Sweetwater Brewing (Atlanta, GA.)
( http://sweetwaterbrew.com/brews/ )
"We used lactose and flaked oats to create a silky smooth, sweet and creamy chocolate brew that will remind you of your younger days"
Served draft in a pint glass. (In fairness, it tapped out as it was poured. How this affected the overall experience can not be precisely determined)
Pours nearly black, with a light brown head.
It sounded like a great dessert beer the wash down the last of the burger, something with enough flavor and substance to fill in the cracks and induce a nice food coma.
It did not.
I did not pick up either the chocolate or the lactose sweetness one would expect from a beer so made. A stout to be sure, with overtones of roasted malt (rather than hop) bitterness, like an espresso, but I struggled to detect more. A casualty of being literally bottom-of-the-barrel? We may never know. As served, it was ordinary. If offered, I'd pass.
It's not bad, it's just not what you'd expect.
My Rating: 3.5/5
Untappd Rating: 3.6/5
Prost!
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