 imdownthepub (3937), Banbury, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
May 12, 2008
Bottle, filtered, 285ml, many thanks Nige. Dark brown with tan head. I spent 2 weeks on Malta and never found this, a friend bought it back from the airport!. Thin and sweet dark beer, with some roasted notes, toffee, butterscotch in the background, not much else really. Probably the best of the Farsons beers though.
Brigadier (829), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
Jul 15, 2008 12 oz bottle
Picking up beers from new countries is always a crapshoot. In this case I found smoething that decent though unlikely to ever be recommended. Unless you have problems finding other Malta beers do not buy this. If you are going to then make sure it is only a single so as to not be saddled with a whole sixer.
Aroma / Appearance - A muddy brown head took over the top half of the shaker before eventually settling into a more reasonable one finger height. Underneath was a black opaque body that swirled fluidly around the glass. Caramel apple cider is the main theme here though I am not sure why. The label advertises it as a sweet milk stout.
Flavor / Palate - The milk does manage to come out in the first or second sip before being smothered by caramel sweetness. Fading fast and very thin it doesn’t make much of a mark. Plain and drinkable this tastes more like a flavored cider than a beer. As a result I definitely will be skipping this one in the future.
MakeItDrinkIt (50), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jul 11, 2008 Super deep dark almost opaque mahogany color with a thin light-brown head. Aroma is lightly tart/astringent, slightly malty sweet in the bakc, dark roasty grains, toffee and caramel. Flavor is fairly thin for a stout, though it carries the characteristics, including a milky quality, some astringency from roasted grains, and a light touch of toffee, caramell, coffee and chocolate...
MrBunn (795), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a fluffy brown head and aromas of cola, chocolate and milk. Flavor is a ho-hum mix of the aforementioned. I can’t get over the cola-like taste here... Maybe it’s time for bed or maybe it’s actually there. Either way... strange.
highlandlad (1164), Sydney, Australia
Jul 3, 2008 A new country rating. Come on down Malta. This sweet milk stout is as mild-mannered as Clark Kent, but without the secret identity. There’s less going on here than meets the eye. It’s a fair-looking brew, Guinness black with a thick tan head. Thin aroma of chocolate milk and burnt sugars. Sweet but insubstantial, promising little. Medium bodied and smooth. What little flavour there is is as mild as the aroma. Sweet with soft dark malts and negligible bitterness. Some Coca-Cola sugars and very milky chocolate. Very easy drinking but there’s not enough here to form an attachment. (330ml bottle courtesy of Bridge - thanks amigo. BB April 2008)
azlondon (461), Greater London, England
Jul 1, 2008 Appearance: Very dark brown, almost black. Little bit of dark head.
Aroma: Dark malt and actually milk. Chocolate?
Taste: Some malt, sweet. Disappointing.
Info: 330ml bottle, 12/5-2007, 169/500
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