What the heck!! It's War of the Milk Stouts!!!
This week we have two courageous young milk stouts battling it out to be crowned King Dong!
Seriously though, look at these two beauties. Peanut butter milk stout? Sounds flaming awesome. Then we have Black Berry Chew Chew!? If this one doesn't stand out from the crowd then I don't know what does.
So let's get our tallywhackers out and onto the table because it's Saturday and it's beer night!!!
Firstly...
All the way from Tennessee!! Yeeehaaaw! I feel like I need to lassoo myself a steer!! Whatever a steer is, hopefully it's not anything mundane like a cow or something.
Pours like the Stygian blackness at the bottom of a latrine pit at midnight. Smells slightly funny?
Still it looks the part. Down the hatch!
Hmm, it tastes a bit funny. In fact, almost all you can taste is peanut butter. But it doesn't taste right? Aha, a quick check if the can shows they have used peanut butter flavouring and caramel colouring. Grr at the schmartificial.
It offends mine eye. Despite that you can just about make out what seems to be a reasonable milk stout behind it all. Poor show though. 4/10 booms.
What next. Well, one that has my pork loin set to maximum baste!!...
I remember the original caramel chew chew, a fine beer and when I saw this with its clever twist I just had to check to see if it was a gimmick or if it was any good.
It's 10% ABV so I will end up trollied and not caring either way.
Cor look at that. When poured it reminds me of a Latina princess in a black velvet dress!!
Look at you my beauty, down my gurgle pipe you will go!!
Oh my, it's lovely. The salted caramel of the chew chew is still there with bags of roasted malty flavour and the oh so subtle black berry. It's marvelous. Very strong and yet very smooth with a real lasting bitter kick of an aftertaste.
Yes indeed. It's a beer for clashing tankards with before battle. A beer you can tell your children I was there for the olive black devil of caramel and chocolate with added unctuous berries!!
This is SPARTA!! magnificent!! 9/10 booms!
I must drink more, more in the snow. I may be gone some time...
