New Holland Dragons Milk

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

Bottle. Pours dirty brown with an aroma of corn and coffee. Flavor is tobacco ash and dry milk chocolate. Watery mouthfeel with a raw pasta aftertaste. I rated Crazy Stallion higher than this? Eh, whatever. Slay this one.

I’ve had this beer a handful of times, and it seemed a bit different each time. I can’t believe I’ve not reviewed it until now! It poured a dark brown with reddish hues. It had a medium bit of head composed of tiny bubbles. Aroma was a creamy smell...like a cream soda (I guess that’s vanilla) and some chocolate. Flavor was of bourbon notes which were over-powered by vanilla. There were also watery chocolate notes (think Yoohoo). Mouthfeel was both a bit watery and a bit rough feeling, and probably the weakest element of this beer. I would recommend this beer. I’ve previously had it on tap at Roman’s Pub (St. Francis, WI), I bought a bottle from Gary’s (Oak Creek), and I had it most recently at Comet.

22oz. bottle; Pours dark brown,pleasant vanilla aroma,tannish head with minor lacing.Aroma of chocolate,roasted nuts,cream and a bit of licorice. Creamy and full bodied flavor, a nice combination. Small amount of malt, great roasted flavor and a small touch of alcohol at the end. A great winter beer.

On tap regularly at Vintage Estates in Boardman, OH. Very smooth and sweet with a dinomite finish. My fiance’s favorite beer.

On tap at The Galway Tribes (Frankfort, IL). Poured into a tulip glass. A deep brown pour with a decent sized tan head. The aroma was strong, but more alcohol infused than the other tones of vanilla and malts I picked up. Initial taste is strong: Chocolate and malty, with a stranger than most barrel aged beer finish. More winesque than whiskey characteristics are what I picked up, but maybe a 2nd tasting is in order. Some hints of oak, smokiness, and vanilla on the finish. A nice experience and maybe a repeat buy and rerate.

22oz from moejuck - thanks, Joe! I’d been looking forward to this one, having aged it for almost a year after receiving it (I think the bottle’s close to 2 years old). On a chilly night, I was in the mood for something malty, oaky, and warming. What I got was a thin, slightly hoppy, and sour-to-skunked beer with very little trace of malts or oak discernable. This isn’t just one of those dark beers with dark fruits you weren’t expecting; this is just a bit off. I’ve enjoyed some New Holland brews, so I’m not hopping on the hatewagon, but this is pretty disappointing. Rerate, 3/22/08: Bomber from Sam’s, Durham. Very little trace of sourness, and a pleasant oaked quality that compares well with Weyerbacher’s Insanity. Solid brew after all.

bottled. Pours a very dark brown w/ copper accents yet really looks stout-ish. Nose is weak but of sweet malt. First few sips are really complex but this soon breaks down to sweet malts w/ vanilla & alcohol profile. Almost has a milk stout quality, & very hard to believe this was barrel aged, but wow! Very smooth; plain & simple.

Bottle at ØLbaren. Brown (almost black) - white edges. licorice, burned, coffee, light rubber, light wood and oak, sweetness, dried berries, chokolate. Wierd finish. A bit simpel - but very nice.