

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.58/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Hersey chocolate pour, with a bronze-twany topping that displayed a length retention. Really love the head coloring here as well a nice lenghty topping display. Milky frothy lacing.

S: Dark chocolate, semi-sweet, fresh coffee beans with a hint of sweet lactose and creamer and decent level of awareness.

T: Flavor of sweet chocoalte and lactose. Caramel, a bit dry in the middle but sweet with some dry cocoa rounding things out.

M: Creamy near full body with a good tingle of carbonation and a lengthy fade of dry alcohol and chocolate.

O: Overall decent, dry and sweet, comes in middle of the road per style for me, but it probably wont make you regret a single purchase. Easy drinking, dessert beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 22:52:32 | More by beerthulhu

bigaltemple

Colorado

3.19/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

A - Pours cola brown/black in color. Very minimal head produced, however, a thin mocha-colored cap remains throughout the glass. This does provide a good amount of lacing.

S - Milk chocolate, some roasted coffee, and sweet malty base.

T/M - Again, bittersweet milk chocolate with a hint of caramel. Mildly bitter. Fairly thin. Would like to see a little more creaminess in this one.

O - Just seems to be a pretty average stout. Can't say anything really stood out for me.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 03:48:25 | More by bigaltemple

plaid75

New York

4.06/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a deep brown hue with a two finger foamy tan head. There was good retention and lacing.

The smell featured roasted barley and a touch of caramel.

The taste consisted of a sharp roasted malt softened by a touch of lactose sweetness. Excellent residual dry coffee and dark chocolate detected.

The mouthfeel was toward the thinner side of the style with a dry finish.

Overall a very tasty and extremely quaffable stout.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 02:47:34 | More by plaid75

Gmann

New York

3.33/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Pours a very very deep brown color, almost black. The toasted khaki head is small but dense and settles into a light ring and sparse cap.

The aroma is of a tin like roasted barley, similar to a Guinness. Some char and a general sweetness from the lactose. Quite faint.

The taste has an overall roasted barley flavor but nothing too distinct. Some wood notes and light char. The lactose smooths out the flavor and provides some sweetness and helps bring out some caramel notes. A touch of metal/rust. Not all that sweet for a milk stout, just not very bitter.

Moderate feel with fizzy carbonation. Drinks quite well, though not very stout like. Good balance between sweet and bitter with a hint of tea like sourness.

A decent brew, nothing outstanding but no off flavors. Better milk stouts are out there.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 02:31:55 | More by Gmann

BryanCarey

Texas

3.44/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Lake Placid Nippletop Milk Stout is like any milk stout in many respects. It pours to a very dark brown/black color with a decent amount of foam that starts out nice but falls apart quickly. The nose on this beer is roasty and a little chocolaty.

The flavor of this milk stout combines tart and sweet elements with flavors of roasted malt, a little bit of toffee, a touch of coffee, caramel, and some lactose, as expected. There are some oat enhancements and a little less sweetness than other milk stouts. It is reasonably smooth, too, and medium to light in body.

This milk stout seems like the typical milk stout in many ways and the flavors do seem to blend together quite nicely. The stout stands out a little bit from others due to the flavor contributions from the oats. It is creamy and good- tasting overall and while I don’t consider it anything amazing, it is certainly good enough to try again if the opportunity comes my way.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2013 03:47:21 | More by BryanCarey

ProudBeerSnob

New York

4.08/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Poured from bottle into pint glass. Nice black color, with a tan head that disappears all too quickly. Not much in the node except dark bread and smoked malts.

The taste makes up for the deficiencies in the nose. Definitely tastes like a milk stout. It's nice to drink a stout that is full in flavor and mouthfeel that doesn't bludgeon you with alcohol.

It's not an outstanding brew, but I'll be seeking this one out again.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 01:13:57 | More by ProudBeerSnob

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass.

Pours extremely black with virtually no foam. Nothing remains on top. Light chocoloately smell, some coffee notes. Milky smooth taste, very even, with an oaty background. Lactose finish. Good, not a huge fan of milk stoits that are too sweet, but this one balanced nicely.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 22:15:39 | More by KTCamm

atr2605

New York

3.56/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A-pours black with a tan colored head with decent retention
S-roasted coffee, caramel, chocolate
T-roasted coffee and chocolate with sweetness coming in the finish. Low hop bitterness and soft chocolate flavor lingers on the palate
M-medium-full bodied with high carbonation
O-Carbonation does seem a touch high, but overall a nice drinking milking stout with great roasted characteristic

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2013 02:49:10 | More by atr2605

ZachKelly

Virginia

2.88/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poored from 12 oz bottle. Very dark, almost black, pour. Head maintained throughout the duration and had a nice foaminess that presented the smell and flavor well. Very chocolatey and coffee flavor that was not overpowering as many other milk stouts. No bitter aftertaste that lingers well after the drink which is very pleasant. Recommend highly if you like sweet stouts, but it is not one I would sit and drink a lot of in one sitting, but a very pleasant desert style beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2012 02:22:45 | More by ZachKelly

Homebrew35

Connecticut

3.83/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a huge 3 finger mocha head. Black body, some lacing and retention.
Smells sweet, fruity English like yeast, some coffee and light roast.
Medium thin body. Quite drinkable once the carbonation dies down.
Tasty good priced solid new offering.
$2 a single

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 23:46:00 | More by Homebrew35

riversider76

New York

3.2/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours the darkest of browns with a mice tan head. Good retention, and a nice lace. Aroma is of chocolate,and coffee. Body is on the lighter side of medium and carbonated. Taste is roasted coffee up front with hints of chocolate. Very sugary. Decent,but nothing special.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 00:23:35 | More by riversider76

adamridge

Indiana

3.15/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

I would like to note that this is my first review on this site, long time reader first time reviewer.

A- Black with hints of red, The head was thin with light lacing.

S- Chocolate, coffee, and sugars

T- It starts off with the normal stout taste roasty, with coffee and chocolate notes, but very light for a stout and possibly a little too much carbonation, then comes the oats and light creamy water down taste to finish it off.

M- light medium body,very carbonated

O- Average cream/milk stout I have definitly have had better. It is on the very light side of stouts. Not to my liking, but worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2012 02:25:36 | More by adamridge

CloudStrife

New York

3.95/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a snifter.

A: Pours a dark brown with a 1 finger light khaki head. Head is a thin film after a minute or two, doesnt leave much lacing.

S: Sweet lactose and chocolate malts really highlight the aroma. There is some dark fruitiness in the background as well.

T: Has a roasty chocolate malt combined with the sweetness of the lactose. Hops are suppressed. Some coffee notes too.

M: Smooth creamy mouthfeel. Pretty dry and refreshing, very drinkable.

Overall I'm impressed with this new bottle from Lake Placid. Great for the winter time.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 19:40:21 | More by CloudStrife

alpinebryant

Connecticut

3.91/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a massive light mocha head with sticky lacing and spiderwebs the entire way down.

S: Aroma of bittersweet chocolate, lactose, black malt.

T: Very well rounded milk stout. I was completely amazed when looking on here at what the abv was as it was so flavorful. For a milk stout, this has done very good in terms of flavor. Light chocolate malt flavors, patent and chalk flavors from the lactose and a dry finish. Not much hopping in here intentionally and it is additionally sweet because of this.

M: Dry and well carbonated.

O: Overall this is a very good milk / sweet stout. It is not a high octane beer and it is extremely drinkable. I would love to have this available locally as it could be a regular in the rotation because of the low abv and enjoyable taste profiles... Recommended

Serving type: growler

02-15-2013 00:37:24 | More by alpinebryant

GotWad629

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a deep black with about an inch of tan head.

Smells of coffee, chocolate, and roasted malts.

Tastes fairly similar. Roasty with hints of coffee and chocolate. Nothing is too overpowering and everything blends well together. Also its not too sweet which you can find sometimes with milk stouts. It is a tad bit over carbonated..The bite of the carbonation takes away some of the taste and cuts into the smoothness.

Overall an easy drinking Milk stout. Nothing too crazy and definitely worth revisiting.

Serving type: on-tap

12-28-2012 05:39:02 | More by GotWad629