Milk Stout
Bristol Beer Factory

Pours an opaque ebony with a tight buff head. Coffee on the nose with a creamy note, then more coffee on the tongue, ending with a rich bittersweet finish.

Very dark clear brown, off white head. Smells like sweet roasty chocolate. Taste is the same, with a lightly carbonated smooth feel. Nice stuff, may be my first stout on cask.

 

 

Draught

 

Careful pour from a 500ml bottle keeping sediment in the bottle.
L: Pours a glossy black. A couple of millimetres of tan head quickly disappears. No lacing.
S: Smoky. Hints of coffee & cocoa. Sugar.
T: Sweet coffee (black). Some treacle. Smooth and long-lasting.
F: Light body. Prickle of carbonation. Leaves a coating on the tongue. Long, dry finish. Taste remains in the mouth for a good time after swallowing.
O: Would like a more potent smell. But flavours are well balanced and moreish. Sweet but not cloying. Mouthfeel is disappointingly light to start with but improves over time. The finish is long-lasting and extra dry. I like the way the sweetness of the style is countered by a sharp, bitter edge.

 

 

Pours full black with no head at all. Second pour I cleaned glass again and still almost no head. Nose is mildly sweet and sour with roasted malt in the background. Flavor is soft rounded roasted malt with the expected milky sweetness. Mouthfeel is nice and soft with the bottle conditioning. Overall, a very nice stout, but not really memorable.

 

From bottle, pours black with thin brown head. aroma is coffee, chocolate, cocoa and roasted malts, really nice texture. medium bodied. a little coffee with a sweet chocolatey finish.