Terrapin Moo-HooChiato Milk Stout

**Aroma:** “Subtle aroma of lemon and _Brett_ funk with a slight vegetal note. Light spiciness and lots of phenols—smoky, white pepper. A bit of overripe peach and a bit of toasty malt.” **Flavor:** “Starts a bit sweet and becomes moderately acidic with a finish that’s sweet, sour, and bitter. Lemon and stone fruit with a hint of tartness. Finishes semidry with a slight tart note. Lots of pineapple, peach, and spicy, smoky phenols—almost a BBQ sauce. Some horse blanket but just a touch of _Brett_ with a few woody notes. High carbonation pushes into a light, dry finish.” **Overall:** “Odd beer to taste: sweet, tart, and bitter all at once. Lots of unusual smoky phenols, lots of peach. Moderate tart notes with grapefruit and light peach notes. Light funk note and a slight astringency toward the end of the sip. Light body and funky spicy complexity were enjoyable. No major flaws but the flavor is outside of the canon and tough to wrap your head around. ”

__Aroma:__ “Huge morning java, aromatic dark roast coffee that’s robust and inviting. It’s almost oily and acidic, and if it were warmer, I might guess it was a fresh cup of specialty coffee. It has a slight ashy edge from being over-roasted, with some dark and milk chocolate, vanilla, dark fruit, and tobacco.” __Flavor:__ “The flavor delivers the same rich coffee effect, with a stronger sense of vanilla and brown sugar. It’s roasty with a touch of acidity, and it’s sweet without being cloying. A very nice base stout with plenty of chocolate and vanilla character, brown sugar, cherry, and date. The chocolate malt and caramel remind me that this is a beer.” __Overall:__ “This is an exemplary coffee beer in terms of balance and the blend of the coffee character and stout—it’s a great complex mix of flavors. It’s sweet, but thanks to the alcohol warming, it’s not cloyingly sweet, and that’s to be expected for an imperial-strength beer. There’s no perfect beer, but this is incredibly smooth and drinkable for an imperial stout.”

__Aroma:__ “Dark roasted coffee dominates, with medium roast, light chocolate, and malt sweetness underneath. Cocoa, caramel, and toffee notes are in there, too. There may be a hint of maple, with some sugar sweetness that sits in the back. Dark fruit esters complement the malt.” __Flavor:__ “Smooth and thick, with heavy caramel, big chocolate sweetness, and a high dark coffee flavor. It’s got a big body and light carb. Fruity esters of raisin, spice, and other dark fruits, with strong hints of dark coffee and maple syrup like a sweet iced coffee. A smoky character gives it a bit of a campfire coffee character, too.” __Overall:__ “The sweet chocolate and coffee pair well together, with a light roast toward the end of the sip. It’s a bit on the sweet side, but with the ashy campfire roasted coffee character, all it needs is a side of bacon. It’s enjoyable and big, with rich and satisfying flavors.”