BEER REVIEW: 321

BREWER: Black Sheep Brewery, North Yorkshire, England

STYLE: Stout

ABV: 4.4%

VESSEL: 500ml brown bottle

DATE OF POST: 2nd December 2023

 

JYMI SAY’S…

WHAT. IS. GOING. ON??

I need to get away from this I’ve had a bad bottle and Sammy a good one thing, but I do fear it’s happened YET AGAIN. However I’m proceeding with a review of what I drank and how I felt about it as, well, that’s all I can do now.

This is an awful beer. Black Sheep have f**ked it. A milk stout should be smooooooooooth, this is not. It is way too carbonated in the mouth that then leads to an overwhelming bitterness in the aftertaste. Of course you expect some bitter tones but this is INTENSE and frankly way too much. Because of this trying to find the notes of chocolate, vanilla and coffee that our bottle promises is nigh on impossible. The bottle label also mentions that the drinker should expect a light bitterness but as mentioned, light is defo the wrong word to describe the bitterness here.

Nearing the end of this pretty shocking drinking experience Milk Stout began to settle down a bit due to the large carbonation running out of gas. This then exposed a thinness to the body and flavour, though I’m sure this would be due to the fizz overload early on.

Just moving back to the comparison to Sammy’s experience of Milk Stout for the final time… If I had consumed the brew he had I would not be scoring this beer so wildly low. And if he had gone through what I had there is no way he would have awarded the rating he has. Make of that what you will.

Happy freakin’ Christmas ya filthy animals!

Jymi’s Rating: 23%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Before even opening, there’s much to mull over with Milk Stout. 

For starters, there’s the tagline – creamy rich and dark. That’s promising a lot.

Then there’s the awards:

• World beer awards winner (England) 2022 
• Gold in the international brewing awards 2019

And then, add to that, Milk Stout supports human milk foundation with a nice pull back label. 

So, before even opening, you better hope this beer delivers. 

And it does. 

On the nose, there’s a light milky dusty hint which is subtle but is undoubtedly there. 

But the magic really starts when you tuck into Milk Stout. It is indeed creamy rich and dark. In fact, it’s just like a milk stout should be or as you’d hope it would be. Creaminess vanilla sweetness gives way to burnt caramel,  with a good, but not overpowering, bitter finish. And as you drink down the glass, this experience does not diminish. 

Milk Stout lives up to its awards.  I think I may well chug down a couple over the festive period. 

Sammy’s Rating: 82%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 52.5%

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M O B 2023