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New Holland Dragons Milk

New Holland Dragons Milk

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An English Strong Ale brewed by
New Holland Brewing Company

Holland, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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4843.7/5.03.7/5.0Winter9%97.1 English pint, Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Dragon's Milk is a 17th century term used to describe the strong beer usually reserved for royalty. This strong ale was aged in oak for over 120 days. The aging process extracts flavors from the wood, which contribute to its complex character. Hints of bourbon flavor perfectly compliment its roasted malts to produce a beer fit for a King.

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 BuckeyeBoy (1065), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20

Apr 17, 2008  
22oz bottle Pours out a very dark brown almost black topped with atanhead. A very nice aroma of wood, nuts, and some sweetness. Tast of nuts a little vanilla and some sweet chocolate. A very tast treat. Thanks to my good friend Y AKA the MULE for picking this up at New Holland Brewing Company and flying it back to Boise.

 DA (2289), Portland, Oregon City, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 26, 2008  
OBF 2008. Smooth and creamy palate. Pours black with a smooth tan head. Chocolate up front, milky and soft, with a woody earthy finish. Slightly boozy in the finish.


 lb4lb (1281), Austin, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Pours a dark black color with very light beige short lived head. Smell is very nice with roastiness, bourbon, and some light oakiness too. Taste is smooth, lightly roasty and very chocolately, and a touch dry and oaky. Decent mouthfeel, but could be a tad richer. Pretty good overall, but the flavor didn’t quite live up to the smell.


 zappafan99 (256), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20
Jul 21, 2008  
Taste 7/8 bottle (no date). Looks: Black an d tan lacing head. Aroma: Roast, chocolate and bourbon. Taste: Nice creamy bourbon and chocolate. Roast malt, caramel and a little alcohol. Raisin and plum. Sticky and oily. Good for an occasional. (I’m a whiskey fan.)


 elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/515/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Pours a oily dark brown with no head. Aroma is a little on the whiskey side. Tastes of burnt grain, chocolate, little raisin, some toffee. Finishes with a sticky burnt taste.


Narnad (59), Dundee, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/514/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Pours very dark brown, leaning more towards a blackness in color. Almost no head and very little carbonation from the 1 pint 6 oz bottle. Aroma consisted of a good chocolate and roasted malt character with a bit of a root beer and a nuttiness undertone. Flavor had a very strong bourbon, vanilla and alcohol character, along with milder notes of chocolate and great roasted flavors. The bourbon flavor was a bit overpowering for my taste.




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