Half & Half
Barrier Brewing Company

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From:
Barrier Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #78
ABV:
8.8%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,234
Avg:
4.26 | pDev: 6.34%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
116
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 18, 2023
Added:
Feb 16, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  15
Collaboration with Other Half Brewing Co.

Imperial Coffee Milk Stout Brewed in Collaboration with our friends Other Half Brewing. Brewed with 40 pounds of Stumptown Coffee's blend of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Whole Bean Coffee and Lactose.
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Ratings by BubbleBobble:
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Rated by BubbleBobble from New York

3.96/5  rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Jan 20, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.15 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Jun 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by Sinister from New York

Apr 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.23 by Dope from Massachusetts

Apr 01, 2023
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Reviewed by cambabeer from New York

4.26/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thick, jet black body. Brown cappuccino head which pours heavy but falls pretty fast and leaves only minimal lacing. Roast malt, burnt sugar, coffee, sweet, coffee, dark chocolate, toast on the nose. Taste is Kahlua, burnt toast, roast malt, coffee, sweet cream & sugar. Medium to full mouthfeel, alcohol isn't overly cloying but does show I think right at the 8-9% that it sits. Delicious.
Mar 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Sep 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by NonicPanic from Pennsylvania

Jun 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.23 by Bruno74200 from France

Mar 18, 2020
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Reviewed by Nugganooch from California

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From the 16oz glass received in trade from mdfb79
Firestone-Walker snifter glass

Jet black body with with a healthy foam gathering of dark sandy suds. Rich with sweet cream and espresso notes. Straight espresso up front. Very coffee forward. Dark roast malts lend a nutty chocolate compliment. Getting lots of malted milk ball. Some moderate char and dark fruity esters there. Alcohol is incredibly well disguised. Lush, full, and slick mouthfeel. Not overly sweet in any way with the lactose. It has depth and complexity but also very straight forward. A very nice coffee stout. Highly recommended checking this one out.
Mar 06, 2020
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.33/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Arrives espresso colored with a two finger head; clumpy lacing

Smell: Coffee, chocolate and caramel with a hint of roasted malt

Taste: The coffee powers this beverage with chocolate, vanilla, and caramel adding some sweetness; a bit of roast, in the middle, with a balanced finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: A nice milk stout that straddles the sweet and roasty elements; excellent coffee flavor
Jan 20, 2020
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Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan

4.14/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Great tasting sweet stout. Could have been a little richer or a little more complex but I tried to rate this according to style, not against my more favored styles of stouts or imperial stouts. 10/15/19 date printed on can. Pours a rich black opaque color with a little fluffy tan head and some great looking small sheets of lacing. Solid. Smells of dark roast coffee, lighter milk chocolate, vanilla, caramel, malt, nuts and toast. Taste follows the nose, good balance and higher ABV was well hidden. Mild smooth mouthfeel with decent carbonation. I would have liked more richness and depth and complexity but again that’s more fair to imperial stouts. A very enjoyable beer.
Jan 02, 2020
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/15/2019. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts, coffee, lactose, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roast/charred/coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark bread/crust, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, coffee, lactose, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great hop/char bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky/resinous mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.8%. Overall this is an awesome imperial coffee milk stout. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, coffee, lactose, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV with the modestly bitter/charred/drying finish. Great soft/silky feel, and not overly bitter/charred. Awesome balance of rich malts, fruity/nutty coffee, and lactose flavor complexity; with nice earthy hop balance, and restrained fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering hop/char dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on English style example.
Dec 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by Husky-Topper from New Jersey

Dec 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by PaleAleWalt from New York

Nov 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by McBraniel from Virginia

Nov 23, 2019
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Reviewed by AZBeerDude72 from Arizona

4.44/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A: Jet black with rich tan head and solid lacing.
N: Big coffee hit with roasted notes, vanilla and nuts.
T: Follows the nose, really nice coffee hit with a blend of nuttiness, some vanilla and malt sweetness.
M: Medium and clean.
O: A great coffee milk stout, great flavors and easy to consume.
Nov 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.54 by TonyStarks2231 from New York

Nov 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Nov 08, 2019
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Reviewed by JJKBeerLvr from Pennsylvania

4.31/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sampled November 2019 from a tap in pint style glass.

Appearance: Very dark black, with a very thick dark tan head of three fingers. The head is high, but it is not creamy, instead it has larger bubbles. The head lasted a long length of time for a stout, and left a good amount of lacing on the side of the glass.

Smell: Pronounced coffee and roasted malt aromas. Also some chocolate and caramel aromas. The coffee aromas dominated, but I did like the overall mix of aromas.

Taste: Pronounced coffee flavors. There is some chocolate, vanila, and caramel in the flavor as well. There is only a little hop bitterness to balance the other flavors. I really like that it is neither overly sweet nor overly bitter. It is an interesting balance of flavors. Overall it has a very good taste. The flavors provide for a unique stout.

Mouthfeel: Very smooth as expected from a milk stout. Medium-bodied, with medium level of alcohol which matches with the 8.8% listed.

Overall: This milk stout is very good. It has a better mix of flavors than many other milk stouts. One reason I like it is this is not overly creamy like many milk stouts, nor is it overly sweet as some stouts. The balance is very good and the contrast of coffee and hops makes for a unique and interesting stout.

I really liked this, and would buy it again.
Nov 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Griffith from Connecticut

May 17, 2019
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Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 116 ratings