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New Holland Dragons Milk

New Holland Dragons Milk - Stout

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Stout

Holland, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6833.71/5.03.7/5.0Winter9%94.5English pint
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Dragon’s Milk is a 17th century term used to describe the strong beer usually reserved for royalty. This strong ale was aged in oak for over 120 days. The aging process extracts flavors from the wood, which contribute to its complex character. Hints of bourbon flavor perfectly compliment its roasted malts to produce a beer fit for a King.
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 afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
May 23, 2009  
22oz bottle shared by TheCaptain. Thanks Mark. Very dark ruby red color with a creamy beige head. Huge gusts of oak and vanilla waft up from the glass. The taste has the aforementioned oak and vanilla along with some toffee and bourbon. Nicely balanced.


Beer3irty (4), Michigan, USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
May 20, 2009  
Overall I would call this a good beer but not great. I think the label combined with the anticipation of drinking this beer left me with somewhat of an unfulfilled expectation. I think one impediment of rating this beer is the temputaure at which it was served. As the beer warms it releases a richer nose profile much like walking from thru the front door of the flower shoppe and then going into the flower warehouse. As the beer warms below my nose as I type report the sweet malty tones are more and more pronounced with a delightful effect to my nasal passages. I would try this beer again but make sure that it was served at a better temp - like 65 or so. Prost! Beer:30 http://bit.ly/beer30


 ditmier (1019), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 19, 2009  
2009 Bottle - Thanks BrewCzar - Pours a thin black with a small tan head...aroma is massive oak, vanilla and booze...flavour is similar, dry, oaky, vanilla...some tart oak, but the finish is creamy and sweet...great brew!


MichMicro4x (4), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
May 12, 2009  
Probably one of the best strong ales I’ve ever tried. Pours a very dark colour and contains a mouthful of dark roasty flavours. Can really taste the bourbon on your lips but doesn’t harsh you away. A great beer for after dinner!


 blklab2007 (932), Connecticut, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
May 11, 2009    Updated: Aug 26, 2009
bottle poured a dark red brown in color with a thin frothy dark tan head that retained well. aroma has nutty malt, caramel, bourbon, light barrel wood, and vanilla. medium light mouth feel with average carbonation. flavor has nice bourbon hits, barrel, brown malt, light hop bitterness, and some oats. nice and creamy but well malted. this really benefited from the barrel aging both in flavor and texture.


Blaketj80 (78), Oklahoma, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 4, 2009  
Smells malty with notes of roasted barley and chocolate malt. Pours dark, but not exceptional with thin white head. Taste is nicely balance with coffee, carmel, chocolate, and oak. Could use a little more body, but enjoyable over all.


 tarheels86 (703), Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 4, 2009  
Bottle from Raleigh WBF. Thought I tried the oak aged version (listed separately on this site), but seems like Dragon’s Milk is always oak aged so I’m rating this version. Pours a dark brown with some ruby highlights topped by a thin, creamy, tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate (perhaps more so than any other beer I’ve rated to date), Bailey’s Irish Cream, bourbon, oak. Taste is similar with loads of creamy milk chocolate, a spicy bourbon alcohol bite, vanilla ice cream, and a dry, oaky finish. Really just an awesome beer.


 markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
May 3, 2009  
2008 bottle; thanks kiefdog for the share. Pours dark cola brown with foamy off-white head. Nose is roast, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, and oaky excellence. Flavor is decadent: chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, roast, lingering dark sweetness- borderline dark fruit with lingering vanilla. Thoroughly enjoyable medium-bodied stout.



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