Melk
Columbus Brewing Company

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From:
Columbus Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 8.88%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
35
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 05, 2020
Added:
Jan 07, 2019
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  4
Melk Stout brings a rich, complex malt profile of dark chocolate, coffee, and roasted barley. A generous addition of lactose sugar during the brewing process leaves us with a smooth, full bodied, sweet stout that is perfect for an Ohio winter.
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Ratings by jrc1093:
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Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut

3.79/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottled on 12/27/18

Pours maybe the deepest brown hue possible without being totally black and topped with just shy of a finger of soft khaki froth; solid retention results in an incredibly persistent, thick collar with virtually no lacing escaping beyond it.

Aroma opens with sweet cream highlighted by underlying hints of roast; as it warms, notes of toasted biscuit and barley, dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and lighter molasses and sweet cream all come through in balance.

Taste profile highlights subtle coffee and the lightest hints of dark chocolate and even some dark fruits, with a building sweet cream tone and bright earthy/oaky roast to go along with the faint grass/hoppiness on the finish.

Mouthfeel brings a nice medium body with decent carbonation in conjunction with a crisp malt profile across the tongue; smooth creaminess falls in line easily against the excellent balance of malty gritty and well-tempered hoppy bite.

Enjoyable and all-around very agreeable stout that doesn’t sacrifice that subtle boldness of its character to get there; ‘balance’ is a word I may overuse with really good beer, but this really is an example of balance in a very good/great beer.
Mar 05, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.92 by Hoptometrist from Ohio

Jul 05, 2020
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.99/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle. Poured out an opaque, jet-black color with a small, light brown head of foam. It smelled of chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. Sweet chocolate taste with a creamy taste and subtle bitterness.
Jul 04, 2020
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.71/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I got a 6pck of this beer from my local meijer store. It poured an opaque dark with initial tan fizzy lace that eventually dissipated and left no lace. The scent had faint dark chocolate, molasses and vanilla tones. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with subtle maple and molasses presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.
Dec 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by nhirsch04 from Ohio

Aug 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by beergorrilla from Michigan

Aug 10, 2019
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Rated by Fordcoyote15 from Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very solid. Very similar to Sam Adam's cream stout. I'd give the SA the edge though, a little more flavor all while being lower ABV.
Apr 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by C_Adams from Ohio

Mar 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by mpolewan from Ohio

Mar 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by ItsBeer4Me from Pennsylvania

Mar 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by trdtercel92 from Ohio

Mar 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by gary928 from Ohio

Mar 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.56 by Invirion from Ohio

Feb 26, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.88/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 1/3/2019. Pours lightly hazy nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a small fairly dense 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, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, toffee, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, lactose, light-moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, toffee, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal, floral, grassy, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, toffee, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, molasses, licorice, raisin, fig, date, smoke, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, lactose, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a solid roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. No warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is a delicious milk/sweet stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, lactose, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very clean and nicely rich malt complexity, and balanced lactose flavors; with mild fruity yeast and earthy hops against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on English style example.
Feb 23, 2019
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Rated by bubseymour from Maryland

4.06/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Perhaps a touch ashy but the lactose sweetness helps balance it out. Well crafted beer but nothing spectacular.
Feb 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by JamieDuncan from Maryland

Feb 19, 2019
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Reviewed by SaltofOH from Ohio

4.2/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottle best by 4/26/2019. 13oz tulip.

A: pours a jet black with two fingers big, frothy head. The head lasts in the form of a silky cap right until the end. Don’t really recall the lacing.

S: fresh roasty smell, sweet malt, and I’ll be darned if I can’t smell the lactose coming right off the glass. It smells downright milky.

T: much like the smell, the arrival is a light roastiness that turns sweet on the middle - the middle is a perfect English-style stout, followed by light bittering from earthy hops then a distinctive lactose sourness that lingers into the finish. Light on the roast, light on the sweetness, heavy on the slightly sour milk taste.

M: slick, smooth, lighter in body, but thick in texture. Very, very, satisfying texture with moderate carbonation that keeps it from ever feeling unpleasant.

O: a classic milk stout that goes a little overboard with the lactose to really make sure you know it’s there. I could probably use a little more roastiness and a little more sweetness, but if it had been sweeter, it would be hard to have more than one. As it is, you could drink several of these easily. Well done CBC. Worth picking up annually.
Feb 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by EdmundBlackadder from Ohio

Feb 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.72 by Nunya from Ohio

Feb 17, 2019
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Reviewed by BB1313 from Ohio

3.58/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled on 1/3/19. 12oz bottle poured into a tulip. Pours almost black with a small khaki head that fades leaving okay retention and lacing. The aromas are malt forward. Some marshmallows and milk chocolate. Mild smoke and roasted characteristics. The flavors basically follow the nose. More milk chocolate and marshmallows. The lactose is noticeable without completely dominating. Malts do their thing. Alcohol goes unnoticed. Mouthfeel is on the fuller side of light-bodied with moderate to active carbonation. It's sharp, fluffy, smooth and easy to drink.

This is a solid cream stout. It's a classic and traditional example of the style. It's not flashy, but it's not supposed to be. Not bad at all.
Feb 15, 2019
Melk from Columbus Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 35 ratings