New Holland Dragons Milk

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

I thought it was time that I went back and re-rated this beer....one of the first I rated....and see how it if it was as good as I remember....turns out its a little better. Dark brown with a nice off white/tan head. aroma chocolate caramel vanilla oak bourbon with a hint of alcohol. sweet chocolate bittersweet caramel deep roasted malt flavors with slightly acidic notes. hints of vanilla oak and spicy black pepper. finish is sweet chocolate and vanilla at first but turns into a lovely medium dry spicy roasted caramelized malt......almost tannic flavor that sticks with you for quite some time. nice light smokey hints throughout. complex. nice. by far the best offering from this brewery. original rating 1/14/2006 8-4-7-3-15=3.7 dark brown in color with a light tan head. very nice aroma. vanilla, chocolate, toffee, and a bit of alcohol. the flavor doesn’t live up to the aroma. nice roasted malty flavor on the front and slightly acidic with a bitter chocolate finish. alcohol is present but nicely balanced.

22 oz bottle from Liquor Outlet. Brown in color with some ruby highlights, small lasting head. Aroma of chocolate, caramel/molasses, vanilla, and oak. Taste is smooth and malty, alot of molasses, touches of chocolate and tobacco, oak, vanilla and some well integrated whiskey. Some alcohol warm in the finish but very drinkable. Full bodied. Very nice.

Bottle at Bockyhorseys. Pours a dark brown with a light brown head. Aroma is coffee, barley, roast. Nice roasty coffee chocolate barley and vanilla flavors. NIce brew.

Black, small cream head. Carmel, cognac, and malt, lots of malt aroma. Creamy, creamy, with just a great malted flavor. Some chocolate, some caramel and vanilla. It does have an odd bit of a metallic, maybe even blood flavor. I wonder if that was intentional? Overall, reminds me of eating a caramel sucker when I was a kid, and then with enough bitter and warmth to remind me I am an adult.

Sampled at the Second Cellar Reduction. Pours a very dark brown with fisheye bubble tan head. Aroma notes of anise, raisin, and alcohol. Nice roasty flavors, oak, dark rum soaked fruits, molasses. Very tasty brew. Exactly what I imagine dragons milk to taste like. Great name.

Large bottle brought from the Ohio area - Great aroma with that Oak Aged goodness appearing from the nose to the palate. Oak spirits with smooth caramel malts and some vanilla notes. Perfect blend of alc. with the aged quality you would expect, a robust and smooth enjoyable stout.

Draught from Sugar Maple. Dark reddish-brown with medium tan head. Sweet aroma of butterscotch and caramel. Very sweet taste of more of the same, some roasted malts along the way. A little sticky but overall I liked this one.

22 oz bottle another fine product from new Holland. chocolate flavor is pronounced and this beer is probably best on the warmer side then colder. Great balance of flavor and the 9% ABV is very well hidden.