Even More 8 LB 6 OZ Newborn Infant Jesus
Evil Twin Brewing

Copenhagen 27/5 2020. 47,3 cl can from Best of Beers web-shop. Evil Twin's usual Jesus-design with stripes giving the impression of strong, shining light. This time in purple.

Pours opaque dark brown with a big beige head. Settles as thin but consistent layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with a strong sweet odor of chocolate, lactose and brown sugar. Some earthy odors and a odor of leather peeking in. A little bitter dark chocolate and licorice. Light roast.

Light carbonation. Medium thick, soft, smooth, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is intense with a medium strong sweetness followed and balanced by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a light sweet undercurrent. Semi-dry finish.

Nicely balanced - and not very sweet sweet milk stout.

The pour into the snifter gave stout black liquid topped by a light brown head that was 1” tall and left a surprising amount of lacing.
The aroma was lost on me. Stupid Covid.
The taste was very good initially with coffee and chocolate vying for dominance but then the hops kicked in and stopped that argument. Curious that they felt the need to hop this so much.
The feel was really nice, silky smooth, almost lush feeling.
OA, tasty sessionable stout but too hoppy for my tastes.

16 oz can from Tavour. Dark brown, some light coming through, small bubbly ring. Dry roasty aroma, ashy, chocolate. Light roasty bitterness with minor milky sweetness. Lingering bittersweet notes.

 

 

 

 

Pours black color with a 2 finger thick tan/light brown foamy head that faded very slowly and left decent foamy lacing. Smells of roasted malts, smoked grains, charred wood, minerals, light caramel, wet cardboard and burnt coffee grinds. Lots of roasty notes with ashy tones at the finish.

Tastes pretty much like it smells with roasted malts, smoked grains, burnt coffee grinds, charred wood, minerals, chocolate milk, piney hops, light caramel, wet cardboard, cocoa, bakers chocolate and tea leaf. This was bitter in a good way with the char and roasted malts dominating but allowing touches of sweetness and light spices to add balance.

16oz can poured into a snifter

A- pours jet black with a one-finger creamy khaki colored head that has great retention and leaves some lacing behind

S- smells of milk chocolate, vanilla cream, charred malt, lactose and coffee, light caramel note

T- milk chocolate and creamy lactose is immediately followed by a sharp hop bitterness that is an onslaught of resinous pine. Mid-palate gives some caramel and cocoa sweetness that fights the hop bitterness. The finish is more piney hops that continues into the linger

M- medium body with moderate-low carbonation leads to a creamy mouthfeel that continues into the finish

O- too hoppy for a 5% milk stout, drinks more like a black ipa

16oz can poured into a snifter and paired with a Brickhouse Connecticut stick. Pours dark brown with ruby showing along the clear edges; khaki colored head bubbles up and leaves some lacing. Light notes of lactose, roasted malt, chocolate & cocoa, with light impressions of caramel. Creamy body feels light on the mouthfeel (expected for 5% abv).

Pours a dark brown color; for the standards of most brewers, it's a properly dark stout, but by the standards of Evil Twin, it looks really light. Still, the head has a nicely thick texture and good retention to go with its khaki color. Aromatically, the hop profile really stands out. It has the classic, robust piny attack I like in a hoppy stout - here though, it's turned up to 11 (aka the Storm King dial). This is due to the light malt backbone; I still pick up nice notes of cream, dark chocolate, smoke, and espresso along side the powerful hops. The flavor profile doesn't resonate as vividly, but dark chocolate and cream are initially noted. It finishes slightly smoky, while featuring a nice hoppy kick. Flourishes of caramel and brown sugar also appear. This actually has a decent thickness for a 5% stout, with soft carbonation, a creamy texture, and a dry finish.

Try drinking this after a good IPA, or as a chaser. On its own, the hop profile overpowers the smaller base stout. But when consumed after an IPA, it actually comes across like a baby Even More Jesus more than I expected. Recommended for lovers of hoppy stouts.

This beer pours almost black, with a thin, quarter inch, fine, khaki head. Micro-fine lace coats the walls of a PBGC "Sparkles" Mug.

Dark roasted malt is prominent, followed by light, almost faint, campfire smoke. Dark roasted ground coffee beans are also prominent.

This beer's flavor is all about the roast. The roasted malt bitterness is surprisingly high, especially given the alcohol strength. Flavors also include roasted black coffee, dark roasted malt, and Baker's chocolate. The finish starts out moderate, then gains pumpernickel flavors and a dry astringency as the beer warms.

A medium body with soft, fine carbonation. The texture is that of combed wool. Alcohol is about as expected. Astringency is within the high end of the range for this style.

Astringency and bitterness do hold this one back. Regardless, I imagine it would pair well with a cigar or with colleagues at the "Five O'Clock Club". Thank you to Meghann and Kyle.

smooth milk stout - not as good as their other beers

Presentation: 16 oz. can with a batch number printed on the bottom and no dates. Served in a tulip glass.

Appearance: The tan colored, one and a quarter finger head, stays around for a while and leaves behind a lot of lacing that coats the entire glass beautifully. Its a pure, deep black color. Some dark brown shows up towards the edges when held up to light. 

Smell: There's a strong roasted flavor at first followed followed by some cocoa and milk chocolate notes. There's a hint of black coffee in the background too along with a brown sugar sweetness.

Taste: There's a big, roasted and smokey flavor right up front with a strong bitterness. Once that subsides there are some dark chocolate and fresh coffee notes as well. It finishes with a slight brown sugar and molasses sweetness. It has a long finish and the smokiness persists in the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: It's medium bodied, lighter than expected and carbonation is medium-high. There's a soft creaminess and it's very easy to drink.

Overall: A vague "milk stout" descriptor adorns the can, but this is closer to a smoked porter than anything else. So, is it what you expect from your regular, run of the mill milk stout? No. Is it a good beer? Most definitely.

From the bottom of the can: "BATCH#002 20:18"

Appearance: The body is black and the head is medium-sized with a mix of different bubble sizes. The head retention is good and the lacing is nice.

Aroma: Burnt wood comes through at first, then a bit of dark chocolate makes its way in.

Taste: There is a very pleasant toasted flavor up front mixed with a bit of burnt caramel and a hint of toffee. Towards the middle of the mouth this meets to a sharp crescendo with pine and burnt wood.

Mouthfeel: The body is at the upper end of medium-bodied. The can does state that this is a "MILK STOUT" and It has a much stronger bitterness than the average milk stout. Even so, it tends to have more of the texture of a milk stout with a bitterness closer to a Baltic Porter. It has a very nice dry finish which really helps out in the aftertaste. It takes a few sips before the finish really starts to come together but it's worth it.

Overall: In a nutshell the beer is good. It doesn't quite fit in any style category, but texture-wise it does fit in the Milk Stout space. It has this dry finish which accentuates the flavors and really punctuates the beer at the end. The beer has very robust flavors with a very present texture, giving it a very strong and memorable presence. This is a very roasted and bitter beer so while I do recommend it, there is the caveat that this might not be for everyone. It is not the normal Milk Stout. The beer is only "5% ALC BY VOL" (as indicated by the sticker label) but it has far more character than what is expected from such a low ABV. The beer really stands on its own and I wouldn't pair it with many things other than a palate cleanser...but maybe chicken and pepper gravy. I could drink it again from time to time, but I enjoyed drinking what I bought.