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KEEGAN ALES BOURBON AGED MOTHER’S MILK STOUT

Though lacking the full-bodied richness of top shelf oak-barreled ales, easygoing milk stout aged with Widow Jane bourbon offers lightly creamed dark-roasted milk chocolate sweetness to musky scorched earth char, rum-spiced burgundy-brandy-concord wining and dry whiskey snicker. Mild vanilla, toffee, black coffee, raspberry puree and bruised black cherry subsidies waver. Subtle bourbon influence needs deeper resonance.

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BOLERO SNORT MOOVEMBER MILK STOUT

On tap at Poor Henry’s, creamy lactose stout piles sweet ‘n sour milk chocolate splendor atop mild charred hop bittering. Sly coffee roast and nutty fudge apprehension waver below. Relaxing autumn 2015-debuted moderate-medium body retains delicate mocha richness and will satisfy dark ale majority. In the can, robust black malting inundates dark chocolate roast, milk-sugared coffee retreat and charred hop nut sear. Latent vanilla, burnt marshmallow and black cherry puree undertones secure full-bodied stout.

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AGAINST THE GRAIN 35K

Fantastic milk stout powered by dark-roasted black chocolate creaminess and cookie dough yeast retains silken flow. Bittersweet cocoa, sweet brown chocolate, milk-sugared coffee, burnt caramel, espresso, marshmallow, molasses, vanilla and almond undertones enrich massive mocha mantra. Wispy blackberry, black cherry and blueberry undercurrents add further complexity to capacious chocolate-cocoa finish. On tap at Poor Henry’s, smoked chocolate entry gets embittered by black patent malting and dark-roasted hop char, picking up subtle dried fruiting.

WESTBROOK UDDERLY MILK STOUT

On tap at Ambulance, thin lactic milk stout maintains soft water base as dark-roasted mocha malts and flaked oats sugaring take center stage. Black chocolate, chalky cocoa, burnt caramel, fudge, toffee and coffee illusions never prove to be as sweet as advertised since ashen hop astringency brings overstated mid-range bittering. Subtle vanilla, burgundy and burnt nut snips stay below the surface.