Raspberry Temptress
Lakewood Brewing Company

Raspberry TemptressRaspberry Temptress
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From:
Lakewood Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
9.1%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 10.51%
Reviews:
20
Ratings:
156
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 22, 2020
Added:
Feb 12, 2014
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  41
The first release in our limited Seduction Series, it's The Temptress Imperial Milk Stout you know and love, infused with fresh Oregon raspberries. Fall in love all over again.
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Rated by WritersBlock from Texas

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Mar 06, 2016
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Rated: 3.99 by rsuarez1982 from Texas

Jan 22, 2020
 
Rated: 4.15 by TXRobbo from Texas

Jan 11, 2020
 
Rated: 3.56 by cheefdaddy1 from Texas

Dec 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.97 by aatazebeats from Wisconsin

Oct 06, 2019
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Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas

4.5/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Deep, dark amber body, with a large, persistent tan head. Lacing is quite dense and glass coating.

Aroma: Strong notes of raspberry, dark caramel, bitter cocoa, and faint hints of vanilla.

Taste: Dark caramel and raspberry vie harmoniously for supremacy. In the end, the dark caramel wins out, with trailing notes of dark bread. Finishes with a surprising notes of wood and vanilla.

Mouth feel: Very soft and full, quite pleasant.

Drinkability/notes: An over-the-top beer that would serve quite well as a dessert pairing.

Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce ounce brown glass long-neck bottle with a pry-off crown, served in a South American-style Pilsener glass.
Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.24 by KShophead from Kansas

Jul 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Feb 19, 2019
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Reviewed by GeeL from Massachusetts

4.21/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Got this as an "extra" during a trade. Had it in a small, 8-oz tulip glass, cool room temperature.

Appearance: Dark brown/fudge colored with a thick tan head; nice retention that dissipates into thin lacing

Smell: Raspberry jam, with chocolate and vanilla. Almost has hints of barrel (not bourbon) aging. Smells like dessert

Taste: Very fruit forward, a little too much for my liking. There is a tartness on the back end. Chocolate and vanilla too. It's dessert in a glass; almost too sweet. This is a beer best had in the evening after dinner while watching TV or a movie as opposed to just getting home from work.

Mouthfeel: It's thick, but I've had thicker. It's what a mild stout should feel like.

Overall: Could have been a little more balanced with the fruit; however, it is good. I'm not sure the cost (got it as an "extra" during a trade), but if I saw it for under $15 I might buy it again.
Feb 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.11 by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

Jan 26, 2019
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.72/5  rDev -9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours fudge colored with a thick tan head; nice retention with splotchy lacing

Smell: Tart and jammy raspberry tones dominate, with chocolate and vanilla underneath

Taste: Raspberry jam forward with some tartness building; underneath, the chocolate and vanilla tones barely eke through; after the swallow, the raspberry maintains its dominance

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: From the 2015 release, the raspberry was surprisingly powerful, leaving me to think of this more as a fruit beer than a fruited stout; needs more balance

Thanks, Domvan, for the opportunity
Mar 27, 2018
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.33/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nabbed a 4 pack in Austin, TX.

"Imperial milk stout." "Ale brewed with lactose sugar and vanilla with raspberries." 9.1% ABV. 1.091 OG. 56 IBU. 33 SRM. Bottled 01.04.18.

APPEARANCE: Opaque black body. Creamy khaki cap.

AROMA: Raspberry. Milk sugar. Malty sweetness. Whoppers. Fruit. Chocolate malt.

Average aromatic intensity. Suggests a dessert beer. ABV is well disguised.

TASTE: Sweetness is high, but not too high as to be cloying. Dark malts, chocolate malts, milk sugar, raspberry with an artificial bend. Somewhat shallow. More bitterness as from roasted barley or coffee additive would help lend this needed complexity and better balance.

TEXTURE: Silky smooth and soft, which is just what it needs. Wet. Fairly thick. Full-bodied. Well-carbonated. Unrefreshing.

OVERALL: A solid milk stout that brings artificial raspberry to a very good base beer. I can't say I get any genuine vanilla bean and I don't think the raspberry flavour is a game-changer in terms of improving upon regular Temptress, but Lakewood brews a mean milk stout anyway you slice it and this is another solid addition to their repertoire even if the raspberry could taste more genuine, the beer as a whole could do with more depth of flavour, and the vanilla could come through far more.

B- (3.33) / WORTHY
Mar 04, 2018
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Reviewed by jngrizzaffi from Texas

1.42/5  rDev -65.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1
Pours a pitch black color with a finger width foamy head. Head retention is mild. Lacing is good. Aroma is like rancid raspberry. Not good. Big raspberry taste. More tart. Like cough syrup. Tastes rancid as well. Drain pour.
Feb 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by Bartpatton from Texas

Nov 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by Kuges from Texas

Sep 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.2 by greevon from Texas

Aug 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Thomas_Wikman from Texas

Aug 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by reebtaerG from Maryland

Jun 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by jschott75 from Illinois

May 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by krome from Illinois

May 11, 2017
Raspberry Temptress from Lakewood Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 156 ratings