Milkman from Cigar City - something went horribly wrong!

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  1. Spreetaper

    Spreetaper Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2014 New York

    So I picked this beer up about a month ago when I was in Virginia at a top notch beer store and just tried it earlier this evening.
    As this is a Milk Stout when I poured it I was a little perplexed as it looked like an IPA.. I then proceed to smell and try to taste it a bit and I nearly gagged. I have added a photo so it is clear what I am talking about.
    One of the more bizarre experiences I have had with a beer!

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    #1 Spreetaper, Mar 25, 2015
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  2. Hopzilla

    Hopzilla Crusader (440) Dec 4, 2013 Florida
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    Whoa, you're right. That Milkman is totally off. It looks just like a Milkmaid!
     
    #2 Hopzilla, Mar 25, 2015
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  3. DeadWalkerAir

    DeadWalkerAir Maven (1,478) Jan 7, 2014 South Carolina

    milkmaid is supposed to be a golden stout like master of disguise
     
    #3 DeadWalkerAir, Mar 25, 2015
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  4. atrocity

    atrocity Pooh-Bah (2,264) Dec 18, 2013 Virginia
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    Yeah it's a golden stout. Looks right to me.
     
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  5. Spreetaper

    Spreetaper Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2014 New York

    Hmm the reviews seem to be split.. half say amber and and a couple say golden .. none the less it smelled horrid and tasted even worse.
    I didn't get anything close to caramel or coffee.. It tasted worse than having to drink piss!
     
    #5 Spreetaper, Mar 25, 2015
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  6. Rodriguezjs

    Rodriguezjs Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2015 Virginia

    Your title is a bit misleading but from my understanding the Colab with Cigar City and Hardywood produced The Milkman and the Milkmaid. What you have pictured is The Milkmaid which is supposed to be like that from their description. I have not personally tasted the Milkmaid but I will vouch for the Milkman and say it's a beautiful collaboration.

    Cheers,
     
    #6 Rodriguezjs, Mar 25, 2015
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  7. BurningSpear

    BurningSpear Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2013 Florida

    tell us more about this experience
     
    #7 BurningSpear, Mar 25, 2015
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  8. TomCat11

    TomCat11 Pooh-Bah (2,096) Jul 21, 2012 Virginia
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    @DeadWalkerAir nailed it on the look is what is should be. It is only a couple months old but how did you have this stored? If room temp them maybe it has soured a bit but I wouldn't expect a milk stout to go bad that quick even if stored unrefrigerated.
     
    #8 TomCat11, Mar 25, 2015
  9. lateralusbeer

    lateralusbeer Savant (1,222) Feb 7, 2010 North Carolina
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    Whatever happened to predictability? The Milkmaid, the paperboy...even TV?
     
    #9 lateralusbeer, Mar 25, 2015
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  10. lillitnn92

    lillitnn92 Initiate (0) Aug 22, 2009 Virginia

    By chance, you think your tastes buds were off because you expected a darker looking beer? Like Master Of Disguise, I love it. Drinking a beer that tastes like a stout yet looking like a pale ale is a great experience. I think MOD was closer on the stout experience than Milkmaid, but I loved it nonetheless.
     
    #10 lillitnn92, Mar 25, 2015
  11. mxracercam

    mxracercam Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2014 Pennsylvania
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    this KBBS sucks!!

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    #11 mxracercam, Mar 25, 2015
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  12. SixThousandDollars

    SixThousandDollars Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Florida

    Did you drink the piss in a tasting group or was this something you drank at home by yourself?
     
    #12 SixThousandDollars, Mar 25, 2015
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  13. DammitMike

    DammitMike Devotee (387) Nov 28, 2014 Virginia

    I've had a few white/golden stouts recently and I was wondering if they would taste more like a normal stout if I couldn't see the color of the beer. They all seem to have an interesting flavor that is stout-like, but not quite there and I can't tell if its actually the flavor or if my mind is playing tricks on me because the beer looks like an IPA. Funny enough, I thought Milkmaid was closer to a coffee stout than MOD. Drinking beers of this style is definitely an interesting experience.
     
    #13 DammitMike, Mar 25, 2015
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  14. DawgPhan

    DawgPhan Initiate (0) Mar 23, 2012 Georgia


    evening tv.
     
    #14 DawgPhan, Mar 25, 2015
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  15. Pete811

    Pete811 Initiate (0) May 13, 2013 Michigan

    Ahhhaaaa
     
    #15 Pete811, Mar 25, 2015
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  16. Spreetaper

    Spreetaper Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2014 New York

    Yep apologies for that I did list it incorrectly as Milkman instead of Milkmaid.
    Anyhow

    I have been thinking about this all day.
    As other have mentioned it is certainly possible that because it looked like an IPA I was expecting it to taste like one but I don't think this was the case. For one I made sure the beer was properly refrigerated the whole time and also even just the smell of it told me something was not quite right. Lastly yes I messed up and wrote - Milkman instead of Milkmaid. So sue me! - all in all this was an interesting experience and Cigar City is still one of my favorite breweries so I look forward to trying more of their stuff...
     
    #16 Spreetaper, Mar 26, 2015
  17. beernuts

    beernuts Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2014 Virginia

    Can you describe the taste other than "worse than drinking piss"?
     
    #17 beernuts, Mar 26, 2015
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  18. Spreetaper

    Spreetaper Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2014 New York

    Sure - I think I covered that in my first post - it made me want to get sick.. nothing like I have ever tasted before and I have had many different kinds of beer/liquors in my life!
     
    #18 Spreetaper, Mar 26, 2015
  19. cyrushire

    cyrushire Initiate (0) May 25, 2012 Florida

    This beer was wonderful when i had it 2 weeks ago.
     
    #19 cyrushire, Mar 26, 2015
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  20. beernuts

    beernuts Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2014 Virginia

    That's not describing the taste, its describing how the taste made you feel. No worries though, I have a bottle, I'll just wait and find out for myself.
     
    #20 beernuts, Mar 26, 2015
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