Republic of Boulder Mamas Milk Stout

tap at brewpub-pours black with a decent tan head. roast, dark chocolate and rum rasin on the aroma. smells pretty robust and much better than the looks of the other ratings. flavors of dark chocolate, molassas, rum rasin,. pretty decent if you ask me! the right amount of carbonation here. Probably their best beer of the evening!

Called Mama’s Milk Stout at the brewery. Dark brown body with some light at the bottom. Very thin filmy head... nose is chocolate syrup ice cream topping, more of that pure Vermont maple syrup and some sweet molasses. Semi-thick maple and chocolate flavors, different than most attempts, that can be said. Creamy and wet finish with some grittyness as well.

Very dark black. Syrupy-sweet and tar-like. Dark roasted grains complemented by a milky sweetness -- very creamy and sugary. Lesser hints of chocolate and coffee. Surprising amount of bitterness follows through. Overall, big sweetness and big bitterness seemed to compete for attention in my mouth. Pretty good, but heavy sweetness was a bit wearing.

Draught. Head is mostly lasting. Body is black. Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain, chocolate, caramel), with notes of vanilla and milk/cream. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation. Perhaps the pick of the litter in the first batch of Republic brews, but still too sweet to be drinkable by itself.