New Holland Dragon's Milk Oak Barrel Ale - New Holland Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.91
pDev: 15.35%
Reviews: 1004
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Brewed by:
New Holland Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 10.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (878), on-tap (106), growler (9), cask (9), nitro-tap (2).

Notes:
Strong Stout aged in second use Heaven Hill bourbon barrels.

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Jason

Massachusetts

3.83/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz brown bottle with a vintage date of 2011 on the label.

LOOK: Dark brown, nearly black with ruby edges. Good lacing even if it is a bit thin.

SMELL: Oaky, vanilla, barrel juice, boozy, mild char, toasted bread, burnt raisins, fig jam

TASTE: Very smooth, wood, char, mildly fusel, vanilla, burnt sugar, dark chocolate, chicory, booze soaked raisins, charred drying finish

A really good barrel aged brew that rides the path of a stout, a big beer that you'll need to sip. Very well balanced, had fun drinking this one.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2012 03:09:45 | More by Jason

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kirkfrailey

Michigan

4.25/5 rDev +8.7%

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3/5 rDev -23.3%

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4/5 rDev +2.3%

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3.5/5 rDev -10.5%

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3.5/5 rDev -10.5%

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3.5/5 rDev -10.5%

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4.25/5 rDev +8.7%

05-13-2013 13:41:09 | More by ThatCracker

AndyP612

Illinois

4.26/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12 oz bottle poured violently into a tulip. 2013 vintage.

A- Black and thick ale with a lighter off white semi fluffy head. The contrast between the blackness of the liquid and the light head is very interesting being this is a bourbon barrel conditioned stout.

S- The nose is quite sweet with hints of sweet coffee and chocolate, slight vanilla and whiskey tease.

T- There's the bourbon! Bourbon is actually quite delicately integrated into the largely coffee and chocolate overtones thrown at me in the nose. Big in roasted, blackened malt with a punch of whiskey!

M- Very light in carbonation. Mouthfeel of about a 0.5% milk, medium bodied. Appearance wise, I would expect something a little bigger feel in the mouth but since this is a relatively young stout in a bottle I am anxious to see how it ages.

O- Great stout for May 12th when it's in the 40's! It's been a while since I have had this stout and I remember it being sweeter, almost too sweet, but this vintage is very nice and well balanced with the bourbon presence balancing out the sweet malt. As stated earlier, I can't wait for next winter to drink this and see how it matures in the bottle. Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 03:29:14 | More by AndyP612