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(WHITBREAD) MACKESON TRIPLE XXX STOUT

Exceptional jet black-hued milk stout with frothy russet head, unassuming ash aroma, and nose-tingling fizz pours like mud. Blood-thickened maple sap sweetness, chocolate malt creaminess, and sherry-soaked Merlot Noir periphery provide sugary resolve. Heavily lactic burnt caramel sprawl and sour buttermilk skulk fill out dry powdery mocha finish, fading a tad too quick for highly exalted ‘triple’ status. Drink slowly to appreciate its splendor. Now brewed in Cincinnati and sold at bargain basement price.

BROOKLYN BLACK CHOCOLATE STOUT

Boozy 10% alcohol Russian Imperial pours like mud. Tarry pine char and sticky anise nearly overwhelm bittersweet hop-roasted black chocolate expectancy and smoky black-malted coffee roast. Penetrating vanilla creaminess, pervasive tar-like molasses sinew and cocoa-chalked burnt caramel richness given coarsely nutty imminence. Strong port-dried bourbon-burgundy-sherry finish increases its compact complexity.

ROGUE CHOCOLATE STOUT

Perpetual black chocolate nose and tongue, dusky molasses-sapped powdered cocoa concision, bitter vanilla bean respite and oats-flaked hop tarring consume decisive lactose-frothed milk stout. Compact sandalwood-hued head, wispy Brussels lace, and jet black complexion provide visual seduction suiting creamy chocolate malted full body. Chewy toffee midst, bulging anise drift and ripe cherry surge stimulate emerging cookie dough finish. Like coffee with creme de cocoa, retains sweet sumptuousness.