Sweet As Pie Milkshake Stout
Rochester Mills Beer Co.

 

 

 

 

A- Pours cola in color, and with not quite two fingers of rich creamy froth, that unfortunately settles quickly.....the head itself is quite dark, Carbonation appears to have some life to it, and the lacing is decent, but not super sticky. Overall not a bad looking stout!

S- I get more traditional milk stout aromas initially, that being of cola, cream, milk sugars, perhaps some raisin, and as it warms, pie crust, candied pecan, vanilla pudding mix, brown sugar, and cocoa powder/dark chocolate. It is definitely more of a muted overall smell than other offerings by R.M.

T- Heavy milky chocolate right off the bat, with underlying flavors of cocoa, creamy coffee and plenty of molasses infused brown and golden sugar and cola throughout. I also detect a hint of candied pecan richness, vanilla creme, pie crust dough and a finish that has chocolate, caramel and black malts....quite balancing and flavorful!

M/O- Medium bodied and relatively smooth carbonation provide a seamless body and quite a drinkable Milk Stout! I could actually enjoy this one for a couple of consecutive sittings! So far I find this one to be the least like what is advertised yet I am not disappointed! Another winning flavored beer from Rochester Mills!

 

 

 

16 ounce can into pint glass, best before 6/10/2020. Pours slightly hazy very dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of coffee, molasses, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/black/bready malts, brown sugar, cocoa nibs, lactose, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of coffee, molasses, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, peppery, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, brown bread/crust, coffee, molasses, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, brown sugar, cocoa nibs, lactose, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.2%. Overall this is an awesome flavored milk stout. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, brown sugar, cocoa nibs, lactose, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Awesome soft/silky feel for the ABV. Very flavorful and not watery. Awesomely rich and well rounded malts, cocoa, lactose, and brown sugar complexity; with mild earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example. One of the better ones in the series I've had, out of many.