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Tip the Cow

SingleSpeed Brewing Company
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🌍 United States · Cocoa Espresso Milk Stout · One of 1 Cocoa Espresso Milk Stouts in hopIQ

Iowa Beer Brackets winner 2019 and repeat finalist — the most beloved dark beer in Iowa. A milk stout with lactose sweetness, chocolate depth and a silky smooth body. Accessible enough to convert stout sceptics, complex enough to satisfy dark beer devotees.

ABV
6.2%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark37

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 56 flavour tags

roasted
100%
chocolate
100%
sweet
60%
coffee
60%
full-bodied
60%
creamy
60%
smooth
60%
rich
30%
dark fruit
30%

About Cocoa Espresso Milk Stout

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Cocoa Espresso Milk Stout?

Stouts are dark ales with roasted barley character, 4–8% ABV and IBU 25–45. Expect coffee, dark chocolate and toast flavors with a creamy body and dry finish.

Finding a similar Cocoa Espresso Milk Stout

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same roasted, chocolate, sweet character as Tip the Cow will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Tip the Cow

Serve at 10–14°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Slightly warmer than you might expect. 10–13°C lets the roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes open up fully.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Drink within a year. Standard stouts are best fresh but hold reasonably well for 6–12 months.

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