milk stout

Lactose-sweetened dark ale

A milk stout is a dark beer brewed with lactose, a sugar derived from milk that brewing yeast cannot ferment.

The residual sweetness gives the stout a creamy, slightly sweet character that balances the roasted malt flavors: The milk stout had notes of chocolate and coffee.

Also called cream stout or sweet stout.

appearance

dark

Absence of light

ebony · ruby · pitch · inky · chestnut · garnet

brewing

ale

Warm-fermented malt drink

  • porterBaggage carrier or dark brew
  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • brewSteeped or fermented drink

pint · draught · fermentation · barley · yeast · hops · malt · brewery · pub · keg

mouthfeel

creamy

Smooth and rich

  • velvetySoft and smooth-textured
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
  • silkySmooth and lustrous

full-bodied · rich · lactose · frothy · unctuous · supple · luxurious · mellow · thick · coating

flavor

chocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

vanilla · espresso · cocoa · toasty · toffee · molasses · malt · biscuit · oatmeal · mocha

Opposites
beer bitterness and hop character

milk stoutdouble IPA

High-alcohol hoppy beer

IPA · bitter · pale ale · pilsner

beer body and mouthfeel

milk stoutlight lager

Pale, mild-bodied brew

pilsner · Bud Light · Miller Lite · witbier · session beer

Family

milk, stout, milks, milked, milking, milky, milkman, milkiness, stouts

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG