Freight Handler
Burnt City Brewing

Freight HandlerFreight Handler
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From:
Burnt City Brewing
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 10.65%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
32
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 18, 2018
Added:
Aug 04, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by DbbC:
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Rated by DbbC from Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

May 15, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.88/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Dark chocolate color with a tall, tall head of brown, fills the glass.

Aromas of roast barley, metal, and slight chocolate.

Nice milk stout flavors! Good oatmeal presence, lactose, milk chocolate, and a finish of roast coffee. Delish.

Feel is slightly creamy, but very acidic and roasty, bends towards the harsh astringent side. Roasty finish.

Overall, a decent milk stout I'd probably have again.
Jan 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.66 by telescifly from Colorado

May 07, 2017
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I'm trying this at Southport Lanes in the old hood...it poured an opaque dark with no head and no lace. The scent had hints of decaffeinated coffee. The taste bitter leaning and not easy to drink. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with subtle carbonation. Overall it's ok.
Apr 24, 2017
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Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming

3.96/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No dating.

A: Pours black, 1 finger of tan foam. Lacing, quite honestly, is superb.

S: Roasted malt, coffee, that milky aroma the style dictates. More sweet than bitter.

T: Roasted malt, coffee, sweetish milky flavour but succumbs to the coffee and roast.

M: Medium body and carbonation that fits to a tee.

O: I would drink it again if I could get it locally.
Mar 23, 2017
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Aroma is dark malts, chocolate and mild dark bread. The flavor is dark malts, fruit/dark fruit, chocolate, mild earthiness and a big acidity in the finish.
Mar 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by rsquared59 from Indiana

Mar 15, 2017
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

3.79/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Freight Handler pours a burnt and charred black with a finger of khaki head. Head retention is fair with a few dots of lacing. Aroma is pungent with notes of smoke, char, toasted malts, and lactose. The smoke here is only a prequel of what's to come. Flavor profile is dark with hearty notes of smoke and peat throughout. The finish is almost entirely smoke. Toasted malts and lactose work to lighten up the flavor profile a little, but the smoke and peat keep this beer grounded in the dark and earthy sector. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a pleasant graininess to it. Overall, would be Burnt City an appropriate name for this beer. It's dark, earthy, and filling for a milk stout, but still well represented throughout.

Served in a 12oz snifter.
Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.34 by CPAles from Illinois

Feb 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.91 by tbryan5 from Louisiana

Feb 26, 2017
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.74/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured out a jet-black color with a small, light brown head of foam. It smelled of chocolate and caramel. Sweet chocolate flavors with just a touch of bitterness for balance.
Feb 25, 2017
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Rated by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

4.02/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can
Feb 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by emerge077 from Illinois

Mar 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by Chris-1911 from Illinois

Feb 01, 2016
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Reviewed by Barnoloid from Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Solid Milk stout. Smooth finish and creamy body. Thin tan head on the pour with a deep dark coloring. Bitter bakers Chocolate and instant coffee noted come through. Nicely put together
Jan 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by RichH55 from Illinois

Dec 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by warpig372 from Indiana

Oct 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by BeerOps from Illinois

Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by BarrelAgedG from California

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by stanale from Illinois

Jul 10, 2015
Freight Handler from Burnt City Brewing
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 32 ratings