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2XSTOUT
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #488 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,616 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 11.29%
- Reviews:
- 463
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 30, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 18, 2011
- Wants:
- 75
- Gots:
- 460
Milk stout, also called ‘cream’ or ‘sweet’ stout, is a stout containing lactose, a sugar derived from milk. Because lactose is unfermentable by beer yeast, it adds sweetness and body to the finished beer. Milk stouts have been claimed to be nutritious, and were marketed as such in the early 1900s with claims that would make the FDA wince. One ad read, “Ideal for nursing mothers, for the healthy, for the invalid, and for the worker.” Surely!
Of course, we couldn’t stop at a traditional milk stout. Ours is a double, an addition to our 2X line, and at 7.5% ABV is every bit as delicious as it sounds. To your health!
Food Pairings:
Buttery and aged cheeses
Spicy foods & beef brisket
Chocolate cake
Of course, we couldn’t stop at a traditional milk stout. Ours is a double, an addition to our 2X line, and at 7.5% ABV is every bit as delicious as it sounds. To your health!
Food Pairings:
Buttery and aged cheeses
Spicy foods & beef brisket
Chocolate cake
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Ratings by Ego:
Reviewed by Ego from New Jersey
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
only $19.99 for a 64oz fill @ joe canal's in woodbridge ($1 additional off for bottle club members)
eyes...
2 and a half fingers of head, almost boiling over on an average pour, cocoa foam with some large bubbles forming, the head intends to stick around for awhile. pitch black tone, no light is escaping this one, lacing is good, this is a good example of the style eyes wise
nose...
dry malt, dry hints of cocoa, slightly burnt french toast, caraway, an almost smoke blanket lies underneath tying it all together, tight and nice, like my sister... every note is in near perfect balance here, me diggy
taste etc...
carbonation bites just right crating a corridor between the initial sweetness to the chocolate bitterness and then cocoa puff sensation that leaves the mouth almost dry, a little lighter body wise than expected, maybe needs a touch of weight there to propel this to excellence, this is creamy without being uber rich, again the carbonation bites just at the right time to really separate the flavors.
verdict?
a nice sipping brew, great with dessert, probably could use this in all sorts of recipes... definitely worth checking out, one of the better milk stouts I have had (not as if they are flooding the market of course)
music : ty tabor - naomi's solar pumpkin
May 20, 2012eyes...
2 and a half fingers of head, almost boiling over on an average pour, cocoa foam with some large bubbles forming, the head intends to stick around for awhile. pitch black tone, no light is escaping this one, lacing is good, this is a good example of the style eyes wise
nose...
dry malt, dry hints of cocoa, slightly burnt french toast, caraway, an almost smoke blanket lies underneath tying it all together, tight and nice, like my sister... every note is in near perfect balance here, me diggy
taste etc...
carbonation bites just right crating a corridor between the initial sweetness to the chocolate bitterness and then cocoa puff sensation that leaves the mouth almost dry, a little lighter body wise than expected, maybe needs a touch of weight there to propel this to excellence, this is creamy without being uber rich, again the carbonation bites just at the right time to really separate the flavors.
verdict?
a nice sipping brew, great with dessert, probably could use this in all sorts of recipes... definitely worth checking out, one of the better milk stouts I have had (not as if they are flooding the market of course)
music : ty tabor - naomi's solar pumpkin
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by TheOccasionalBeer from Wisconsin
3.17/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
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.
May 29, 2022Rated by Shenandoah
3.64/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
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.
Nov 12, 2021Rated by shu from Georgia
4.81/5 rDev +26.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.81/5 rDev +26.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
if you like milk stout, here you go. sweet, smooth...very chocolate. great for a late night on the patio!!!
Aug 13, 2021Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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
Jul 31, 2021Aroma 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
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.85/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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
Jul 02, 2021This is a fine double milk stout, balanced and tasty.
Served at 51.8° F; label bottling info: BESTBY 06/04/21
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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.
May 19, 2021L: 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.
Reviewed by FrMatthewLC from Virginia
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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.
Apr 16, 2021Reviewed by JJKBeerLvr from Pennsylvania
4.17/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
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.
Apr 10, 2021Appearance: 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.
Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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.
Dec 02, 2020Reviewed by DeaconWhite82 from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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.
Oct 23, 2020Reviewed by Brook82 from Ohio
3.64/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
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.
Oct 13, 2020
2XSTOUT from Southern Tier Brewing Company
Beer rating:
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100 with
2340 ratings
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