Cafe Au Lait
Black Oak Brewing Co.

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Black Oak Brewing Co.
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
8%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4 | pDev: 7.5%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 23, 2011
Added:
Sep 23, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.7/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Interesting but a little disapointing. Big vanilla coffee aromas, but is it real or artificial? Thick lace on a black body.Above average mouthfeel. Brandy barrel would have added welcome complexity. This was just a flavoured coffee mix with some beer. Good for what that is.So-so drinkability.
Sep 23, 2011
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Reviewed by liamt07 from Canada (ON)

4.3/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the Black Oak/Cheshire Valley tap takeover at Volo. Into a tulip.

Poured pitch black with a brown head that fades to a collar. Nose has a ton of coffee, dark chocolate, roast. Vanilla/cream notes are evident as well, but not prevalent. Some light milky sweetness. Curious as to what kind of coffee was used here. Taste is coffee-forward, lactose and milky notes, roastiness and some cream again. Sweet, creamy and thick feel, full body and just a great mouthfeel overall. Long roasty finish and some moderate bitterness. Just fantastic.

Had the Brandy-barrel version of this last week as well, and thought that was superior. It was suggested by the brewers that the Brandy version was in the 10% ABV range, and if that is comparable for the base beer, it was superbly masked. I really hope that they consider putting this brew together again.
Sep 23, 2011