Mackeson Triple XXX Stout Review

Consumer Note #1:  According to the bottle label, this beer is blended with lactose (unfermentable milk sugar)

* Opaque brown-black liquid.  Rocky chestnut colored head condenses and clings to glass

* Sweet vanilla-caramel-toffee aroma dominates the nose

* Rich, sweet, burnt toffee flavor at foretaste yields to roasty dark malt character with nutty notes towards finish

* Aftertaste is loooooong and reasonably well balanced, though sweetness wins the day

* Full bodied: creamy and satiny texture...plenty of mouthfeel to spare

Synhopsis:

This beer is a real palate challenger...jam-packed with flavor and complexity.  The depth of flavor and mouthfeel is incredible.  While it's a pretty impressive example of the brewing art, it's also pretty imposing and not a beer you'd want to have a lot of in one sitting. 

Consumer Note #2:  This beer is brewed under license in the United States at the Cincinnati brewery that also produces Samuel Adams for the midwestern market.