Beers of the Week

The beer: Over the Moon Milk Stout

Brewed by: Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Halethorpe, Maryland

Description (from the website): "After 200-plus years of making the world’s most popular dry stouts, we decided it was high time to brew a sweeter style. So, our American brewing team developed a milk stout, meaning a stout brewed with lactose (aka milk sugar), which imparts a sweet creaminess to the beer. Over several experimental rounds, we refined a recipe using a bevy of specialty malts (Carmel 120, BlackPrinz and our own Guinness Roasted Barley) along with Mount Hood hops. The result is a creamy, sweet stout with mocha-like notes and earthy, woody tones. We named it Over The Moon based on the whimsical image of an unhappy moon coveting a pint of stout resting upon a happy earth. The picture is the work of John Gilroy, the artist behind the classic Guinness campaigns of the 1930s and 50s."

Would I buy it again?: If there's one thing you can trust Guinness to do well, it's stouts. And just as you'd expect, their milk stout is absolutely delicious, and is something I've already bought multiple times. Dare I say it, but I think it's better than their standard stout they're so well known for. This is far more drinkable and tastes way better, in my own personal opinion.