Black Watch
Highland Brewing

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From:
Highland Brewing
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #88
ABV:
8%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,670
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 5.9%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
104
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 24, 2022
Added:
Nov 02, 2015
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  19
The name pays tribute to Scotland’s historic military regiment known as The Black Watch. With their dark tartan and mission to keep watch over the Highlands, Highland salutes these warriors with a dark mahogany colored brew that pours silky smooth. Black Watch Double Chocolate Milk Stout combines more than 100 pounds of cacao nibs with five malts, roasted barley, and flaked oats to create a rich, high-gravity ale reminiscent of brownie batter and marshmallows with an aromatic nose and a lingering dark chocolate finish.

Hops: Chinook & Willamette
Grist: 2-Row Base, Munich Dark, Chocolate Malt, Carafa II, Roast Barley, Honey Malt & Flaked Oats
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Ratings by Greasy:
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Rated by Greasy from Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Feb 26, 2016
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

4.26/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Received a bottle from a friend on 12-13-21. Still seeing sixers around for $13.99. Bottled 11-12-21; consumed 4-24-22.

Beer poured black with a nice tan head that is leaving some lacing behind.

Nose is very nice, dark chocolate forward with a moderately roasted malt base.

Taste is really well done as well. Malt base is Export Stout large with a huge dose of dark cocoa added. Hopping is very well done as in the end each sip is balanced very nicely with a touch of dark cocoa lurking in the background.

Mouthfeel is full bodied and silky smooth which lends to looking forward to each succeeding sip!

Overall a really nice holiday beer, very well done, and actually makes for a great dessert beer! Will need to consider splitting a sixer with a friend next year!
Apr 24, 2022
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Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina

4.35/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Drinking this at The Parsons Pub in downtown Murphy NC.
Poured from a tap into a pint glass.
Looks very dark brown almost black with a nice tight foamy tan head that lasted.
Smells malty, sweet, chocolate.
Taste follows the nose nicely with some nuttiness, coffee and smoky, despite an ABV of 8.0 not the least bit boozey.
Mouth feel is medium for the style with a nice creamy finish.
Overall this is a very good example of Sweet Milk Stout that I would definitely order again.
Cheers!
Dec 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.46 by sirzekel from Georgia

Feb 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Chipwells from Georgia

Feb 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4.2 by entenduintransit from Tennessee

Dec 30, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Jul 14, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4.4 by Klassicchris from Tennessee

Jan 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.38 by Samnem from Pennsylvania

Jun 06, 2019
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Rated by PhilCarta from Florida

3.86/5  rDev -9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Nice milk stout without a lot of that lactosey flavor. A bit light in body but nonetheless quite drinkable.
Apr 27, 2019
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

4.46/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours an onyx black with mahogany on the edges, the nose is a chocolate lover’s delight, with loads of milk chocolate aromas and - surprisingly - some stone fruit.

The milk chocolate is the star of this show, just a rich decadent dessert beer. I’m really glad I tripped over this on a trip to Raleigh.
Apr 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by lebriarjr from North Carolina

Mar 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by dbell23 from Tennessee

Feb 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.84 by Mantooth from North Carolina

Feb 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by jaketaz from Florida

Jan 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.29 by Mojopin88 from Mississippi

Jan 03, 2019
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Reviewed by andrew0790 from Pennsylvania

4.98/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Absolutely fantastic. I would put this beer in my mouth daily if I could get it locally. If you like things that are good you should drink this beer for sure.
Dec 31, 2018
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Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
6-pack of 12 oz bottles - $14.99 at Bullock's Wine & Spirits in Marietta, Georgia.

FILLED 11/20/18.

Appearance: Pours a very dark brown, near black body with an inch or so of creamyish, frothed, seared beige foam.

Smell: Christmas-themed mug of rich cocoa, scorched cream, and fudge-flecked grains. A lightly nutty walnut element. Gentle touch of dark fruitiness underneathe the malty aromatics.

Taste: B-Watch is sweet, it's smooth with tastes of melty dark and milk chocolates, cream. Roasty, lightly coffee-tinged, and serving up an oversized slice of fudgy chocolate cake. It's nuttiness and fruity accents remain mostly in the background. Near nil hop character, bitterness. Closes out with the same tempered sweetness, roastiness and creamy chocolatiness that started it off.

Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-light carbonation. Mouthfeel remains quite smooth throughout.

Overall: Nice. It's decadently robust in its characteristics without crossing the line becoming unpleasant and gross. Sweet without being overly so, chocolaty without getting cloying, a goodly mouthfeel falling far short of unseemly and the ABV is lusciously hearty but lacking the need for a glass of water and a nap.
Dec 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.09 by Boba_Booey from Georgia

Dec 20, 2018
Black Watch from Highland Brewing
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 104 ratings