New Holland Dragons Milk

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

Thanks to Denverlogan for this...Aayiiieeee!!!! This one actually came in a dark 22 oz, silk screened bomber. Appears a hazy dark brownish black with a small tan head that fades into a film. Spotty lacing is left around the glass. Smell is of oaky lactose with cocoa, caramel, and vanilla. Taste is of the same aromas perhaps just knocked down a notch. Mouthfeel is silky and creamy with mild carbonation. Perhaps one of the silkiest beers I’ve ever had.

Sampled at the Savor DC event. Pours a watery, nearly opaque black with a thin white head. Mild aroma of vanilla and oak. Flavor has more roasted malts, toast and strong whiskey. Flat and a bit oily on the palate. The beer was really good, but it was pair with Maytag blue cheese and didn’t stand up to the pairing.

22oz bottle. Pours dark brown in color with very thin brown head. Aroma roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Taste dark chocolate, oak, vanilla and caramel with bitter finsih.

Wow. This is a huge, thick, malty beer redolent with the whiskey and fully fruity (yup, Inveigler, you nailed the plums - they are there as sticky and stinky as if they were just overipe and buzzing with late summer wasps). There is considerable power in this brew and it became too much for me.

Black with a tan head. Roasted malt aroma. Very sweet, like vanilla ice cream. Some notable bourbon flavor, light smokey malt, and a decent dose of bitterness on the end to balance the sweetness. Finishes dry and chocolatey.

11/4/06: Bottle.
Black bodied with a creamy tan head. Chocolate roasted malt nose. Flavors include roasted malts, coffee, chocolate bitter hops. Finish is slightly sour and fairly long.

On tap at New Holland and served in a snifter. This beer poured a dark brown with a thin head of tan foam. Some slippery lacing was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer was made up of chocolate, wood, and some mild alcohol. The flavor consisted of bittersweet chocolate, burnt malts, some mild vanilla and oak, and also a mellow note of bourbon. The mouthfeel was full-bodied with minimal carbonation. A dangerously drinkable high-gravity brew.

Pours a rich brown color with thin tannish head. Aroma is of intense bourbon, vanilla, coffee, and chocolate. Taste is light chocolate and caramel malt, but the overall bourbon character makes only a trace appearance. Overall it’s a damn good beer for the style.