New Holland Dragons Milk

Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Holland, Michigan USA

I quite enjoyed this beer. It is paired well with many different foods, but would go perfectly with a nice blackened steak. The beer pours a fine dark brown almost black, with subtle ruby hues. The aroma is that of vanilla and bourbon, with slight toasted brown sugar hints. A slight tan head disappears quickly and leaves way to a wonderfully smooth palate feel. With a small amount of carbonation, and a silky texture this beer is wonderful for sipping. A nice nose of toasted oak and malt comes through at first, leaving a great end of brown sugar and slight bourbon flavors.

22oz. Bottle: Aroma of malts, roasting, chocolate, bourbon, and oak. Poured very dark brown in color with a small tan head that diminished quickly. Clear. Lightly sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of roasted malts, cream, chocolate, coffee, dark malts, oak, and salt. Medium body. Thinish dry texture. Soft carbonation. Sweet, dry, malty finish.

Thanks jtw. Pours a deep black with a slight red hue. Roasted malt and chocolate flavors. Fruity aroma of plum and slight leather. Some brandy like smells as well. Slight hop bitterness on the finish. Pretty good. Could have a little more malt complexity. I didn’t realize this was oak aged. Those flavors come through but do not overpower the experience.

22oz Bomber $6.99 Binny’s Orland Dragon’s Milk pours dark chocolate into my goblet. Deep ruby hues light up the glass when backlit. A one+ finger dirty white head grew one the pour before falling to a thick ring and skimming. Good looking beer. While the aroma is without a doubt good it just seems a little too subdued for such a beer. The most pronounced aromas are from the barrel aging although they’re subtle as well. Bourbon whiskey, oak, and a touch of vanilla. There’s an intermingling of molasses and scorched brown sugar. The flavor starts off sweet upfront with the vanilla coming through but is quickly subdued by a smorgasbord of flavors. Oak and borbon take over the vanilla before being joined by molasses and that lightly scorched brown sugar. The barrel aging is spot on. Any more would have created an overpowering borbon flavor and any less just wouldn’t have stood up. The mouthfeel, while being on the lighter side of heavy, fits the flavor profile really well. The lack of carbonation lets this beer gracefully glide through and thecarbonation that is there creates a creaminess that’s perfectly appropriate. Enouh alcohol present to give the cheeks that warming sensation. Dragon’s Milk is surely as sipper but one that goes down incredibly easy. A perfect nightcap on a cool evening. It’s nice to find a high quality barrel aged beer that’s, although a seasonal, readily available and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to acquire. Keep pumping out the Dragon’s Milk New Holland. 1/6/08

bottle. pours brownish red in color. has nice flavors of vanilla and chocolate. I taste a hint of burbon

Deep brown/ruby red color, good sized brownish head with some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, toffee, chocolate, vanilla and dates. Flavor is more fruity and the bourbon is not overshadowed. Big body, creamy texture. Somewhat short sweet finish. I didn’t know what to expect when I bought this beer and was pleasantly surprised.

Bottle from archerliquors. Dark brown with almost no head. Roasty slightly fruity aroma and taste with some chocolate notes and a barely perceptible hint of bourbon. I was wanting a much more robust bourbon flavor, but I suspect they’ve over-used their barrels. Disappointing overall.

Bottle sampled at stevo’s. Pours dark ruby with big tan head. The aroma is spicy with raisin and a touch of bitter chocolate. The flavor is chocolate with some berry and some interesting spiciness. Lemon and acidity come out in the finish. Decent.