Moo-Tella: Chocolate Hazelnut Imperial Milk Stout
Terrapin Beer Company

Sour and metallic. Without a doubt infected. Scrolled through some of the reviews and was surprised to not find a similar experience, although I didn't dig too deep. If given the chance I would happily try again, but for now a huge disappointment.

Terrapin Moo-tella
500mL bottle into a tulip
No bottling dates
Consumed (and review written live) in Nov 2017.


A: Pours a dense appear, opaque absolutely midnight black. Large tan head builds and dissipates at a moderate rate. Leaves no lacing. 3.75

S: Aroma is fairly big chocolate, tons of lactose-like cream notes, subtle roast. Almost no hazelnut on the nose, I don’t think I would have picked it up if I didn’t know what this beer was. Ok Aroma but nothing special. 3.75

T: Interesting. Not very Chocolatey or hazelnut-y. Some roasty notes, subtle sweetness. Meh. 3.5

M/D: Medium body, could be thicker. ABV well masked, drinkability ok. 3.5

O: The Terrapin special reserve series is usually pretty killer but this is fairly average. Not bad by any means but a pretty big disappointment. 3.75

 

500ml waxed bottle, no dating that I could find. The main reason I acquired this was for the Hazelnuts.

Pours black with an inch of tan foam, lacing is good.

Taking some whiffs in and I am in Hazelnut heaven. Me=big fan of Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar and Nutella so it's only natural.

It's also loaded with chocolate and has delightful notes of roasted malt.

Taste doesn't disappoint. Hazelnut flavours are like biting into the wafers without the crunch. Milk chocolate is kinda sweet but doesn't make the beer sweet. Roasted malt and some vanilla, yeah, that's what I am talking aboot. The ample abv is hidden pretty well, at least in the opening 4 sips or so.

Fullish mouthfeel, smooth as silk, every sip tastes better than the last...my kind of high abv Milk Stout. So very enjoyable!

 

 

 

 

 

 

500 ml bottle into snifter, 2017 vintage bottling. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, hazelnuts, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, cake batter, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of toffee, herbal, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, hazelnuts, chocolate, and lactose notes; with solid strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, hazelnuts, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, cake batter, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of toffee, herbal, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, hazelnuts, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, cake batter, dark/brown bread, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, hazelnuts, chocolate, and lactose flavors; with a nice hop/roast bitter/sweet finish, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is a very nice imperial milk stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, hazelnuts, chocolate, and lactose flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Very well balanced all around. Nice richness with good presence of the hazelnuts/chocolate, and a spot on base imperial milk stout malt profile. At 8.5%, I wasn't expecting a thick beer. It does well at the ABV. Maybe a bit thin, but nothing to complain about. A very enjoyable offering.

 

 

Pours an effervescent ebony with a sliver of tan head. Zero head retention & lacing

S: Iron & cocoa

T: Mocha, hazelnut flavor, dryness up front. Chocolate, dryness, a touch of coffee as this warms, then some fakey hazelnut almost like a coffee creamer. Finishes dry, with mocha & a little hazelnut

MF: Fairly chewy, low carbonation

Solid, but there is an artificial flavor going on here that detracts. Hoped fro better

L - Dark brown, chocolate color with no head or lacing

S - hazelnuts and chocolate

T - Chocolate, milk, sweet, hazelnut.

F - Silky smooth, thin body and low carbonation

O - A good dessert beer, slow sipper. Good beer to share, not just for yourself