Best Milk Stout

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  1. HGCanizares

    HGCanizares Initiate (0) Oct 11, 2011 Missouri

    For years my favorite milk stout has been Duck Rabbit Milk Stout from Farmville, NC. But recently I discovered an offering from a little-known brewery in Largo, FL named Barley Mow... their offering is called Maven Milk Stout, and it is absolutely delicious. I'm not quite ready to say it supplants Duck Rabbit in my opinion, but it does create an interesting conflict in my mind.

    I would like to hear feedback from others on this subject. What are some other worthy offerings out there for this style? And I would like to hear some other opinions on just what could be the best Milk Stout out there. And if you agree on Duck Rabbit, say so... Thank u for reading.
     
    #1 HGCanizares, Dec 11, 2014
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  2. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
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    Ain't sayin' it's the best, cuz I haven't tried every Milk Stout, but Left Hand makes a stellar example of the style.
     
    #2 kingofhop, Dec 11, 2014
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  3. boothbeer

    boothbeer Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2009 Illinois

    Moloko
     
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  4. grahuba

    grahuba Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2011 Connecticut

    I enjoy Left hand milk stout
     
    #4 grahuba, Dec 11, 2014
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  5. deadonhisfeet

    deadonhisfeet Pooh-Bah (2,481) Apr 23, 2011 Kentucky
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    Duck Rabbit does make a good milk stout. I have a bit of a sweet tooth, so I kind of like Southern Tier 2X Stout as well.

    If we venture into "imperial" milk stout territory, Three Floyds Moloko is awfully good. I also liked Stone Xocoveza and hope they bring that back again. The BEST milk stout I ever had was 70K from Against the Grain. A 13% ABV behemoth that was aged for 3 months in Angel's Envy barrels.
     
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  6. tone77

    tone77 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,359) May 20, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout.
     
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  7. Tsar_Riga

    Tsar_Riga Grand Pooh-Bah (3,349) Sep 9, 2013 Minnesota
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    Had Duck Rabbit Milk Stout this summer, and it is a stellar example of the style. Moloko from Three Floyds and
    Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout are two I would recommend above Duck Rabbit.
     
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  8. HeartofMiami

    HeartofMiami Pooh-Bah (2,357) Sep 20, 2014 Florida
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    Stone Xocoveza
     
    #8 HeartofMiami, Dec 11, 2014
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  9. Iamjeff6

    Iamjeff6 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2013 Virginia

    Id say left hand. I personally wouldnt classify Xocoveza with regular milk stouts due to the adjuncts
     
    #9 Iamjeff6, Dec 11, 2014
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  10. Rogorama

    Rogorama Pundit (771) Sep 4, 2012 Indiana

    I'm a big fan of 18th Street Hunter & its variants.
     
    #10 Rogorama, Dec 11, 2014
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  11. OneDropSoup

    OneDropSoup Pooh-Bah (2,213) Dec 9, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Traditional: Mackeson XXX
    "Amped-up": Voodoo Cowbell
     
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  12. TheKlevin

    TheKlevin Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2014 Michigan
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    Another vote for Moloko. I was blown away.
     
    #12 TheKlevin, Dec 11, 2014
  13. breadwinner

    breadwinner Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2014 California

    If you're gonna get all adjuncty, I'll say maybe Odell's Lugene chocolate milk stout (though it's a bit heavy/boozy for the style). Fate Brewing out of Arizona has a Candy Bar Milk Stout that tastes like a frickin' Snickers bar. Fun stuff. Samuel Smith's chocolate stout is a classic. Every time I drink it I think it's about to get too sickly sweet, but it never quite gets there.

    For straight up milk stout, @tommyguz hooked me up with Lancaster Milk Stout recently and darn if it wasn't a nice brew.
     
    #13 breadwinner, Dec 11, 2014
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  14. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    Neshaminy Creek hard to get
    Lancaster Easy to get
     
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  15. BlackNotesIII

    BlackNotesIII Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Alabama

    Terrapin MooHoo is great.
     
    #15 BlackNotesIII, Dec 11, 2014
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  16. EricLiPuma

    EricLiPuma Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2014 New Jersey

    Lefts Hand's Nitro is outrageous.
     
    #16 EricLiPuma, Dec 11, 2014
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  17. kerry4porters

    kerry4porters Maven (1,495) Dec 31, 2012 Arizona

    Local favorite Fate's milk stout is fantastic and when they take it up a notch to their Candy Bar milk stout it's like drinking a snickers you can almost chew the peanuts
     
    #17 kerry4porters, Dec 11, 2014
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  18. Westyn

    Westyn Initiate (0) Feb 12, 2014 Texas

    Not really a fan of most milk stouts. Too light in the mouth and body for my tastes, but Left Hand Milk Stout is great!
     
    #18 Westyn, Dec 11, 2014
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  19. Mojo

    Mojo Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2012 Alabama
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    I haven't had that much experience with milk stouts, but Terrapin Moo Hoo is pretty good. Ditto Duck Rabbit.
     
    #19 Mojo, Dec 11, 2014
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  20. JayORear

    JayORear Grand Pooh-Bah (3,058) Feb 22, 2012 California
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    I could drink Noble Naughty Sauce all day long.

     
    #20 JayORear, Dec 11, 2014
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