Mothers Milk Stout - Keegan Ales

ironbike1

New York

4.8/5  rDev +26%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This Stout is a great example of the Milk stout style. Having had it both from tap & bottle it has a unique smooth flavor. This is a stout I can drink a couple of in a sitting.

Mouthfeel is sweet yet not over powering
Smell is roasted nuts and chocolates
pours black with a nice tan head that slowly fades.

Truly my favorite Stout to reach for on any given night.

Serving type: on-tap

10-09-2009 22:36:56 | More by ironbike1

CupcakeNY

New York

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A pleasant surprise! Never tried any Keegan Ales, made by a nearby brewer.

Poured almost jet black, with a nice coffee-colored head with good retention. Nose was surprisingly bright for a stout, with hoppy notes along with milk chocolate and leather

Mouth feel was a little thin for a stout, but not watery. Taste was outstanding; much cleaner and lighter than most stouts; this to me is a perfect "summer stout" with a nice amount of hops that makes it exceptionally balanced. Finishes with a little bit of a "sour" milk taste--not in a bad way, but like the slight sourness you get with hershey's milk chocolate (it would probably make an excellent pairing).

Drinkability is excellent--I will buy this beer again and again. It may not be a classic example of a milk stout, but it is an absolutely delicious beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2009 18:07:45 | More by CupcakeNY

Beerquester

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I was fortunate to get to taste this beer directly from a tap at the brewery while passing by on a recent trip to the Catskills.

This beer pours to produce a tan creamy head which is relatively long lasting. The color is dark black with ruby highlights. I pick up roasty/chocolatey notes in the aroma.

The flavor profile starts with an almost perfect chocolate/coffee flavor which progresses next into the milky notes (from the lactose) that winds in to a smooth, clean landing.

Having a moderate body, this beer is a great example of the style, and is softly carbonated as it should be.

Honestly, this is one of the best milk stouts i have ever had and would love to have some Left Hand to compare it side by side. A very drinkable beer year round.

Tommy Keegan hit this one right on the money!

Serving type: on-tap

08-14-2011 21:06:06 | More by Beerquester

CaptJackHarkness

New York

4.47/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Another well crafted sweet stout, eminently enjoyable taste. Hits the mark for right balance of sweetness to dryness. Has an almost mocha head that holds nicely. A milk chocolate impression on the taste buds. Another selection I would add to my Braukeller!

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2011 20:59:49 | More by CaptJackHarkness

dfillius

Michigan

4.45/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Served in a pint glass.
A: 1 finger of light tan head upon moderate pour. Liquid is just the lighter side of black, I can see red along the bottom edge. I would like it to be a darker color. Good head retention.
S: Chocolate malt, faint floral hoppiness. I'd like a bit more diversity of smells in this beer.
T: Semi-sweet chocolate, oatmeal, some roasted notes, a tiny hoppiness at the end.
M: Super smooth, silky. Ideal
D: Very high! A good session beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2008 22:31:59 | More by dfillius

Imbiber1028

Texas

4.45/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Big fan of this one--wasn't sure how milky it was going to be, but thankfully it wasn't :-) Appearance is a dark color with a dark tan head.

Big flavor, again not overpoweringly milky with a hint of coffee, a good amount of chocolate and some sweetness...some brown sugar...

Very drinkable stout with great flavor.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2009 21:41:50 | More by Imbiber1028

IDontBelieveYou

4.45/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I just love this beer. It's sensual. I want to gaze at the richness and definitive color. The appearance of the beer inspires me to write hate mail to stella and PBR. The nose is extremely telling and true to the display of flavors. Rich, sweet, milky, caramel, smooth, a respectable body while maintaining delicacy. PLEASE serve this to me in the correct glass. I swear it matters.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 01:41:51 | More by IDontBelieveYou

cavedave

New York

4.43/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a deep, easy, black, with thick tan head an inch high that subsides to leave skeleton arms of tan lace. What an appearance!

Smell is a light aroma of chocolate, coffee, deeply burnt notes of lusciousness, and hints of bready malt and floral/bitter hops.

Ah, the flavor! So light, yet so full of all the delicious stout flavors, darkest malt, bitter chocolate, espresso, other mysterious notes that add complexity, ghosts of sweetness. It's a stout, but it drinks like a pale ale, light in the mouth, and wildly complex. The finish is dry and light and alive with flavor.

Mouthfeel is perfect. Carbonation, thickness, resinousness, clarity of flavor, all as perfect as a stout could deliver. Each sip finishes long, but clears out for the next.

Drinkability is astonishing. This is a session stout, if such a thing is possible. Full of flavor, deep and dank, yet refreshing and immensely satisfying.

I've only good things to say about this local brewer. This brew is his masterpiece.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2009 22:59:55 | More by cavedave

guinness33

New Jersey

4.38/5  rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a nice deep brown to near black colour with a creamy tan head that hangs around for a while before giving way to a mid-sized lace that leaves sporadic spots on the glass.

The aroma is sweet and sugary with good doses of chocolate and cocoa, a bit of earthiness and some roasted malt.

The flavour is more of the same with the chocolate notes blending more so with roasted malt notes for a sweet yet somewhat rugged feel at the same time. There's an ever so slight hint of coffee here that's not noticeable in the aroma. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with a nice creamy smoothness to it.

This is a solidly good, very tasty brew. It's easy drinking and just enjoyable all around. Wish I could get it around here as it'd be in my fridge fairly often. Recommended with ease.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2007 02:20:57 | More by guinness33

PorterStout

New York

4.38/5  rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I have sampled this brew on tap, growlers to-go, and from the bottle. It has been consistently very good.Good color, very good taste. Deep robust, slightly roasted connotations.I would like to rate the "after taste" as well as very good.I would not say this beer is very complex. Simple and delicious.

Serving type: growler

09-23-2008 14:03:18 | More by PorterStout

renegadeburger

New Jersey

4.38/5  rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

first time i get to try keegan ales here we go got to pick this one up from over at bierkraft in park slope great store lots of bottles

my sample poured great with a nice mocha colored head on an opaque black beer not a real big head on this sucker but nice form and density

smelled of burnt raisins and hops some real nice grass notes in there not a real intimidating beer more of a nice gentle sweet beer

tastes awesome this one is super balanced between the rich caramel sweetness and then there is an acidic touch at the end with the coffee and just enough of a hop flavor to make it right

good creamy mouthfeel my favorite aspect of this beer

overall a really solid beer highly recommended great local brew

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2011 15:12:44 | More by renegadeburger

ppoitras

Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

12oz bottle purchased at either Party Source or Brilbeck's, Syracuse, NY.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 2"+ dark tan head over the barely translucent reddish dark brown brew. Pillowy head shrinks ever so slowly, with prevalent chunky lace. Aroma is thick with dark malty sweetness. Taste is richly sweet at the onset, wisps of smoke in the middle, and lightly lactic close. Mouthfeel is velvety smooth, and drinkability is superb. Find. Buy. Enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2009 22:10:35 | More by ppoitras

cosmo4u

New York

4.35/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

this is dark beer! This Mother's Milk Stout is so dark, it is almost black. comes with a very nice aroma. Malty, molasses-like sweetness that also contains a subtle combination of coffee and chocolate. Very interesting!

Mother's Milk created a big tight head in my glass that was brown in color, (darker than Guinness if you are familiar with that) and it also left some heavy lacing on the glass.

The taste, to me, was exactly like the smell. It had a roasty kind of taste with subtle chocolate/coffee hybrid flavors infused. As might be expected, this beer was just a little bit sweet. As previously mentioned, this beer has a really thick body, and a noticeably heavy mouthfeel. Its smooth, and leaves a nice aftertaste, but it gets a little sticky afterward, which just encourages a follow-up swig!

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2011 02:32:14 | More by cosmo4u

clvand0

Kentucky

4.33/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to shippos for this one. Pours a dark color with a medium head that dies off quickly and leaves a little lacing on the sides of the glass. The aroma is a blend of dark malts, chocolate, coffee, and some hops. The flavor is very smooth and creamy. Lots of chocolate flavors with a finishing bitter. Very nice beer here.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2005 17:51:54 | More by clvand0

walleye

Michigan

4.33/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

thanks to weeare138 for this wonderful beer. poured a black with dark mahogany hues at its edges, with a tan head that left some lacing. aroma chocolate, malts, molasses, sweet, just smells like this will be full body in the mouth. aroma choclate milk, malt got just a hint of oatmeal as it warmed and it does have a nice full mouthfeel. very good.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2006 03:27:27 | More by walleye

kmpitz2

Tennessee

4.3/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to shippos and clvand0 for bringing this beer to my glass. It pours a black color with a dark cream colored head of 2 fingers that falls quickly to thickly coat the beer. The nose is nice, with a chocolate and coffee malty tone going on, but with a piney hop in there that plays very well with the cofee tones. The flavor is damn nice. The coffee is subdued, coming through only on the end of the finish. The chocolate is very rich and creamy throught. The feel is the downfall of this beer. Is just a bit more than moderate. I would like to have a thicker body. There is a smooth creamyness about it, though, so I guess that is a redeemer a bit. This is one of the better milk stouts I have had. I say a big YES to this one.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2005 00:11:12 | More by kmpitz2

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

4.3/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Acquired via trade from plaid75, so a big “Thank you” goes out to him. Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a deep dark brown color with a thin light brown head that fades quickly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is very malty and is mostly of creamy dark chocolate and roasted coffee, with a slight touch of hops.

T: The taste is very well-balanced for a stout, but the malty flavors of chocolate and coffee still dominate with a mild background of hops and dark fruit. The after-taste is bitter-sweet mostly from the dark chocolate flavor.

M: Crisp and very smooth, medium-to-heavy body, light-to-medium carbonation, dry and slightly sticky finish.

D: Tasty, goes down easily, not as filling as most beers in the style, if you’re looking to drink a lot of a darker beer then this is the beer that you’ll want. If I find myself in the mood to drink a stout for a whole evening, this would be the beer I would pick. Unfortunately, however, it’s not available near me, so I again extend thanks to plaid75 for sending it my way.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2007 04:19:01 | More by TheManiacalOne

Shiredave

New York

4.28/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Keegan Ales has done a fine job with this one. Available in growlers at the brewery, in retail beer stores and on tap at a growing number of locations in the Hudson Valley and even NYC. ( I saw it at David Copperfields this week)
Deep, dark mahogony with a tight brown head.
Aroma is not strong- dark chocolate and burnt grain, slightly sweet and yeasty.
Flavor is all roasty and sweet with fresh grain and gooey caramel mixing with a noticable but subdued hop presence.
Lush and creamy up front that hangs in till the end when the roasted grains and hop bitter slide in to linger in the finish.
Great smooth, medium - full mouth feel and excellent sweet stout character and balance.
A very good example of a not so common style.

Serving type: on-tap

03-07-2004 23:48:35 | More by Shiredave

Charthepirate

New York

4.28/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

This milk stout definately makes me stand up for the style. It pours a deep dark, brown hue, with an off white head that left a sticky lacing. Smells of deep burnt malts, and english hops.

Taste has an initial sweet milk - chocolateyness to it. Rolling it around the mouth yields some sharp corners. A bitter berry flavor, cranberry and sharp bite from the hops fall in the back. The last taste is reminiscient of a brandy, and the entire beer warms as it follows down. Notes of Cinnamon are also present.

My only knock against this beer is the overcarbonation. The carbonation is harsh where it should be smooth, hurting the mouthfeel and an otherwise very drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2004 03:27:48 | More by Charthepirate

jbsteiny

Hawaii

4.28/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured near black with a very thin tan head. When held to the light, reddish tones like rosewood. Smelled of milk chocolate with almonds. Absolutely delicious in my opinion -- like Nutella, but less sweet -- creamy chocolate & hazelnuts, with a bit of a sour/bitter coffee finish that nicely balances the cream. A little bit fizzy, but very drinkable -- assuming this new local beerbar keeps it coming in from upriver, I think I've found a new smooth stout to supplant Guinness as a go-to [not that this is "better" than Guinness... or is it?]. Interesting to compare this from a bottle to the on-tap experience...

Serving type: on-tap

03-23-2007 04:16:48 | More by jbsteiny

BigPlay1824

New York

4.28/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Enjoyed in a mug

A: pours an intensely deep black with a thick and foamy mocha colored head than lingers nicely and leaves a beautiful amount of lacing, pours very thick, no light permeates,
S: coffee and mocha through and through
T: coffee and mocha once again and also a faint reminder of bacon and molasses
M: low carbonation, incredibly smooth and thick, leaves a lingering mocha taste, not too heavy and yet complex enough to be enjoyable, finishes with a slight sweetness
O: way better than i had expected, nicely complex, I would see this as a great brew for a day of being snowed in, really surprised by this one and pleasantly so

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2011 01:32:38 | More by BigPlay1824

avalon07

South Carolina

4.28/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a dark brown color and a thick, murky consistency. There was very little head or lacing to speak of.

S: A nice chocolatey, malty aroma. Very enticing.

T: Tasted of milk chocolate, malt, and a hint of coffee as well. This has to be one of the most robust, sharpest, and most flavorful milk stouts I've tried.

M: A highly carbonated beer with a dry, crisp finish. Medium-bodied.

O: A completely enjoyable, totally drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2011 19:37:03 | More by avalon07

knowledge

New York

4.28/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I had three pints of this incredibly odd but delicious dark coca cola colored brew.

The head is of a soapy and creamy froth that dwindles in a minute or two.

Taste is the main selling point, you can relate this brew to a sweeter version of Guinness, yet not as filling.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. The brew itself drinks like Milk, so be forewarned. Definitely good for the winter months season, and is a worthy find indeed.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2012 00:54:37 | More by knowledge

edchicma

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Very nice appearance...dark, dark brown...nice head...great lacing. Smell is malt and coffee and inviting. . Taste is superb...rich maltiness...coffee and smoke elements. Mouthfeel is creamy with a dry finish...excellent. Very easy to drink...creamy and smooth

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2006 00:02:08 | More by edchicma

jwc215

New Jersey

4.22/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

on-tap at The Ginger Man, NYC:

Pours pitch black with a thick, creamy tan head that slowly drops to a lasting cover. Plenty of lacing sticks to the glass.

The smell is of roasty, some ash, chocolate, coffee with nutty notes and a touch of lactose.

The taste is of sweet chocolate, iced coffee, with some lactose and roast in the finish. Not quite as sweet as is typical of the style.

It has a silky smooth medium body.

Nicely balanced, very smooth. Highly drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

11-13-2008 10:58:42 | More by jwc215