Whangdoodle - Honey Vanilla Apple Brandy Barrel
The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery

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From:
The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 23, 2026
Added:
Jan 23, 2026
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Imperial milk stout aged 40 months in Laird's Apple Brandy Barrels. Conditioned on Virginia Tulip Poplar Honey and whole Madagascar Vanilla Beans.
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Ratings by maximum12:
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3.85/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
Another stout from The Veil arrives with an accompanying packet of high expectations, & in a 500ML bottle.

The pour is thickest I have seen since the glory days of Dark Lord (when our perceptions of such things was much different...) with a diminutive head that doesn't last long. Even the nose is thick. With malt. Sweet.

Whangdoodle - Honey Vanilla Apple Brandy Barrel ain't playin'. A pillar of this could hold up a firehouse, where everyone could lick it & get apple brandy drunk. I'm in! The apple brandy & achingly sweet malts slide into the palate like interlocking pieces, warming the belly & the soul. Filtered ash, semi-solid chocolate chips. I'd have guessed the ABV to be higher, but the viscous mouthfeel alone limits this to barely-finish-the-bottle territory.

Very good beer. Give it to me in an oversized shot glass & this rockets into excellent.
Jan 23, 2026