Moloko - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

Bighuge

Minnesota

4.33/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Inky black body. Bubble brown head. Nice rings of lace as I drink. Roast and chocolate on the nose. Really nice flavor. There's a nice note of lactose sweetness on the palate that I didn't get on the nose. Also nice chocolate and roast characteristics. Lightly carbonated and light-medium to medium in body. This one is going down way too easy. I guess it's about 7 % a/v, wihich is a little jacked up for a milk stout, but I don't get any alcohol notes in this either. Good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2009 03:27:26 | More by Bighuge

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

4.33/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Black pour, tan head, not much for retention or head. I'm told the bottle artwork and name have something to do with that awful movie from Kubrick, Clockwork Orange. Licorice smell seemed most evident, not expected.

Taste, so smooth, not intrusive, respects your mouth, doesn't rape it the minute it gets inside. I really dig how this and Black Sun are subtle yet delicious stouts from a brewery known for a gargantuan stout. The sweetness/lactose doesn't really stand out (although I had a creme brulee last night, I don't see anything coming close to the dessert like qualities that one had). I'm guessing the lactose addition works like oatmeal, it really adds a silky smooth layer to the beer.

Chocolate is evident, yet not forceful. This is so damn easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2010 02:38:22 | More by Beerandraiderfan

Georgiabeer

Georgia

4.13/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Thanks very much to Ding for bringing this bottle back for me from Indiana. I like a good milk stout and there aren't that many of them around. Pours black with a decent head initially that fades to a thin ring. Smells sweet and like burnt sugar- like a good burnt sugar caramel from spain. Smooth and lactic in taste with a nice hint of roastiness and quite a bit of nuttiness. Nice, and not as sweet as some and roastier than most. Absolutely silky in the mouth, with a touch of mouthcoating lactic acid. Very nice.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2009 01:10:17 | More by Georgiabeer

tavernjef

Minnesota

4.53/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Dead brown, nearly black. A dense but slim, cocoa hued crown envelopes the top well. The foam eventaully slips off leaving a thin ring and few small patchy areas of glaring, clear coated lace.

Appetizing aroma of a dense, creamy, rich chocolate milk shake. Quite lactic enriched in sweetness with a nice rounded heft of chocolate that brings to mind both or either tootsie rolls of chocolate cake. Pretty much what any and all milk stouts should strive to be.

Taste is one smooth, creamy, delightful, chocolatey experience. Lactic action aside, which it definately has a good amount of, the chocolate tone is very well recieved amidst its milky, oaty sweet softened, smoothed out body. Very liquencent and milky, just as it should be. Nearly un-beerlike as it has a remarkable effect within its medium statured body that is very akin to drinking a straight up chocolate milk with a side of oatmeal and a side of melted tootsie roll.
Ummm....Yum!

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2011 01:37:07 | More by tavernjef

thagr81us

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had during the 2nd Annual Redneck Racin’ & Tastin’ while tailgating at the dirt track race! Big thanks goes out to Jzmhector for this one! 2011 vintage! Served from bottle into a NoDa snifter. Poured dark brown with a minimal light tan head. Maintained decent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, sugar, cream, and dark chocolate. The flavor was of sweet malt, milk, dark chocolate, and milk chocolate. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a good brew. This brew is what I think of when someone asks me to describe a good milk stout. All of the right flavors are there in all the right intensities and balances. I really wish that would have tossed something into this one to take it to the next level. Really great brew that I’m glad I got the opportunity to try. I suggest you do the same.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2012 13:05:55 | More by thagr81us

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4.43/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: impressively black, with a beige head that fades pretty quickly, leaving little trace.

S: lactose, roasted malt, subtle coffee, chocolate

T: a simple and delicious blend of everything I mentioned in the aroma. There is no sign of alcohol. The milk aspect is right on and compliments the roasted malt very well. This is the chocolate milk of beers.

M: extremely smooth and creamy. This makes it remarkably drinkable. I would be interested to have this beer a little crisper, with perhaps slightly more carbonation. The body is thin, but not overly so.

D: Keep 'em coming. I have had this beer many times, and I'm still pleasantly surprised at how tasty it is. This beer is dangerously slammable.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2010 18:47:04 | More by Huhzubendah

largadeer

Kentucky

4.05/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Received as an extra from stfun37. Thanks!

Into a nonic, this beer pours a dark caramel color, and sits in the glass black and opaque. A finger of dark brown head forms, but settles to a ring quickly.

The nose is rich milk chocolate and coffee with cream. There's a hint of licorice beneath the chocolatey sweetness, and as it warms I get a bit of graham cracker.

Creamy sweetness permeates the palate immediately; this beer is heavy on the lactose sugar, but there's an equally big roasted malt presence to balance it out. They got the sweetness just right here, it's rich but never cloying. Flavors of chocolate caramel, burnt toast and plums appear mid-palate. The body is thick, yet this is surprisingly quaffable. It finishes sweet and roasty, burnt coffee and caramel lingering on the palate. Easy drinking for such a rich beer, this stuff is great.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2009 00:34:40 | More by largadeer

gford217

Georgia

4.15/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz bottle poured into a tulip.

A: Pours dark, dark brown out of the bottle and settles in pitch black under a small tan head that doesn't hand around very long and leaves only a hint of lacing.

S: Smell is a combination of malted milk balls and coffee. Milk chocolate sweetness is present from the outset with a good roasted malt character as well.

T: The sweetness really takes over in the taste with huge milk chocolate and lactose sugars dominating throughout. There is a bit of roasted malt backbone before a slight bitterness that lingers through the finish, probably from the hops.

M: Mouthfeel is silky smooth and creamy with low carbonation. Creates a dessert-like sweetness on the palate.

D: This is a great sweet stout from 3F but getting through the whole bottle really takes some effort due to the huge heavy sweetness. Still, very tasty.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2008 02:31:02 | More by gford217

scruffwhor

Illinois

3.93/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Brought to me in a imperial pint glass. A decent sized brown head goes well with an almost oily liquid that is MOLOKO. With the right
color sceme of black with a few sienna highlights (thanks Crayola).
Smell was a dry, milky, vannilin zucker. Flavor was a good dry cream, but no acidity. Something I've unfavorably noticed in some cream stouts. Very smooth roasted malts silky swimming down my gullet.

Serving type: on-tap

03-25-2006 17:21:43 | More by scruffwhor

dirtylou

Washington

3.83/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22oz bomber, scooped a couple at City Wide in South Bend

opened during a wild slate of nfl action, just before the giants-steelers game

appearance: nice label, poured into a brooklyn pint glass...dark mahogany body with a creamy chocolate head and nice retention

smell: nothing too potent - dry and a bit roasty, notes of sweet roasty chocolate

taste: creamy and roasty, sweet chocolate, roasted malt, light bitterness level, milky. A good, but overhyped milk stout in my opinion - just doesnt really stand out

mouthfeel: creamy, medium bodied

drinkability: good

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2008 20:38:53 | More by dirtylou

Bitterbill

Wyoming

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

I got this bottle in a trade with joe1510. Thanks Joe!

This pours a pitch black with close to a 2 finger head of tan foam. Lots of sticky lacing.

The smell has otes of caramel malt, chocolate, roasted malt, and light coffee. Good nose.

The taste is big and bold. Lots of roasted malt & chocolate greet my tastebuds with a nice infusion of bitterness from the coffee and dark chocolate. Yummy.

Very high on the medium mouthfeel scale, it's lightly carbonated and finishes semi sweet and has a good fairly long lasting aftertaste. Easy drinking and very smooth on the palate, I like this style a lot when done right.. this is another goodie from Three Floyds!

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2008 23:18:43 | More by Bitterbill

kylehay2004

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed at the brewery.

A: single finger tan head with nice lacing on a jet black body, no light passing through.

S: vanilla, roasted malts, coffee, and milk chocolate.

T: vanilla, cream, roasted malts up front finishing with a very well balanced sweet chocolate and coffee bitterness.

M: smooth and creamy body with moderate carbonation.

Overall: very complex and well balanced, and each flavor is well represnted. Perfect degree of sweetness. This is an excellent mill stout.

Serving type: on-tap

08-10-2012 20:21:53 | More by kylehay2004

TurdFurgison

Ohio

4.22/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I picked up this bottle at Southwest Liquors in Chicago last week for $6.99. The beer is dark brown and opaque, and a vigorous pour gave 2 fingers of tan foam that lasted maybe 2-3 minutes. The smell is roasty, chocolaty and sweet, maybe I can imagine some lactate (probably not there). The taste is sweet, very chocolaty and roasty, delicious. Worth the time it takes to find this, a very good interpretation by 3F, with no overkill hops. Not that more hops would be bad.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2008 02:36:45 | More by TurdFurgison

DefenCorps

Oregon

4.15/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle received from joe1510 and SNQfan. Thanks, guys! Into my 16oz snifter

A: An aggressive pour results in a black beer with a thick, dark brown head that's pretty darned dense. The head recedes to a dark disk surprisingly quickly

S: Heavily roasted malts, black coffee, cream and some dark chocolate. Mild sweetness. Pretty solid!

T: Yum. Yum. Starts off with a good amount of chocolate and cream with a dash of coffee, much like good milkshake, just not as creamy. There's a hint of fruitiness that goes quite well with the sweetness too. The finish is mildly bitter with dark chocolate notes.

M: On the palate, this beer is wonderful - soft and slick with a medium body that's enhanced by the lower level of carbonation. The finish is great too - gently bitter and very very pleasing

D: This is very easy to drink, this bomber should go in no time.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2008 16:36:41 | More by DefenCorps

bluejacket74

Ohio

4.43/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22 ounce bottle, I guess it's about a year old since I think this brew is usually released sometime in August. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours dark brown/black with a half inch brown head. Head retention and lacing are both good. Aroma is roasted malt, milk chocolate, coffee, and some cream. The aroma is very sweet. The taste is pretty sweet too, the beer tastes like milk chocolate, lactose, roasted malt, molasses, vanilla, and a bit of caramel. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit coating with moderate carbonation. Drinkability is pretty good, it's smooth and very easy to drink. I think this is a very good brew, the age sure hasn't hurt it at all. I'd definitely buy this again the next time I find it.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2010 23:43:02 | More by bluejacket74

tpd975

Florida

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

First of four beers I enjoyed while at 3 Floyd's,

A: A beautiful nitro pour. Tons of bubbles that built a head that any brewer would be proud of. Once settled down it's dark as night with a nice 2 finger espresso head that lasts and lasts. Lacing, yeah there is lacing. Sheet after sheet from top to bottom of the glass.

S: Nice malty sweetness. Milk chocolate, coffee, and a bit of vanilla. What a stout.

T: Wow wonderful milk stout. They should bottle this one. Starts with a nice malty chocolate taste. Milk chocolate baby. This is overtaken by coffee, and a hit of sweetened toffee. Finishes with a hint of bitterness which reminds me of espresso... Knowing this is a 3 Floyd's brew you know this is hops coming out.

M: Soooo creamy. Man this is stout heaven.

D: This one came in an imperial pint, but I wish they could put it in a bomber, hell I would drink this one by the growler.

Overall: I love a good milk stout and this is just that. Big on taste and aroma. It goes down so smooth, that you are begging for another. This is a 3 Floyd's masterpiece. Man do I love their brews.

Serving type: nitro-tap

08-14-2007 22:40:01 | More by tpd975

AgentZero

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Black beer with a small brown head that left just a slight bit of stick during consumption.

S - Very sweet, with lactic sugar and milk chocolate coming through on the nose. Little bit of roasted malt.

T - A little bit more roasty than on the nose. Nice milk chocolate taste.

M - Medium bodied, creamy appropriate to style, smooth, lower carbonation.

O - Good beer, nice taste, pretty easy to get down. Probably one of the better milk stouts I've had.

Serving type: on-tap

09-05-2011 05:35:07 | More by AgentZero

blackie

Virginia

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

a: into my tyranena pint, black in color with a half-inch mocha head, retains only a ring around the glass

s: deep roasted barley dominates with a backing aroma of liquid dark chocolates, earthy hops, robust and simple

m: low-medium carbonation, full body, smooth

t: rich mix of tannic roasts and dark chocolates with a tastefully employed, smooth lactose flavor, nice variations in flavor from sip to finish, moderate bitterness

d: no issues with the bomber

a "good" milk stout, though nothing really sets it apart from the pack

courtesy of sir lou, the dirty

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2009 01:35:00 | More by blackie

Brent

Kentucky

4.33/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Leave it to 3F's to pump up the usually mild-mannered milk stout to a 7% style-crusher. Lactose sugars are well matched against the bold roasted malt, lending a creamyness and smooth finish. This is not a style I usually gravitate toward just because most examples are so bland - but this stands out.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2010 14:43:17 | More by Brent

JoeyBeerBelly

New York

4.28/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I got this brew in a trade with jcjwebster, Thanks Jeff!

22oz bottle served in a standard pint glass.

L - black with a light brown head that eventually thinned out to a ring.

S - roasted malty sweetness with hints of chocolate.

T - sweet roasted taste, notes of chocolate and a bitter espresso coffee-like taste right before the dry finish.

F - medium/full bodied with a smooth, creamy feel.

D - easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2008 01:20:49 | More by JoeyBeerBelly

tdm168

North Carolina

4.35/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - black with a short, off white head with decent retention

S - roasted malts, burnt sugar, faint coffee

T - roasted malts, lactose, burnt sugar, coffee, mild bitterness

M - medium bodied, well carbonated, smooth

This has a great flavor profile, tremendous balance, and great drinkability. It's rich, smooth, and complex. This is a great milk stout that is definitely worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

11-21-2012 02:29:25 | More by tdm168

ffejherb

Pennsylvania

4.53/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Poured via 22oz. bomber ino goblet on 12/19/08. Thanks to Deuane for breaking this out (at my request)!

A - Poured an opaque black onyx body with about a finger of milky burnt tan head that diminished into a thin film of retention and left some spotty lace on the glass.

S - Aroma combines an intoxicating blend of chocolate milk, sweet caramel and marshmallow with a subtle coffee presence. Hop character is very minimal.

T - This milk stout is a delectable concoction of chocolate, sweet cream, vanilla, coffee, caramel cube candy and gooey marshmallow goodness. A bit of dark roasted malt emerges, resulting in a very mild bitterness in the finish.

M - Medium body with super creamy, almost fluffy texture and soft carbonation. Extremely smooth and velvety on the palate. Body is not too heavy and not too flimsy... it's just right!

D - Excellent milk stout from FFF. Too bad they didn't serve this during milk break in grade school. I could have gotten an early start on my beer drinking "career."

Brewslut's Quote of the Day:
"Roasted peanuts... I'm tellin' ya!"

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2008 19:59:41 | More by ffejherb

merlin48

Kentucky

3.9/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Bottle shared with mntlover. Pours deep dark brown and opaque. Light brown head quickly falls into a cap with spotty lace.

Aroma is roasted coffee, milk chocolate, and a hint of vanilla.

Medium full body has a prickly carbonation that seems out of place.

Taste features lots of milk chocolate, roasty dark malts, an assertive lactic presence,, a hint of coffee, and a mild hop bite. No hint of the elevated abv.

A pretty good milk stout but the carbonation seems overdone. My least favorite of all the Three Floyds stouts but still pretty decent.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2011 21:57:13 | More by merlin48

Jwale73

Rhode Island

3.95/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to brewCzar for the opportunity to try this one. 650ml bottle served in a standard pint glass. Poured one shade shy of black with a two inch cocoa-colored head that sizzled and popped as it slowly receded to a one inch cap; no lacing on this one. Big cocoa nose gave impressions of chocolate/coffee milk. Taste consistent with nose, but some acidity comes out as well as a creamy character. Mouthfeel fell between light- and medium-bodied, but background carbonation is a little too aggressive. Nonetheless, this is an enjoyable milk stout. Would have been top notch if the carbonation was cut back a little.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2009 23:44:15 | More by Jwale73

Deuane

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to UncleJedi for the hookup!

A-Deep black with a medium dark tan head that held on well and left nice lacing.

S-Deep, rich, milky dark hot chocolate. This is like adult choco milk! Mild notes of roasted malt, coffee and toffee and the suggestion of marshamllow sweetness in the background.

T-Huge chewy, thick, luscious dark chocolate notes. Roasted malt and a touch of hops add a slight hint of bitterness. A mildly sweet finish adds to the complexity.

M-Easily one of the creamiest, smoothest and velvety brews I have ever had. IF you could drink silk this would be it!

D-Simply awesome....I wasn't sure what to expect with this one but why would I think FFF would make a dud? Simply one of the most chocolatey, silkiest smooth beers I have ever had the opportunity to imbibe.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2008 20:59:09 | More by Deuane