Milk Stout - Lancaster Brewing Company

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From BeerAdvocate Magazine Volume II, Issue V:

The Milk Stout is the furthest you can get from extreme beer, as the style oozes of old school tradition of a tame dark beer. Give thanks to American brewers on keeping this style alive. Brewed with lactose.

Bubbly thick, dense froth holds its three fingers of height for a good while. Black chestnut color is nearly opaque. Malted milk shake, mocha latte and a hint of cookie dough in the aroma. Silky mouthfeel with a very smooth carbonation. Mild milk chocolate comes to mind, malted milk balls and light roasted coffee within. Brown bread, kiss of molasses and faint, watery raisins in the back end. Hop bitterness is just high enough to be noticeable and helps to keep an even keel here. Lactose twang and malt sweetness in the middle with more mild roasted flavors in the sweet finish.

The sweetness is there but never to the point of being cloying. Very drinkable with a layered complexity.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2010 13:17:19 | More by BeerAdvocate

Todd

Massachusetts

4.38/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pitch black, opaque brew topped with a semi-meringue coffee colored cream head. Light stick. Settles to a thin, but covering lace. Decent head retention.

Distinct, big and bold aroma of sweet coffee (syrup) milk. The coffee aroma is amazing!

Smooth, silky and extremely fluffy on the palate. Firm malt body, that kicks things off with a nice roasted/molasses twang, followed by coffee, an earthiness, burnt chocolate edges and a peanut nuttiness that sneaks in towards the finish. The added lactose is felt in the body, and the beer is sweet, keeping with the style, but not at all overwhelming. Gentle flash of citrus bitterness, with a very brief dry sourness beneath the malty backbone. Finish is dry, a bit pasty, with notes of grain and a lingering earth and "coffee breath" character.

This is one helluva a Milk Stout. I highly recommend allowing the beer to warm up for a bit and allow the malt complexities to pull through. Lovely stuff.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2004 21:42:41 | More by Todd

UWBadgerFan4Life

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

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erialbill

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

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bf7

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

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jkeefe1800

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Brought this beer back from a recent trip to Philadelphia, bought it at a pretty cool store called Beer Heaven.

Poured into a goblet, dark brown head about 1/2 inch sits onto. Head is almost fluffy in appearance. Smell is that of bittersweet chocolate and a bit of candy sweetness comes through. Mouth feel is creamy but carbonation is still present, finishes clean. The sweetness on the nose doesn't come through as much here a little chocolate and cream is all. Overall really solid milk stout it is what says and executes the style really well. Wish i brought back more than one.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:15:28 | More by jkeefe1800

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

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SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

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ejane

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

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kb2250

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

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DudMan

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -23.1%

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tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

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Magery

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

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tmcarter23

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -16.7%

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ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

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NikD

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-05-2013 13:19:16 | More by NikD

Jessenimmo

California

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-04-2013 03:22:04 | More by Jessenimmo

williamjbauer

West Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

04-28-2013 13:22:39 | More by williamjbauer

srw

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-28-2013 00:56:50 | More by srw

BuxMontBeerLover

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

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AaronBurr

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

04-21-2013 13:14:38 | More by AaronBurr

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-17-2013 09:22:47 | More by Jason1337

paulhargus

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

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orangesol

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-11-2013 03:36:53 | More by orangesol

socon67

New York

3.85/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A - Black pour with a thin foam head that disappates. Lacing is decent on this. Slight amount of carbonation noted.

S - Impressive smell of chocolate and dark malts. For a sweet stout it really smells robust. Slight amount of smoke behind the intial scent.

T - Fairly rich chocolate taste that while enjoyable, doesn't last nearly enough. Over time it seemed to weaken.

M - Feels light and slightly thin, though not all that atypical for the style. Leaves a sugary sweet flavor in the finish. Could stand to be balanced a bit better.

O - Not a bad beer; just not as consistent throughout the consumption with the flavor profile and balance. But it is quite enjoyable and I would not mind having this again.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 02:48:49 | More by socon67