Review: Dogfish Head Camp Amp Milk Stout

Since its merger in 2019 with craft beer behemoth Boston Beer Co. (maker of Sam Adams), beachy brewery Dogfish Head has added a number of new choices but in addition eradicated among the previous standbys from their preliminary craft lineup. Lighter pilsners and IPAs, like Hazy-O, have taken the place of darker beers like Burton Baton and Bitches Brew. Dogfish Head has assured its followers that there’s at all times an opportunity they’ll revive the beers of yesteryear, however I’m undecided I’d maintain my breath. These searching for a darker possibility amongst Dogfish’s summery 2022 lineup a minimum of have a milk stout, Camp Amp. Launched in 2020, it was initially dubbed Campfire Amplifier earlier than the advertising people took a second go in any respect these syllables in 2021. At the least on paper, it sits on the dessert-y finish of the spectrum, brewed with marshmallows, cinnamon, cocoa nibs, and graham crackers. S’mores in a bottle isn’t precisely new within the beer world, however let’s see how the Dogfish model fares, we could?

It pours an inky black with a light-weight, coffee-colored head that dissipates shortly. The aroma isn’t large or overbearing, like some equally flavored stouts, with delicate, softly creamy notes of vanilla fluff, cinnamon sugar, darkish chocolate shavings, and Golden Grahams. It’s well-balanced sufficient to maintain my thoughts from leaping straight to the dessert cart. The palate is much more dialed down with the darkish malt contributing simply as a lot taste, if no more, than the sweet aisle additions. There’s an entire lack of bitterness right here, which is sweet as a result of it may simply overpower comfortable, toasted notes of cinnamon raisin bread, vanilla cream, and cocoa powder. It doesn’t precisely scream s’mores. It doesn’t precisely scream a lot of something. Whereas I’m left wanting extra taste out of this one, I nonetheless a lot choose issues be subdued than syrupy and overdone.

6.5% abv.

B+ / $14 per six-pack / dogfish.com

Dogfish Head Camp Amp Milk Stout

$14

Ranking

8.5/10

About Publish Writer

Drew Beard

Drew Beard is Assistant Editor and Social Media Supervisor for Drinkhacker. He has studied and written about beer, whisk(e)y, and different spirits since he first began ingesting them, incomes a number of booze-related advantage badges alongside the way in which, together with Licensed Specialist in Spirits and Govt Bourbon Steward. Along with his work with Drinkhacker, Drew can also be Spirits Editor for Santé Journal. A recovering Federal authorities worker, he’s completely happy to have lastly discovered a profession the place it’s acceptable to drink on the job.

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