Vanilla Milk Stout - Thirsty Crow

Tasered81

Australia

4.58/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a black with tan head, unfiltered - can not see through.
Smells of Vanilla, Kahlua, Chocolate, with similar flavours that are complimented with the residual sweetness - slight roasty/coffee character also.
Feels slightly thinner than it should - served a tad too cold.
For the style - it is definitely appropriate.

Serving type: on-tap

01-30-2012 06:56:54 | More by Tasered81

laituegonflable

Australia

3.8/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Pours a very dark colour, mostly black with mahogany tinge when held up to the light. Head is dark ochre, dissipates to a thin film of small bubbles. Lace is OK. Nice.

Smell is stouty, but sweet. Plenty of espresso, coffee and cocoa, but a nice vanilla sweetness to it as well. Touch of nutmeg towards the back. Yeah, quite nice. Could be sweeter actually, for a vanilla milk stout, but it's still pretty simple.

Taste is nicely sweet, yeah. Nice roasty espresso notes underneath that never rise to the surface, in full bitter mood anyway. Lots of sweet desserty characters vie for supremacy, with vanilla, creme anglaise and some bitter chocolate behind. Not insanely sweet though, actually quite dry on the back. Well-rounded palate overall.

Yeah, dry feel, but a little bit sticky midway through. Actually don't love it, but it's stylistically appropriate.

Nice, sweet beer, but still dark and stouty. Good beer.

Serving type: on-tap

12-02-2011 04:32:59 | More by laituegonflable