Beer Alert: Serious Milk Stouts And Coffee Cream Ales

(Courtesy Sycamore Brewing)

Winter is ON. And American craft brewers are addressing the season with a full slate of new beer offerings you’re gonna want have around.

Cream Dream (Charlotte, NC) – Sycamore Brewing, a brewery renowned for its eccentric packaging and unique flavor combinations, has announced its first seasonal beer of 2022 and it definitely got our attention. With a creamy vanilla mouthfeel that gives way to a sweet caramel notes in the middle and a dark roasted coffee finish, Sycamore Vanilla Affogato is a 6.4% ABV Coffee Cream Ale with subtle dark fruit notes and light citrus at the end.

, Beer Alert: Serious Milk Stouts And Coffee Cream Ales “What sets this beer apart is the addition of our very own Sycamore house-roasted cold brew,” said Sycamore Brewing’s co-owner, Sarah Taylor Brigham. “The end result is a smooth, creamy, yet supremely drinkable light-colored ale with unmistakable coffee and vanilla flavors”

Texan’s #1 Craft Stout (Dallas, TX) – Lakewood Brewing is renowned for its tempting Milk Stout, one of the most popular beers in Texas, and an American Craft Beer fav. Brimming with sweet caramel aromatics and sporting a thick, milk chocolate head, Lakewood Temptress is a 9.1% ABV Imperial Milk Stout with a warm complexity that grows deeper with every sip.

This seductress is like dessert in a glass,” said Wim Bens, founder and president of Lakewood Brewing. ”Lower carbonation gives the beer a silky mouthfeel and chocolate and caramel malt give it a complex and rich body.”

Amber Waves (Hershey, PA) – Brewed to weather the winter doldrums and post-holiday blues, Tröegs Independent Brewing is releasing an interesting spin on its iconic once-a-year Imperial Amber Ale, Nugget Nectar. An uber-limited release built around one of Nugget Nectar’s key ingredients: Simcoe hops, Tröegs Double Nugget Nectar is a 9.5% ABV Imperial Amber Ale with complex notes of apricot, peach rings and juicy orchard fruit.

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