When I stopped in Albuquerque last week, Michael gave me four stouts. Two of the stouts were from Michigan and made by New Holland Brewing, one of my favorite breweries. Two of the stouts were from Albuquerque by Boxing Bear Brewing and have earned assorted awards including a 2024 Silver Medal at the American Beer Festival. It's called Chocolate Milk Stout and actually does contain cocoa nibs added to the brewing process. I wasn't sure that I was going to like that, but the effect is quite subtle. The milk part is from added lactose which adds both sweetness and mouthfeel. All in all, an excellent stout.
Tonight, as we were eating grilled burgers and asparagus, we had visitors performing the balance beam on our rear fence.
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Similar to the oatmeal stouts. Chocolate milk stouts are drinkable so long as they don't go overboard with the chocolate. Peanut butter stouts on the other hand are just gross.
I usually avoid "flavored" stouts, but the youngster who last time I was in turned me on to an excellent brew somehow got the idea I was interested 'em. He didn't have the one from last time and instead brought half a dozen others to the counter (I don't walk). I picked out the two practically -- I confess -- without full attention. It's a relief to hear they were tolerable.
We had Dragon's Breath and I didn't care for it...too bitter. Michelle threw it back, slammed her glass down in the table and had me slide my leftovers across to her. It was gone before you could say Jack Spratt. I swear if she wasn't so shy I enter her in drinking contests. She certainly has the gesture. I'll try and capture it next time; I think we still have one or two left.
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