Whoopie Pie Stout
SoMe Brewing Company

 

Poured from a can into a snifter
Appearance – The beer pours a deep brown nearly black color with a small had of tan colored foam. The head has a good level of retention, fading over time and leaving a touch of spider-web lacing on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is huge of a rich milk chocolate smell mixed with lots of marshmallow and vanilla. Aromas of cocoa nibs and coffee are there as well, creating a deep rich aroma. Other aromas of molasses, brown sugar, and toffee are in there as well, accompanied by a big roasty and toasty breadiness, overall producing a rich and roasty smell.
Taste – The taste begins with a sweet milk chocolate flavor mixed with tons of roasted and toasted malt. There is also a rather strong presence of coffee and crème, along with some tastes of vanilla and marshmallow. As the taste advances, the crème, milk chocolate, and vanilla all get stronger, all while the roastiness gets a touch lighter. Toward the end of the flavor transitions, some caramel and brown sugar join in, sweetening the brew a bit more. At the same time the coffee gets a bit more intense, in the end leaving one with a milky and chocolatey coffee taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel- The body of the brew is thick and chewy with a lower carbonation level. For the style the feel is good and makes for a nice slow sipping dessert brew.
Overall – A sweeter and quite rich milk stout. Fun to try, but something I think you have to be in the mood for, as the sweetness can be a bit much for a roasty brew to be enjoyed with a meal. More appropriate as a dessert brew.

 

 

No can date
Pours a large frothy creamy tan 1 finger head with great retention, lots of messy lacing, dark basically black with no real light coming through

Nose brings a touch of roast and coffee, but cocoa and dark chocolate quickly dominate, then lactose milk sugar and milk chocolate, as well as vanilla and chocolate milk shakes combined, a touch of baking spices and nougat

Taste starts on the sweet side, but not too sweet, lots of chocolate, milk chocolate, cocoa, rich creamy cocoa, a bit of cookie dough nougat and baking spice on the back end, a hint of roast, coffee milk, lactose, some vanilla in the background, mild bitterness at first, finishes a bit drier but creamy and sticky with med bitterness

Mouth is med to fuller bod, creamy milky like, med carb

Overall a solid beer, decent base milk stout, cocoa and vanilla accented it, although cocoa did dominate, thankfully vanilla didn't destroy it. I do like the bitterness a bit on the finish as well

Large, dense head. Very slow to recede, but it leaves numerous webs on the glass for lace. Deep ruby brown where bright light will pass through the center.

Semisweet chocolate nose. Very little chalk. No notable coffee.

Relatively low carbonation which draws out the a slightly more dark chocolate flavor (versus the smell). The mouth is closer to thin than neutral. There's some bitterness in the swallow that is similar to coffee, but it's light. There's a touch of cream to make this a true milk stout, but the beer isn't very sweet. The aftertaste is relatively short, but very pleasant.

 

 

A: The beer is jet black in color. It poured with a finger high frothy light tan colored head that died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface, a narrow collar around the edge, and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of chocolate malts are present in the nose along with notes of cocoa nibs and hints of lactose.
T: Moderate aromas of cocoa nibs are present in the nose along with hints of lactose.
M: It feels medium-bodied and airy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This stout has a very light and airy mouthfeel and reminds me like the filling of a whoopie pie.

Serving type: can

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured into a glass, beer was very dark with a thin brown head that disapated quickly. As I drank the beer the lacing stuck to the glass the whole time. Flavors of chocklate, mocha, coffee, oatmeal, and malt. Very sweet beer with a smooth aftertaste that leaves you wanting another hit! I don't get a lot of whoopie pie or peanut butter but it's definitely in the smell. Overall good beer worth a try for sure.

 

 

Poured from a 16 oz can into a tulip glass.

Pours a dark cola brown color with 2 fingers of effervescent caramel head. The retention is real here. The head hangs around for decades before ultimately settling into a thick blanket of foam. Leaves some splotchy lacing along the way.

The aroma is grainy and faintly metallic. Lots of dark roast malts, some chocolate and coffee with the foggiest idea of vanilla.

The flavor is more of the same: Grains and dark malts, chocolate cream, coffee, and maybe a kiss of vanilla at best.

The feel is medium-light bodied with soft carbonation. Pillowy soft and creamy. A tad light for the style.

Overall, a pretty mediocre milk stout that definitely doesn't come as advertised. The vanilla is barely noticeable and the graininess overpowers the chocolate. Not a terrible beer, just not anything worth your time.