Mikkeler Milk Stout (6%)

Mikkeler Milk Stout (6%)
De geur en de smaak hebben een soort van koffiebranderigheid in zich, die me doet denken aan een andere Deense stout, de Hornbeer Viking Chili Stout (10%). Het bier blijft qua smaak langt hangen. Is het trouwens een Deens bier (want Mikkeler) of Belgisch bier (want gebrouwen bij Lochristi?)



Het bier is zwart, echt zwart. En het schuim is bruin. Dat is ook goed te zien op de foto's...

De smaak en de geur zijn helaas niet op een foto te vatten (of op video).
De smaak in woorden bevatten? Het doet denken in de nasmaak aan stroop. De koolzuur is mild tot matig. En verstoord de smaak niet. Ook is er geen hopbittere smaak die de smaak vormgeeft. Maar mout is het toch ook niet? Wat is die smaak? Het is geen mokka, maar wat is het wel? Ook voor mij neemt het mysterie toe. Zal ik de smaak kunnen vatten in een goede beschrijving?

Nee, niet echt en daarom vestig ik mijn hoop op anderen:

Mikkeller Milk Stout Mikkeller (6%)
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Ingredienser: Vand, malt, havre. laktose, humle og gær. (www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-milk-stout/164152/)

Barwa: ciemna, nieprzejrzysta. Piana beżowa, początkowo obfita, drobno i średnio pęcherzykowa, wolno opadająca i ładnie oblepiająca szkło. Wysycenie niskie.  [5/5]
Aromat: delikatny, słodki, owies, laktoza, czekolada, lekka kawa. Klasyka, wreszcie bez amerykańskich chmieli.  [5/5]
Smak: słodki, laktoza, lekka czekolada, kawa. Wszystko spójne i smaczne.  [4,5/5]
Cena / jakość:  [4,5/5]
Piwo w wersji klasycznej, bez zbędnych dodatków i to od razu procentuje. Jest atrakcyjne wizualne (włączając w to zabawną etykietę), ma świetny aromat i przyjemny smak. Jak widać klasyka również może smakować bardzo dobrze i wcale nie trzeba ładować wszędzie amerykańskiego chmielu.
Ocena: 4,75/5 (http://kopalniapiwa.pl/mikkeller-milk-stout/): Smaak : zoet, lactose, licht chocolade, koffie. Alle consistent en smakelijk.

MarcoDL (3525) - NETHERLANDS - MAR 18, 2016
Bottle. Black pour, brown head. Nice aroma of milky chocolate, cream and roasted malt. Taste of milk, cream, chocolate and roast. Quite sweet. Solid (www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-milk-stout/164152/).

jamestulloch (2851) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAR 14, 2016
Bottle. Black body with a thick tan head. Excellent lacing. Aroma of ash, charcoal and black pepper. Flavour of chocolate milkshake and salted dark chocolate. Medium body with a smooth, foamy mouthfeel. Light fizz. Nice beer, but the burnt, ashy notes are unusual for a Sweet Stout (www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-milk-stout/164152/).


pinyin, Yesterday at 06:32 AM
Served from the 11.8 ounce bottle into a 9 ounce miniature wine glass at 37F.
Excellent lacing texture and color for a milk stout. Not quite pitch black, but the head retention is perfect and it has that really attractive slightly dark tint to it.
Nose aroma is a rosey floral, followed by a very nice balance of marris otter and specialty malts. There is some sort of flowery and carmely sucrose fermentable that is synonymous with the Mikkeller brand as the main component of this milk stout, and whatever it is, it's amazing in a stout. By far the most dialed in session stout recipe in the industry.
The aforementioned floral, caramel, marris maltiness in this stout is so well balanced. The most surprising aspect of this stout though is how well it holds up taste wise, to sitting on the shelf. Granted I didn't purchase a shelf turd, but many of these specialty Mikkeller stouts really age well in their miniscule 11.8 ounce bottles on store shelves, for one reason or another.
Mouthfeel here is superb. Certainly some oats or heavier grains like spelt to really capture a velvety palate explosion. This milk stout is like drinking gourmet liquid Milk Duds if such a thing existed.
So yeah, if you've ever experienced Milk Duds as a kid on Halloween, this is the adult liquified version.
If you have the extra $$ to splurge every so often, then any of these Mikkeller Stouts should fit the bill dependant upon the %ABV range you are looking for. I am really impressed by the marketing structure of these products, as well as the quality. Much better than Evil Twin, as if there was ever aNY comparison (www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/81962/).
A: Opaque black. Poured with a lot of foam, medium retention.
S: Woody. Roasted coffee.
T: Intense woody flavor. Roasted coffee. Mildly sourness. A little butter. Dry. Medium bitterness. Long and bitter finish.
M: Medium body. High carbonation.
O: Pretty nice low alcohol content stout. The flavor is solid and delicious (www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/81962/).

bnes09, Jan 10, 2016
Delicious milk stout. I would consider this a prototype for the style. Dark color with rich, creamy head which creates mysteriously shaped lace patches on the glass. Aroma is intoxicating with a gentle roastiness coupled with lactose sweetness. It actually smells like milk! Flavor is much the same with delicate roasted malt, perfectly balanced, creamy lactose. Suggests a white Russian flavor in the finish. Awesome stuff. So flavorful, savory, sweet and refreshing all at the same time (www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/81962/).