Milk Stouts

Posted in Flying Dog Brewing, New Releases

Flying Dog Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout Hits Shelves

Flying Dog Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout is the first Brewhouse Rarities release of 2015. The beer is inspired by the spicy hot chocolate beverage.

The brewery created Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout with lactose, cinnamon, serano chiles and cocoa powder.

…a combination of sweet spice and roasted chocolate aromas are lollowed by flavors of dark chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon and a lingering chili finish.

Flying Dog Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout  has already hit the brewery’s tap room. 12oz bottles hit shelves in Flying Dog’s limited distribution territory as early as this week.

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Lactose, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Chocolate, Chilies.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Limited Release.
Distribution: Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York City

5.7% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 4 Hands Brewing, New Releases

4 Hands Chocolate Milk Stout cans join bottles in lineup

4 Hands Chocolate Milk Stout is now apart of the lineup in 12 ounce cans. Think of your chocolate milk when you were growing up. But boozy. Adulthood has its privileges.

Our Chocolate Milk Stout pours black as the night sky with aromas of dark chocolate, chocolate malt, and more chocolate. With a firm tan head and a rich velvety mouthfeel our Chocolate Milk Stout is a perfect complement to the change of seasons.

4 Hands Chocolate Milk Stout is available in 22oz bottles, 12oz cans, and draft.

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Chocolate)
Availability: 12oz Cans, 22oz bottles, Draft. Seasonal release.

5.5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Abita Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Abita Macchiato Espresso Milk Stout Hits Shelves

Abita Brewing’s newest big bottle format offering is Macchiato Espresso Milk Stout. The beer unites two Louisiana brands as the year gets going.

The base beer is a 6% stout brewed with lactose (milk sugar) making the finish smooth and creamy. Abita partnered with PJ’s Coffee to add espresso flavor to Macchiato Espresso Milk Stout.

The Abita Macchiato gained its inspiration from the Macchiato coffee drink, capturing the perfect balance between sweetness and bitterness. The Abita Macchiato is made with pale, caramel, chocolate and roasted malts. Oats and lactose are added to give the beer a more robust and sweeter taste. The sweetness of the lactose helps balance the bitterness of the brew. The roasted malts give the beer its dark color as well as its intense flavor and aroma. Willamette hops are added to balance out the sweetness of the malts. Finally, PJ’s espresso dolce beans are added to the aging tank. This gives the beer a strong coffee flavor and aroma that compliments the existing flavors of the malt.

Abita Macchiato Espresso Stout is available nationwide in 22oz bombers and draft for a limited time. Macchiato follows recent bourbon barreled offering, Bourbon Street Imperial Stout.

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Coffee)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Limited Release
Distribution: National

Release: Late December, Early January, 2015

6% ABV

PJ's Coffee

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Southern Tier Brewing

Southern Tier 2X Presso Hits Shelves

Southern Tier Brewing (Lakewood, NY) kicks off 2015 with the release of 2X Presso. The base beer is an milk stout, brewed with coffee and lemon peels.

Espresso is a drink that is not for the faint of heart. Pulling a perfect shot is as much a science as it is an art form. Come to think of it, the same can be said for brewing beer. Of course, both coffee and beer have certain, shall we say ‘uplifting’ qualities. Combine the two is a natural progression.

Southern Tier 2X Presso is a winter seasonal in 12oz bottles.

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Coffee, Lemon Peels, Lactose.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Released: January, 2015

7.5% ABV

Image via Southern Tier

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Breckenridge Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Breckenridge Barrel Aged 72 Imperial Goes Nationwide

Breckenridge Brewery will expand their barrel aged offerings nationwide, with the release of Barrel Aged 72 Imperial.  For the first time, the Colorado brewery will package its specialty barrel-aged beers in large format and ship it to all 37 states to which they currently distribute.

Barrel Aged 72 Imperial is the brewery’s chocolate cream stout made with 400 lbs of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory chocolate, then aged in whiskey barrels.

“It’s very exciting that we’ll have the ability to produce these unique, one-off beers at a significantly larger scale,” remarks Todd Usry, Brewmaster and Director of Brewing Operations at Breckenridge Brewery.  “Until now, distribution of our barrel-aged varieties has been mostly limited to our home market due to capacity constraints.  With the features in place at our new brewery, we’re going to be able to share these notable releases with consumers across the country.”

Breckenridge Barrel Aged 72 Imperial will be available in 22oz bottles in all 37 states the they currently distribute to.

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Chocolate. Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz Bombers
Arrival: December, 2014

7.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Wiseacre Brewing

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

Singlecut Beersmiths Eric Rum Barrel Aged More Cowbell Milk Stout

by Reid Ramsay