milk stout
noun
plural milk stouts
: a slightly sweet stout typically brewed with lactose
Milk stout is sweet because ale yeast cannot digest lactose, which remains in the beer as a nonfermentable sugar.—
Christine P. Rhodes
Christine P. RhodesIt's a perfect milk stout: chocolatey and roasty, smooth and creamy, and topped with a velvety head that caresses your every sip.—VinePair.com
VinePair.comAlthough it is originally a 19th-century beer style, milk stout did not gain peak popularity until after World War II.—Jeff Mendel and Keith Villa
Jeff Mendel and Keith VillaWhile a lot of milk stouts tend to get a little heavy-handed with sweetness, this one didn't follow the trend. It tasted like a very standard, tame porter.—Mike Riedel
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The chocolate milk stout tastes like Girl Scout cookies' Thin Mint cookies crushed into a beer.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Milk stout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20stout. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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