Fun Size
Pollyanna Brewing Company

 

 

 

12 ounce can, canned on 12/03/19. Sure it's still good, thanks to my buddy Denis for giving me a can of this a couple days ago! Served in a pint glass, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch and a half frothy tan head that stayed around for a while. Good amount of lacing. I like the aroma, the brew smells like chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla, nuts and sea salt. For the most part I think the taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also some caramel flavor noticeable too. Kinda reminds me of a Snickers bar but not totally. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit creamy and has a good amount of carbonation. I liked this milk stout, I'd also like to try this fresher next time. Certainly worth a try if you've never had it before!

 

 

Turning candy bars into craft bees for quite some time, Pollyanna Brewing knows that the sweet tooth in our past selves has never grown up and we aren't afraid to go dessert at the pub. They also realize that fun size means sixteen ounces. Score.

Boldly black and cast in an onyx-like sheen, Fun Size Milk Stout slowly releases a rich and foamy khaki froth. As the scents of chocolate, coffee, cream and peanut butter roll onto the nose, its rich and savory taste slathers the tastebuds with brown sugar, caramel, sweet cream and all all around all-things-nougat maltiness.

Chocolaty and marshmallowy in its taste and texture, the stout slowly reels in complementary flavors of dark roast coffee, toffee, vanilla cream, peanut butter and condensed milk. Showing a slight bitter side late in the session, the barkish bite of hops easily disguise as coffee in a mocha laden, peanut butter accented finish.

Full bodied but never combersome to the palate, the beer rolls into an extended after palate of peanut buttercup, mocha milkshake and a kahlua-like spice.

12oz can. Poured out an opaque, jet-black color with a small, light brown head of foam. It smelled of chocolate, peanut butter and toffee. Sweet peanut butter taste with bitter chocolate.

Poured dark brown with a head that quickly disappeared. Scent is richly chocolate with notes of vanilla and peanut. Taste follows, with a lighter body and some carbonation on the tongue. A bit of sweet and bitter in the aftertaste.

Aroma is chocolate candy bar/cocoa and dark malts. The flavor is chocolate/candy bar, dark fruit, dark/roasted malts and an acidic/somewhat earthy finish.

 

 

 

I tried this beer at Slightly Toasted a new bar and pub near the Northwest train station in downtown Chicago. The beer poured a opaque dark with tan head that did not leave much lace. The scent had chocolate notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with chocolate and toffee presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its a solid beer.

 

 

 

Dark brown almost black appearance with a thin head that disappears quickly.
There is hardly any smell to this, I was actually confused by this, I literally smelled it 10 times, with only a hint of the chocolate.
Taste is a nice smooth with the vanilla coming through the most.
Feel is quite nice.
Not a bad stout overall