Lancaster Milk Stout

Brewed by Lancaster Brewing Co.
Style: Sweet Stout
Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA

Pours black with a thick brown head. Very soft aroma includes toffee, roasted malt, lightly sweet. Initial flavor is somewhat strange - a little sour and cholatey at the same time. Nice, dry, roasted malt aftertaste. Not really too impressive...

A finely delineated portrait of a cow glares at us from the label, perhaps watchful of how we utililize the fruits of her, um, labor. Worry not, Madam bovine, I drink thy goodness with all respect and suchforth, etcetera... Dark brown, nearly black, with reddish tinges around the sides, and decorated by a full, blooming, thick, though assuredly diminishing tan head, leaving loads of clinging lace. Aroma: soft, smooth and creamy, light suggestions of toffee, caramel and nuts. Taste: some fierce, though brief, bitterness up front, soon to fade. Malt is big and in command, but the lactose involved is not in the least bit shy, for it thoroughly controls the flavor all the way out. Slightly tart and acidic, but that creamy feel is on top, with a certain hoppy, fruity zing also attached. Body is medium, finish is not as full as I prefer, but probably just right for the style (I imagine them shooting this toward folks who don’t mind a dark beer, but despise "bitterness" and "aftertaste"). Pretty yummy, actually, a very nice rendition of the style.

Pitch black colour with a thin brown head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malt and lactic qualities. Medium-bodied; Strong roasted malt flavour with coffee and lactic tastes again. Overall, very nice and good throughout. I sampled this on ’pseudo-draught’ at the Old Dominion Brew Festival 2004 on 27-June-2004 in Ashburn, Virginia.

On tap at the Lehigh Valley Brew Fest ’04. Poured a dark black color with a small off white head. Aroma and taste of roasted malts, chocolate and light coffee. Not a bad beer.

Bottle pours black with brown hues, small tan colored frothy head, with spotty lacing.   Semi sweet chocolate, cocoa, and roasted malts on the nose.   Somewhat chalky, flavors of prune, slight soy, bakers chocolate, and slightly sour.   Medium body, slightly thin mouthfeel.   Finishes slightly dry, some sourness, with roasted malts and unsweetened chocolate.   Not bad, could be sweeter, nothing compared to the likes of 8 Ball or Shakespeare.   Thanks goes out to slob for the trade!

This is my 100th.Maybe not a special beer but this was a gift from a Bud:Slikwily.Dark brown/black with a creamy dark foam.Nice roasted malt aroma,maybe a little fruitiness of some kind.Has almost a smoky flavor with just a thin body the flavors aren’t real standoutish.Still this would make a good "keep around the house"beer.

Opaque black with some ruby tont arount the edges. Fizzy tan head dissapates quicly but leaves a thin layer. Grapey, vinous nose has hints of chocolate malt. Thin bodied and quite carbonated. Not much flavor besides the roastiness mixing with the lactic acid, but that is what is expected. Actually refreshing. Gets fluffy and billowy as it warms and becomes more roasty and dry.

Pours black with a light brown head. Aroma is of roasted malt. Taste is of chocolate, coffee and roastiness. Taste ends with a very unpleasant sourness/tart flavor. Not that sweet, mouthfeel is very thin and watery. This one didn’t agree with me at all. I see everyone else’s rating is higher so maybe I got a shitty bottle? Possible future re-rate.