Peanut Butter Cup Milkshake Stout
Rochester Mills Beer Co.

Included in the 2025 Twelve Stouts of Christmas. Pours a dark brown color with a minimal tan head that disappears quickly. Aroma of peanut butter and chocolate. Taste is sweet peanut butter and chocolate. Enjoyable!

A- This pours with a very dark brown coloration, likened to a cola, but with much more opaqueness. The carbonation is minimal, as well as the lacing, only leaving behind a thin wispy ring around the inside of my glass. Overall this is a below average looking stout I have to say.

S- Well this certainly smells the part! Big peanut butter richness, but does have a certain dryness that reminds me more of a powdered PB that needs some reconstitution. There are underlying aromas of dark chocolate, coffee, cocoa powder, perhaps some Nestle Quik syrup. The finish is Earthy, and of charred barley malt, with a hint of hop bitterness.

T- This has the overall flavor of yes....a peanut butter cup, however it is definitely a drier version, with again, peanut butter power, cocoa powder, dark and milk chocolate liqueur, roasted chocolate and astringent charred black malt nuances. As it warms, the lactose starts showing stronger on the palate and everything becomes more balanced and there is a warming sweetness.

M/O- Medium/full bodied, and the carbonation, as expected, was mild and velvety, allowing the full flavor profile to coat the tongue. The alcohol is very well hidden and although I am really enjoying this one, the drinkability factor suffers a bit, as I really slow down towards the end of this glass....I would be happy to share this stout. With that said, I find it overall to be a delightful brew and recommend it to anyone who likes a Reese!

It looks like it tastes, very dark. The peanut butter part is not overwhelming but you can definitely taste it, like in a Reese's cup. The milk taste is there, too. The alcohol content comes on stronger than the 5.5% it is.

Poured black and was capped with a pencil thin light brown head; no visible carbonation. Looks like a stout.
Aroma is almost pure peanut butter cup - not sure how they did that using just the ingredients they claim to use, but it smelled *just* like the name would imply.
The taste followed, not sure I've ever had a beer that tasted this much like a candy bar yet still tasted like beer. Interesting juxtaposition!
The feel was good, from the flavor I was thinking it would be creamy but it isn't. It's not thin or watery either, just enough body to carry the flavors.
Too bad this is only available with 11 others; I'd get a six of this no problem.

I got a 16oz can of this beer from a mixed holiday 12pck that I bought from my local meijer store. It poured an opaque dark with no head and no lace. The scent had peanut butter cup notes. The taste had peanut butter and chocolate presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with fizzy carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.

 

 

 

 

This one was perfect for me. Just the right balance of sweet chocolate syrup with savory, real peanut butter flavor. This is like a liquid Reese's. I was pleasantly surprised because I didn't care for many of the other beers in this year's holiday sampler, having found them too sweet. But, having tried many peanut butter stouts and porters, this one ranks with the best of them.

 

 

A nice dark pour with no head. Lots of peanut butter notes on the nose. Soft on the tongue with a nice, creamy finish. The nuttiness on the start leads right into big milk chocolate notes.

Can / Nonic pint glass / BBQ ribs and truffle fries

16 ounce can, date is smudged so I have no idea what the best by date is. 2020 vintage, part of the 12 Days of Milkshake Stout sampler pack. Served in a Spiegelau stout glass, the beer pours a dark brown/black color with about a half inch tan head. Head retention and lacing are both decent enough. I like the aroma, the brew pretty much smells just like a Reese's peanut butter cup. Mostly like chocolate and peanut butter along with some roasted malt. Taste is similar to the aroma, but it's not as sweet tasting as I thought it would be. The aroma is more milk chocolate, and the taste is a mix of milk and bittersweet chocolate flavors along with the peanut butter. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit creamy with a moderate amount of carbonation. I liked this one, definitely worth trying if you get the chance to!