New Holland Dragons Milk

This is an odd cat that takes some time to figure out as the flavors develop across the tongue. The first thing that hits me is a sweet, sour, and alcohol sensation reminiscent of whiskey or bourbon (probably the oak barrels), followed by a complex woody conglomeration of esters, coffee, dark chocolates, dust/brut champagne, and slight alcohol. The lingering flavor is coffee and esters.

This is a pretty good milk stout. Not too sweet like some milk stouts tend to me. Dark fruit and vanilla dominate. Has a somewhat oily, thick mouthfeel. Flavor when drinking is straightforward, aftertaste is complex, but not great. Tastes a bit like condensed milk. Perhaps a bit contrived, yet tasty.

Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is dry, cacao, coffee. flavour is dry, fruit, dried fruits, cacao, coffee, alcohol. Full bodied nice beer.

Pours a dark black brown color with reddish highlights and a medium small sized khaki head. Nose is smokey dark chocolate, earth, cocoa, vanilla, etc. Similar to taste. Taste is vanilla, dark chocolate, cream, weak coffee, bourbon, and animal fat. Disappointed.

Bottle.Pours dark brown.Aroma of caramel,grains,dried fruit.Kinda sweet.Lots of sweet malt flavors with some roasted notes.Wood/oak and alcohol.The caramel flavor is also present.Finishes bitter.Some complex layers makes this an interesting beer.

aroma of wood, booze and caramel. some notes of roast as well. appearance is opaque with a clean white head. flavor is similar to a milk stout in more ways then the smooth, silky palate. the strong wood and booze from the nose is not prevelant here, much cleaner and sweeter taste, mostly of roasted malt.

Bottle 2007, 2 years old
Dark brown color, almost black; big head but reducing quickly. Nice aroma of caramel, mature, with some spices, and chocolate. Good body strength; it has a strong chocolate flavor, with some caramel and very light roasted malt, well compounded by a vanilla touch, very pleasant here; the bitterness comes almost exclusively from a late roasted malt, and in the final the alcohol warms the mouth. Quite good, the flavor presents a certain degree of complexity.

Deep, dark brown with a tan head. Sweet malty aroma with some hints of chocolate and coffee. Flavor starts out smooth and a little creamy, like a good stout, followed by a moderately sour bite and some alcohol. The oak flavor is noticeable, but does not dominate.