Double Chocolate Milk Stout - Lancaster Brewing Company

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at the Harrisburg location. In a pint glass on the porch.

A: Dark, inky black like the original incarnation - a formidable-looking stout. An off-white head, not very large, comes with the pour and keeps up, lasing through most of the pint.

S: Milk chocolate, rich and plentiful, runs through the ale, like a few Hershey bars heated and added to the ale. The milk chocolate goes nicely with the lactic sweetness of the stout. The aromas have some staying power, able to waft out of my glass nicely.

T: The chocolate is a rich element, strong addition, to the stout. The milk chocolate and cocoa a nice fit with the milk stoit's lactic base. As the initial dose of chocolate dissapates, the milk stout's lactic sweetness kicks in but doesn't last for very long. Like the other versions, the stout's lactic side tends to drop off rather quickly. Here though, the chocolate provides a saving grace, adding additional body before the stout backs off.

M: The chocolate is a nice addition, adding fullness to the stout along with a sweet streak. Smooth, the lactic milkiness is always welcome. Not bad.

Serving type: on-tap

06-18-2012 01:51:40 | More by akorsak

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

First had: on tap at Capone's, Norristown, PA

Poured a typical opaque, jet black with a nice foamy, tan cap of head that retained well and left some stratified lacing on the glass. Very nice aroma, obviously chocolate forward, much like its peers. Taste of chocolate milk up front, fading out to more of a cocoa bitterness, with some malt roastiness coming through, backed by perhaps a very tiny earthy hoppage. Mouthfeel was a bit heavier than medium... I'm sure my wife would disagree, but I thought this was just a bit on the thin side, compared to other "double chocolate" beers; it was good, but not as lusciously smooth as it could be. Overall still very good, and definitely an easy drinker.

Serving type: on-tap

02-28-2012 04:26:45 | More by Rifugium

stakem

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from notes taken over the weekend. From a sixtel I purchased for a friend's 40th birthday.

Poured in a pint, it appears black in color with the slightest amount of light brown around the bottom edges. The head appears more than a finger strong, very creamy and dark brown. Solid retension. It is a thick cap of foam very reminescent of a nitro pour. As the head slowly fades it leaves patches of lace all about the glass.

The smell of this brew is rich and roasty with dark chocolate notes blended with a mildly subtle sweet smelling milky lactose character. A touch of citrus hops make themselves known in the background.

The flavor is rich dark roasted grain that comes across with quite a bit of nutty flavor. A minor citrus note of hops fights through the background but gets dominated by the roasty grain grain bitterness. Long lingering flavor of roasty bitter grains is left coating the mouth.

This is a medium bodied brew with a modest level of carbonation. Half way through the glass the alcohol becomes noticeable and pokes through a bit in the flavor as it warms. Not bad at all but after a glass it starts to get a bit chalky in the way the heavy roasted grains stick to the mouth. It has quite a familiar character about it reminescet of their normal milk stout but with a much more intense roast of the grain that carries over in the flavor and aroma.

Serving type: on-tap

10-12-2010 13:16:17 | More by stakem

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Lancaster Brewing Company
Double Chocolate Milk Stout

Pours a dark brown, almost black color. Off white, khaki colored creamy head forms with a nice lace display. Aroma is all chocolate, hershey syrup, cocoa powder, milk chocolate, and alittle bit of roasted malt. In the flavor, straight up delicious chocolate, with some lactic sweetness, more chocolate syrup flavor, malted milk balls, cocoa powder, and coffee. Lancaster has a very tasty beverage with this one. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, smooth, rich, and creamy. Overall, a very nice dessert beer, but can pair with just about anything, from sweet to salty.

Serving type: on-tap

03-14-2012 16:53:45 | More by Stinkypuss

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had a taste of this at Stakem's tasting on 10/16/10. from a growler filled at Al's of Hampden, enjoyed from a tulip.

The stout has a dark brown shade with slight caramel brown peaking through and translucent clarity overall, the cap is light beige and is dense and rocky with a candy bar kind of look, bead is fine and lace sticks moderately well. The smell is not overly cocoa-like, but very roasted malt scents with slight bitter herbal hop aroma. The feel is good but again more bitter than a beer of this description should be in my opinion. The roasted texture overpowers the lactose and it seems very dry.

The flavor is good with nice subtle cocoa presence with a mild milk stout flavor from the lactose midway, however the roasted barley and hops are pretty forward and the alcohol while not strong is present in the taste. I would prefer less roast and maybe a skosh more sweetness, but it has good flavor overall, pretty rich in fact. I don't consider this a beer I could have more than a pint of, not to say it isn't worth ordering one, but it is a dry bitter stout and when I think of chocolate milk and stout this is not the flavor that comes to mind. I think they just missed the mark with this one.

Serving type: growler

10-22-2010 11:37:49 | More by Slatetank

ffejherb

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to stakem for sharing a 1L. growler at a tasting on 10/16/10.

A - Poured a really deep brown, almost black liquid with a bubbly tan crown that settled into a patchy retention and produced some web-like lacing around the glass.

S - Roasty malt with some chocolate character. Haven't had the regular Milk Stout in quite some time, but this doesn't strike me as "double" or "chocolate". Pretty average nose overall.

T - Not overly chocolatey, but rather quite roasty with hints of coffee and a tinge of earthy hop bitterness in the backend. There are also faint traces of smokey notes in the background.

M - Light bodied for a stout with minimal carbonation and a smooth albeit watery texture. Finishes kind of dry and roasty on the palate.

D - Pretty good offering... for Lancaster anyway. I'm glad they are trying some different things, like this and the Shoefly Porter.

Serving type: growler

10-18-2010 17:32:00 | More by ffejherb

wedge

North Carolina

3.58/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

@ Lancaster

Black with no head except for a couple of large bubbles on the surface. Delightful milk chocolate, cakey dessert aroma. Chocolate and roasted malt, a touch watery through the middle, with a sweet lactose finish. Medium bodied and thankfully not too rich. Pretty nice overall. Happy I stumbled upon this...

Serving type: on-tap

12-17-2012 16:01:34 | More by wedge

thain709

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Served with a deep, dark brown body that showed some ruby highlights...the head was one finger tall and the lightest brown in color...it was creamy and showed some nice retention which left decent lacing

S - The chocolate, dark, is there but it's not pronounced as the name would suggest...there's a bit more roastiness and almost an earthiness to the nose

T - Here is where the chocolate flavor becomes more pronounced...the roasted malts lend their hand to the roasted presence and also the dark chocolate flavors...the chocolate is dark and roasted with just a slight bitterness...I believe some faint hops are actually adding to the bite...not much lactose flavoring, just all chocolate

M - Medium bodied...definitely needed a little more body...roasty and chocolatey

O - The flavors worked really nice in this one...it surely gives off the chocolate flavors, as it says...I'm glad there wasn't a trace of lactose as in their normal Milk Stout...easy to drink

Serving type: on-tap

03-08-2012 12:37:05 | More by thain709

bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Served on tap into a giant mug club mug.

A- pours absolutely jet black with a 2 finger brown colored head. Lacing is nice. Looks like a good stout should.

S- super strong aroma of chocolate with slight hints of coffee in there. Very nice

T- very, very bitter chocolate with very, very slight hints of coffee...much more flavorful than the regular Milk Stout

M- very thick. Very creamy. Pretty much what a great stout should be

D- might be a little too bitter for the casuals who get drawn to the DOUBLE CHOCOLATE in the name. Its not a huge stout, but its still damn good. All this really is is the standard milk stout brewed with extra cocoa nibs.

Serving type: on-tap

10-04-2010 21:18:32 | More by bigfnjoe

IronCitySteve

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Had on tap and poured into a mug.

A: Pours a thick dark black, with some brown hues on the edge. Looks viscous. Provides a thick brown foam head with some spotty patches of lacing.

S: Some nice amounts of chocolate and roasted malts.

T: Not as sweet as expected. There is some roasted malts, chocolate and some underlying hop bitterness.

M: Seems a tad thin on the palate. Slightly slick but not as slick as expected.

D: This is a nice milk stout, definitely worth a try.

Serving type: on-tap

11-07-2010 20:33:30 | More by IronCitySteve

chefhatt

Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from notes, drank it on Saturday Febuary 20th at pardise by the slice.

This beer was served in a pint glass, it has a nice black body with 2" tan head. The smell is of chocolate and roasted malt and smell like chocolate milk. The taste is like the smell,and taste like chocolate milk with a littel bit of roasted malt and milk flavor. Very smooth mouth feel. Overall this is a great beer, i wish they would bottle this.

Serving type: on-tap

02-20-2012 19:54:04 | More by chefhatt

JunkYardJake

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On-tap at the brewery.
Jet black in color with a small soapy tan head. Lacing is minimal. Smells of roasted malts and milk chocolate. Taste isn't as chocolate forward as the name implies. Sweet lactose and subtle chocolate mix pretty well with roasted malts. Mild bitterness on the finish. Mouthfeel is pretty fluid and not very carbonated. Pretty drinkable sweet stout and I'm glad to see they kept it under 7%. Enjoyable for sure but I still prefer their standard Milk Stout.

Serving type: on-tap

10-17-2010 02:08:24 | More by JunkYardJake

Schwarzbart

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Good-Ta-Go. Black with a tan creamy head, some lacing, but minimal. Smells of sweet milk, milk, milk chocolate and a light toasted quality on top of some bitter highlights. Tast is not real sweet, but smooth as can be. Milk notes, dry slightly bitter chocolate, black malts, a slightly bitter dry coffee finish, but mostly like a powdery milk with some sweet chocolate. Finish is mild with some roasty malt qualities. Medium mouthfeel and dry.

Serving type: on-tap

04-09-2011 20:58:33 | More by Schwarzbart

B33R501

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

lancaster milk stout was my gateway to craft beer so it figures i would like this.

good looker, black with nice mocha head, looks like a stout. nice whiff of milk chocolate to start, big roasty taste with the chocolate coming along for the ride. not too sweet, nicely bitter, creamy, drinkable and finishes dry. beautiful balance. outstanding.

Serving type: on-tap

02-13-2012 12:28:18 | More by B33R501

qcbrewer

North Carolina

4.28/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Had this upon my first (and certainly not last) visit to the brewery. Served in an imperial pint.

-Low head when poured, but with a nice thin retention throughout. Very nice lacing as I enjoyed the beer.

-The aroma is warm and inviting. Clearly dark chocolate notes, slight coffee aroma, cherries and raspberries. Slightly nutty like sugar pecans.

-The taste is delicious with a fantastic chocolate flavor. The raspberries in the aroma comes out on the tongue, and a slight nutty flavor is present. Dark chocolate is clearly the theme though. Think of the potent way that some Southern Tier beers taste (Mocha, Choklat, Creme Bru Lee), but get rid of the over the top potency. I like those beers just fine, but I personally enjoy this more. It seems far more accessible and drinkable. Creme bru le can seemingly only be enjoyed in small doses, where as the Double Chocolate Milk Stout is easy going, flavorful, and very enjoyable.

-It starts off thin, but ends up "thick". The carbonation level seems to be right, so say the thin/thick as a negative, just pointing it out.

-Overall, I think this is a fantastic beer. Their Milk Stout is my favorite Milk Stout available, and this only improves upon it in it's on way. I only wish they would bottle it, and start to distribute to NC!

Serving type: on-tap

01-09-2013 23:35:05 | More by qcbrewer