Cookies & Milk Stout
Bare Bones Brewery

I tried this beer off the tapper at the brewery as part of a six sample flight. It poured an opaque dark amber with ecru ring head that did not leave much lace. The scent had subtle sweet chocolate malt and cookie notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with light semi sweet chocolate malt base with subtle oreo presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.

 

I picked-up a 4 pack of this at Festival Foods in Portage, WI. I guess it is made exclusively for them by Bare Bone Brewery in Oshkosh.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, the beer is a dark brown with mahogany highlights. It has a skim of light brown foam. It has decent lacing.

The nose is an inviting mix of sugar cookies and roasted malts. It is pretty darn enticing.

I think they nailed this one. First taste is cookies flowed quickly by the toasty malts and some brown sugar. It is sweet but not cloying. The vanilla and cinnamon are well integrated and are not intrusive. Some pumpkin beer brewers should take note on how to integrate spices.

The only minor flaw in this beer is that I would personally like to see a heftier mouth feel, but that could make the beer harder to finish. As for me, no issues finishing this one as it a great desert or end of night beer. Well worth the modest investment of $6 for 4 pint cans. Well Done!