Cambridge Brewing Company Releases CaCow! Chocolate Milk Stout

Cambridge, MA - Cambridge Brewing Company has announced the release of their CaCow! Chocolate Milk Stout. This is a milk stout, a rather rare style, brewed with lactose sugar as well as oats and flaked barley to impart some sweetness and a smooth mouthfeel.

From Will Meyer's, the head brewer at Cambridge Brewing Company, "In the late 19th and earlier 20th centuries, doctors often (erroneously) prescribed Milk Stouts to pregnant and lactating women to aid in the production of milk for breast feeding their babies (or perhaps just to sooth their frazzled nerves)."

Somerville's own Taza Chocolate (you may remember them from Drink Craft Beer, Eat Craft Chocolate) provided cacao nibs to age this 6.4%abv beer on, giving it a roasty finish. Will says they also used house-made vanilla extract to complement the richness and roast of the nibs with a little sweetness.

DCB Note: Tried it this afternoon. Wow! The vanilla is just a hint in the smell and complements the roasty chocolate very nice. A super smooth mouthfeel on this from the oats and flaked barley. The chocolate is great in the taste, not a sweet chocolate but a very earthy flavor probably more from the malt. It's slightly sweet, but far from cloying. This is definitely a beer that you could have more than one of.