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Imperial Milk Stout

Imperial Milk Stout

Georgia
United States
Description 

This beer could easily fall under 20C (Imperial Stout) under the 2015 BJCP Guidelines, however, this beer is aged in apple brandy barrels thus #33B (Specialty Wood Aged) is a better category.  The pour revealed a silky black liquid with moderate carbonation that dissipated quickly.  The aroma revealed very nice hints of coffee, chocolate and vanilla in the nose.  The flavor had a nice malt background with hints of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and vanilla notes.  I, also get a subtle hint of another apple sweetness due to the aging in apple brandy barrrels.  However, this is listed as a milk imperial stout and I didn't really detect any hint of milk or lactose flavor, as if it got hidden with all the other dominating flavors of this beer ? As well, noted on the first sip of this beer is that it is overtly too sweet. Could this be a result of some of the residual flavors of the apple brandy barrels ?  Another possibility is that this imperial stout didn't ferment all the way thru ?  I did get the 9.3% abv alcohol burn in the palate after each sip. The mouthfeel and body of this beer is about medium with moderate carbonation. Overall, this beer had a lot going on in terms of complex flavors presented ( coffee notes, chocolate nibs, vanilla, roasted malts ), however, I didn't detect the milky flavor or lactose as indicated as such.  Just a bit too sweet where it is considerably noticeable, but neverless a nice beer for those winter evenings.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
9.3

 

 


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