Joe Mama's Milk Stout - Keegan Ales

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173 Ratings

rAvg: 4.04
pDev: 11.63%
Reviews: 83
Hads: 90

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Brewed by:
Keegan Ales

New York, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 8.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (46), on-tap (20), growler (15), cask (2).

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Reviews by farrago:

farrago

New Jersey

4.15/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Aggressive pour barely yields a thin coating across the surface, dark brown and quick to dissolve, the lacing is wispy but does stick very well. The liquid is an extremely dark brown to black color, possesses a light orange tint around the rims. The nose subtly builds into a crescendo of coffee, cocoa and general toastiness, light dark fruits mixed into the above average hoppiness, never gets as milky as you think it might, stays streamlined and focused, more roast than sweetness which helps it penetrate deeper. Medium-bodied, nowhere near heavy, here the carbonation puts some spring in its step. Not sugary sweet, undercurrent of butterscotch and molasses while the emphasis remains on roasted coffee, dark chocolate and vanilla bean. You get some mixed white citrus, more than any herbal leafiness or earthiness. Seems to go much more for drinkability than overt complexity and, if so, succeeds. Mild cherry to even apricot fruit. Dryness welcome and keeps it refreshing. Quite enjoyable and free of the bombast one finds often with brews like this.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 04:10:49 | More by farrago

More User Reviews:

BMart

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +5.2%

05-13-2013 17:08:28 | More by BMart

xdtfx

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -7.2%

05-06-2013 04:21:57 | More by xdtfx

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5 rDev -7.2%

05-04-2013 23:34:11 | More by Kelp

TheLevi4000

New York

3.75/5 rDev -7.2%

05-01-2013 04:22:32 | More by TheLevi4000

RonfromJersey

New Jersey

3.98/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Dark dark brown to black body, ruby highlights when backlit. Big five finger head of medium dark foam. Minimal lacing.

Cafe au lait aroma.

Plenty of coffee, but not a dark roast.

Rich full mouthfeel, not oily or syrupy.

A very tasty mix of milk, coffee, and imperial stout. Recommend a try.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 03:23:21 | More by RonfromJersey

elephantrider

Michigan

3.75/5 rDev -7.2%

04-28-2013 01:25:23 | More by elephantrider

danwho

California

4/5 rDev -1%

04-19-2013 17:37:11 | More by danwho

Boilerfood

Indiana

3.5/5 rDev -13.4%

04-14-2013 23:50:00 | More by Boilerfood

T-money

New Jersey

4.75/5 rDev +17.6%

04-12-2013 00:43:51 | More by T-money

nesarebad

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +5.2%

04-11-2013 03:01:30 | More by nesarebad

suspect

New York

4.14/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Founders Snifter.

A: Bottle cap pops off and the foam immediately starts to creep tot the top. Normal pour leads to a big thick mocha foam colored head that fills to the top of the snifter then fades. Then I pour again. Then wait, then pour again. Finally it's good to go. The foam does not move once it reaches one finger.

S: Big nose full of coffee, toasted chocolate malts, hop bitterness and some lactose sweetness that I expected to hit first but came later. ABV is present and accounted for in the nose for certain.

T: Very nice toasted malt fronted flavor with some milk sweet on the back end of the taste. Not bitter, smooth flavors, complex mix of hop/malt/milk sweetness. No sign of yeast or the big 8% abv for a milk stout. I like.

M: An 8% ABV stout should not be overcarbonated. This one is. Once that passes, it's not bad.

O: A solid beer. A good milk stout that seems out of its category.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 01:57:22 | More by suspect

JohnQVD

New York

3.95/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours dark black with a thick raft of foam that holds for a long time and leaves a trail of foam on the glass. Smells strongly of coffee and chocolate. The taste doesn't quite fulfill the chocolate promise, though the coffee remains strong. Hop bitterness and a slight roasted quality rounds it out, with a mineral aftertaste. The hops are more prominent than I'm used to in the style. Mouthfeel is medium, with prominent carbonation. The alcohol is present, but not overly so.

Overall, this is good and I would certainly drink it again, but I would prefer some slight tweaks that would really put it over the top, most notably in the carbonation. It settles down once you get into the glass, but it's still more than I would like. Those who like more carbonated stouts would probably rate this a bit higher.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 19:58:18 | More by JohnQVD

pmoney

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +5.2%

03-11-2013 18:55:00 | More by pmoney

sjones5045

New Jersey

3.34/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Pours dark as expected with an immedate smell of coffee. The first sip I immediately thought it was a bit thin and watery. The coffee is overwhelming and doesn't seem to blend well with the stout. Almost seems like I'm drinking a thinner stout that someone randomly poured a couple shots of coffee into. It's really not horrible but it's in a very tough class as there are some really well rounded coffee stouts out there. Worth a try but I won't be revisiting this one again any time soon.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 01:10:48 | More by sjones5045