2XSTOUT
Southern Tier Brewing Company

 

 

 

For the first beer post-COVID (mentioning in case my sense of taste seems off), this poured somewhat viscous and dark, opaque brown into the glass and produced only a modest latte-colored head that quickly disappeared. Faint notes of buttermilk and coffee and an almost dark berry are subtle. Initial mouth feel is lightly round, though not as much as I'd have expected from how viscous the brew looked on the pour. This ends in a slightly bitter astringency that lasts on the tongue but doesn't make its way down the throat... well, the bitterness does. In between, it is almost like a less sweet, slightly-hopped cherry cola, not unpleasant with the buttered popcorn I'm eating, but also not expected from a stout.

Solid milk stout. A little sweet, with chocolate notes. Not bitter at all. 7.5 abv is nice. Sampled in Nov 21, best by date of 3/10/22.

 

if you like milk stout, here you go. sweet, smooth...very chocolate. great for a late night on the patio!!!

Pours a very dark color with a slight tan head and lacing
Aroma has chocolate and lactose hints
The taste follows the nose with a well balanced chocolate and lactose flavor
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A good Stout

Solid yet clear, dark brown body; thick, light khaki colored head, dense and creamy. Mild chocolate sweetness on the nose with a touch of roasted grain. Sweet cocoa flavor with some bitter chocolate; a suggestion of vanilla; mild to moderate hop bitterness. Medium-heavy body; smooth and silky; nice residual sugar feel.

This is a fine double milk stout, balanced and tasty.

Served at 51.8° F; label bottling info: BESTBY 06/04/21

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish head tulip

L: Dark, dark brown pour... nearly black with 2 fingers of mocha colored head. Decent lacing.

S: Roasty and sweet. Coffee, cocoa, and grains.

T.F: Semi-sweet... roasted grains and burned sugars. Vanilla, cocoa, and espresso. Minimal hop bitterness and spice. Medium bodied... smooth.

O: A solid 2x milk stout. Drinkable and hits the right flavors. One I'd have again.

It definitely came across as a strong stout. Given it had "double milk stout" on the bottle, I was expecting a doubly strong sense of the sweetness from a milk stout yet that sweetness seemed less than other milk stouts.

Sampled in April 2021 from 12oz bottle in pint glass. "Best by" date of 8/10/2021 was on the bottle.

Appearance: Pitch black, dark color, and had a small 1-finger light tan head when poured. The head lasted only a minute leaving a thin head, and left a little lacing on the glass.

Smell: There is a strong malt aroma detected as well as some coffee and earthy aromas. Also, some sweet chocolate and spice, with no hop bitterness aromas. Nice combination between the various aromas, but the malty aroma dominates.

Taste: Interesting combination of chocolate and coffee flavors. There is a little hop bitterness which provides a nice balance to the other flavors. Also, a little roasted malts flavors.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, and very smooth as expected from a milk-stout. Moderate alcohol which matches with the 7.5% on the label.

Overall: This is a good drinking beer, and an interesting milk-stout. It is not as strong or complex as the Imperial stouts I usually prefer, but it is much more complex and enjoyable than a regular milk-stout. I would definitely buy this again.

 

 

Pours a black color with a minimal head that disappears quickly. Aroma is dark chocolate and roasted malts. Tastes of dark chocolate and roasted malts. Slightly bitter finish.

 

Pours dark with little head. Nice aroma. Taste was good, strong with a touch too much alcohol taste for a 7.5%. Over all I enjoyed it but I have had better Stouts.

Good milk stout. Almost black color with tan foamy head that hung around for a few minutes. Taste mirrored aroma and well balanced, not too sweet and not abundantly bitter either. Would drink again. 6 pk bottles was $9.99 + tax.