Chai Dog
Pipeworks Brewing Company

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From:
Pipeworks Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
10%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 14.25%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
138
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 20, 2016
Added:
Aug 15, 2013
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  8
Chai Dog, a spiced Imperial Milk Stout with vanilla and chocolate, is our answer to the chai tea. It's a rich, silky brew with a fragrant kick from the green cardamom, ginger, and anise. It's been a while since we've made this complex and balanced milk stout, and it's returned is like receiving a visit from a globe-trotting friend.
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Ratings by Fusebuddy:
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Rated by Fusebuddy from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +7.5%

Sep 20, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by Rhyzy from Illinois

Jul 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

May 02, 2016
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Reviewed by ccg from Virginia

3.93/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Labels says batch #680, which is from April, 2015 (http://pdubs.net/batch/). 22oz bottle opened late March, 2016 -- so it has almost a year of age on it -- and poured into Pipeworks snifters.
It has a tiny amount of head, no lacing, and a gritty look to the legs.
Smell is spicy, full of ginger and cardamom.
Flavor is similar, but with a sweetness alongside. Even with a year of age on it, the spice has a bite to it. There's plenty of chocolate and some vanilla, but the spice is still dominant.
Mouthfeel is good, despite the low carbonation. It's soft and creamy.
Overall, it delivers well on what it promises: it's a chai-spiced, sweet milk stout.
Mar 26, 2016
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Reviewed by cjgator3 from Florida

4/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bottle. This imperial milk stout from Pipeworks features the unique chai spices integrated into a delicious milk stout base. After drinking, I was shocked to learn this brew was 10% ABV. The warmth is very well hidden. Great beer!
Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.52 by lanciloti from Illinois

Jul 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by BDeibs from Colorado

Jun 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.37 by mschrei from Illinois

Jun 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Beastcpa from Pennsylvania

Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.55 by kidzord from Illinois

May 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by badmotorgrunge from Illinois

May 30, 2015
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois

3.68/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 oz. bottle, Batch #680. My first time trying this one from Pipeworks. "Imperial milk stout with cacao, vanilla, and spices added".

Poured into a clear balloon snifter.

A - Pours a deep dark chocolate, opaque in the glass, with one finger of dark dark mocha head. Leaves scattered spotty lacing behind.

S - The aroma definitely has a very authentic chai spice to it. Herbal, earthy, & leafy, with some notes of licorice / anise noticeable.

T - The taste is very fudgey, cakey, and chocolatey. The vanilla mostly melds with the cacao. Creamy, but the spicing isn't my favorite. Not sure I would know there was cinnamon in this if I wasn't told beforehand.

M - The feel is very smooth & creamy. Slightly on the thick side of things; medium-full bodied with good carb.

Overall, not the best stout I've had from Pipeworks, but still very good, and I would definitely say they achieved what they were going for, but the spicing doesn't really do a lot for me.

Pipeworks Chai Dog -----4/5.
May 04, 2015
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Rated by KeithE from Illinois

3.22/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Maybe this appeals to some people but to me it is way overly sweet. This is by far away the most dissapointing beer I have had from Pipeworks.
May 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.7 by Poloplaya from Illinois

Apr 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by BeerOps from Illinois

Jan 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.01 by Barnoloid from Illinois

Jan 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Bassguy206 from Illinois

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by vermilcj from Ohio

Nov 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by cwehr13 from Illinois

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by CRJMellor from Arkansas

Oct 31, 2014
Chai Dog from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 138 ratings