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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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Commercial Description:
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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 cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 25, 2009  
Bottle at home ... just missing the demonic rating 666 ... deep brown thin lacing ... sweet cherry toffee roast nose.. wow ... big fruit ... juicy plums and raisins ... lots of oak ... light coffee ... little bourbon ... rich rich deep flavour ...


 patrickfannon (273), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Sep 18, 2009  
Bottle. Pours dark, dense brown with a frothy, pungent off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, and spice. Full body, with a crisp, clean aftertaste. All around decent strong ale.


wildbillvms (36), , Illinois, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/519/20
Sep 17, 2009  
This is (Hands Down) the BEST High Gravity brew I ever tasted ! It doesn’t have to be 1/2 frozen to choke it down... It’s a dark colored brew - like a stout - Smooth as Guinness with a lot more kick ! More drinkability than Bud light ! Only one bad thing to note about this brew == The price== I guess oak Aging has a price??? Definitely try this brew - I recommend it ! A+++


 Pipper (226), Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/512/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Poured into pint from bomber. Oily dark brown/black pour. Slight tan head. Aroma WHOA: coffee, dark fruit/chocolate and kind of skunky. I’m not a fan of the flavor - did I get an infected bottle? The abv warms on its way down but that doesn’t make up for the flavor. I guess I should have figured it out after the inside of the cap said "why".


 PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 15, 2009  
Bottle: Pours a deep brown with a rusty copper hue and a dense tan film of head. Toasted oaky aroma with some mildly sweet raisin notes and soft milk chocolate. Silky palate. The flavor displays some toasted malts that mesh with soft bourbon/boozy notes giving it a soft sweetness of toasted marshmallows. Tannic woody notes in the mild toasted plum middle. A decent oak aged ale that remains fairly balanced and not overly boozy.


 Pawola22 (676), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 14, 2009  
22oz bottle. Pours a deep brown body with a reddish tint to it. Finger-width, tan, creamy head that dissipates quickly and leaves a good amount of streaky lacing. Aroma is really enjoyable and way better than I was anticipating. Lots going on here, but led by a vast amount of fat malts. Very rich chocolate, bourbon prunes/dates/figs, woody roasts, dense toffees, molasses, and a light milky vanilla. Flavor is thick up front with some nice, subtle flavors as well. Rich and fat caramels, toffees, and chocolate malts up front before some molasses, vanilla bean coffee, and a light bourbon wood comes in. More prunes, dates, and raisin as well as some smoke, rich malty chocolate-toffee, bourbon-wood in the finish. Dry after a full and creamy body with a long aftertaste of dry roasts/light smoke, rich toffees and chocolate, and a pruney/vanilla bourbon wood. Overall, a really rich and sweet stong ale. Lots of chocolate and rich toffees, but a nice balance of fruits, smoke, and a touch of bourbon wood. It may seem jumbled at times, but I’m really enjoying the richness of this right now. Very tasty.


Pookie9121 (81), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 13, 2009  
22 oz. bottle. Pours a beautiful dark color. Smells of malt and vanilla. Tasted of oak, vanilla, malt and many other flavors. Great beer. Recommended.


 awiseman01 (318), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Dan’s Bachelor Party Extended Weekend Rating #65 of 90. On tap at New Holland in Holland, MI. Pours black with ruby edge. Lost of coffee, toffee, caramel and bourbon. This was my hands down favorite from NH. Very good!



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