Lakewood The Temptress - Lakewood Brewing Company

ASUBeer

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.1%

01-29-2013 17:04:09 | More by ASUBeer

JohnBender

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-18-2013 01:52:03 | More by JohnBender

Holland

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-16-2013 00:17:21 | More by Holland

deadliest

Texas

3/5  rDev -27.4%

05-14-2013 03:18:31 | More by deadliest

krl2112

Illinois

3/5  rDev -27.4%

05-09-2013 04:18:12 | More by krl2112

vcoggins

Texas

3.89/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle
Served in a pint glass

A - Black pour. One finger brown head with tight bubbles but not as creamy a head as a RIS.

S - Not a huge dominant smell but definitely some roasted malt sweetness with a bit of chocolate or maybe coffee. No dark fruit smells but still very milky sweet smell.

T - Definitely a sweet malty chocolate taste. Not tasting the coffee. A little bit of vanilla as the beer warms. Slight bitterness on the back end.

M - Very smooth and creamy. Moderate carbonation.

O - Very drinkable despite the 9.1% ABV. This is a great Milk Stout for such a new brewery. Love to see a Texas brewery making stouts!

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 23:14:42 | More by vcoggins

taospowder

New Mexico

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-03-2013 04:43:32 | More by taospowder

LtColFrankSlade

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +15%

04-28-2013 19:58:41 | More by LtColFrankSlade

Otisimaas

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-26-2013 05:42:11 | More by Otisimaas

JuniperJesus

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-25-2013 12:32:17 | More by JuniperJesus

wstitzel

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +9%

04-24-2013 01:58:06 | More by wstitzel

greenbr

Texas

4/5  rDev -3.1%

04-22-2013 21:15:36 | More by greenbr

champ103

Texas

3.61/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours an opaque black color. A well formed, tightly packed, two finger tan head rises with good retention. Rings of lace are left all the way down the glass.
S: Milk chocolate, roasted malt, cream and coffee. Very nice, if a bit simplistic.
T: Follows the nose. The roasted malt is more apparent up front. Sweet milk chocolate, creamed coffee as well. Though a metallic/tinny flavor persists throughout. Then the sweetness lingers on forever.
M/D: A big full body and moderate carbonation. Inky, sticky, and slick. Not hard to drink. The alcohol is present, but more warming than anything. Still a slow sipper because of the large, almost over powering sweetness as this warms.

This is an enjoyable imperial Milk Stout. I am enjoying sipping on this, though the tinny flavor is a bit off putting for me. Maybe just variation from bottle to bottle? Something worth a try, and I will be sure to finish the four pack without a problem.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 21:38:57 | More by champ103

Sethzilla

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +15%

04-16-2013 20:14:36 | More by Sethzilla

EgadBananas

Louisiana

3.99/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Inky black pour, with a medium brown finger of head. Nice splotchy lace. The aroma is very roasty, some coffee, vanilla and soft notes of chocolate. Sweet, somewhat sugary. Taste is more chocolaty with vanilla, a bit milky, with a slight cocoa dryness and roasted background. Creamy, naturally, with a strong medium to full body, light carbonation.

Very well done, tasty milk stout. Drinkable, no real booziness.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 23:35:08 | More by EgadBananas

wtkphoto

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +9%

04-14-2013 03:54:12 | More by wtkphoto

mcdsports

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +9%

04-11-2013 00:52:39 | More by mcdsports

Lare453

Florida

4/5  rDev -3.1%

04-10-2013 00:06:05 | More by Lare453

trebbates

Texas

4/5  rDev -3.1%

04-08-2013 01:33:09 | More by trebbates

TeamMathis

West Virginia

4.2/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Motor oil, but pours faster.
Smell: A deep, roasted something. Perhaps cocoa. I can't really place the smell. It's subtle.
Taste: Strong at first, and then it settles into a sweeter drink.
Mouthfeel: Creamy and smooth. It feels like chocolate milk does.

This is an interesting one. I am having a tough time (albeit an enjoyable one) picking out the individual characteristics of the smell and taste of this brew. However, there is one thing that stands out: it is excellent. I just don't know why...and it's not just the gratuitous ABV. The feel of this drink is so smooth and creamy, it's rather incredible. The taste is excellent: maybe that is a roasted, chocolate flavor; I just can't tell. The key thing is that whatever components are in this, it makes an all-around, well-mixed, overly-enjoyable brew. This is now my favorite milk stout. I will get this again...as soon as a friend from Dallas brings it to me once more.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 04:01:24 | More by TeamMathis

bbadger

Texas

4/5  rDev -3.1%

04-06-2013 01:11:57 | More by bbadger

TXhomebrewer

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-05-2013 03:27:33 | More by TXhomebrewer

Premo88

Texas

4.04/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle poured into stout glass

L: almost black, slightest hint of amber highlights if held up to light; fully opaque; perfect light brown head about 1 1/4-inch of thick creamy foam that laces very nicely

S: super malt sweetness; coffee; no dark quad-like smells to begin with, but a slight raisiny smell ocassionally shows up about 1/5 into it; still very sweet; last 1/3 reminds me of Guinness with some sweet thrown into it; i'd swear i could smell the alcohol

T: coffee! the first sip tasted like an iced vanilla latte. so good. from there it becomes rich dark chocolate, then the alcohol kicks in, then slowly it transitions into a slight raisiny smell at times but never gets the full-on Belgian strong dark/quad smell because it ALWAYS stays very sweet. burnt chocolate near end ... the bitterness? can't taste hops, but it definitely has a bitter bite at times

F: thick but creamy; good carbonation without it overpowering the mouthfeel. love the weightiness

O: I'm not a stout drinker, but with this first venture into the American milk/sweet stout, I'm now VERY interested. If the entire thing tasted like the first sip, I might quit my job, liquidate my entire worth into Lakewood stock and live at the brewery ... good gawd, was THAT good! But the first sip of coffee goes away and at times it tastes just like a very dry stout with sugar added to it, which is to say, it tastes like a stout.

Stouts not being my bag, I still can recognize the greatness in this beer. LOTS of alcohol, though, so for me, it may always be a 1- or 2-beer session at most ... something to savor from time to time, not to throw down at a BBQ.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 07:47:20 | More by Premo88

Goblinmunkey7

Massachusetts

3.29/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: Pretty close to straight up black. Some super dark brown at the edges when held to direct light. Head is khaki and super creamy. Drops to a thin cap and smallish creamy collar that persists for the duration. Some splotches of lacing.

Smell: Roasted chocolate. Chocolate malts with a big helping on lactose. Milky sweet chocolate. So much chocolate. Grainy roasted malt. Touch of alcohol and grass in the back. Not a ton of complexity, but what it has is nice.

Taste: Melt a Tootsie Roll down and roast that bad boy and that's this beer. Milky sweet with a ton of lactose sugar sweetness. Incredibly sweet. Crystallized chocolate candy. Boozy. Gritty cocoa bitterness on the back. Chalk. Some vanilla and something almost woody. Licorice and something slightly smoky. Bitter from cocoa. Hops are non-existent.

Mouthfeel: Silky smooth. Super creamy. Medium body with a moderate carbonation. A bit dry on the finish.

Overall: I wasn't tempted, but I was intrigued before the diabeetus kicked in.

Entirely too sweet overall. Dial back the lactose a touch and it would be a solid milk stout, very solid.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 01:09:28 | More by Goblinmunkey7

Rozyravens

Texas

3/5  rDev -27.4%

04-02-2013 20:52:48 | More by Rozyravens