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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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 Ungstrup (14724), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Bottled. A deep red beer with a slight haze under a beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of alcohol, over ripe fruit, and caramel, and so is the flavor.


 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 26, 2007  
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of boboski. Slightly hazy dark brown with a dense, creamy, beige and lacing head. Fat aroma of malt, fruit and dried fruits. Medium body with notes of dried fruit - raisins in particular. Lightly sweet yet with a somewhat dry and hoppy finish. Unusual. 201107


 yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 21, 2007  
1 pt 6 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown and with a reddish hue and a diminished light brown head. Mild/smooth chocolate to liqourice blended aroma and with a slight roasted note. Flavour holds a mild warming alcohol feel, a slight burning roasted malt note and a smooth chocolate note. Finish has the same in a continued fashion. Quite nice but not really great.


 oh6gdx (8795), Vasa, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Bottled@Monks Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Very deep ambery brown colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is nuts, coffee, some liquorice, mild dark dry fruits as well as some slight alcoholic notes. Also mild ashy notes as it warms up. Flavour is vanilla, wood, liquorice, coffee, dark dry fruits as well as some herbal notes. Nicely balanced brew.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Oct 4, 2008
Name: Dragon’s Milk
Date: 04/28/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: dark ruby red, thin beige head, nice lace,
Aroma: sweet lactose aroma,
Flavor: big buttery butterscotch flavor, like a butterfinger in a glass, lots of vanilla
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Name: Dragon’s Milk
Date: 06/09/2007
Mode: bottle
Words: Noog 3D

Aroma: sweet dark fruit aroma,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: big sweet fruity flavor, milky sweetness with rich chocolate, lots of vanilla brings out even more sweetness, no dyactyl at all
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Name: Dragon’s Milk
Date: 07/14/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

quite subdued but very well blended
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Name: Dragon’s Milk
Date: 10/03/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

I think they have this one tuned in pretty well

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: ***+/4


 Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 28, 2003    Updated: Jan 17, 2009
Regular version, bottle. Dark brown with a slight muddiness. The aroma is fudgey with a little bit of fruit. Very fudgey palate, some heat, some currant fruitiness. Nothing terribly spectacular but it’s a nice brew, well made and enjoyable to drink.

I had the non-barrel-aged version spiked with blackberries that was served at the Michigan Brewer’s Festival. Almost black, murky. Aroma is blackberry vs. coffee vs. chocolate malt. The flavours are a little better-integrated on the palate – vanilla, cream, blackberry, mocha. Okay experiment but nothing to lose sleep over if you never see it again. 7-4-7-4-14 = 3.6


 fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 4, 2009  
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.


 argo0 (6842), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/511/20
Apr 2, 2006  
(22oz bottle, thanks pailhead) Big rocky beige head that leaves nice lacing, atop a brown-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, bourbon, cola. Taste is medium sweet, sour (infection?), grape/vinous, oak, some bourbon, light vanilla. Effervescent medium body.



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