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Black Sheep Milk Stout if you want creamy and approachable,
Dungarvan Black Rock Irish Stout if you want bitter grip and complexity.
The ABV gap is negligible—it's really about the lactose sweetness versus assertive hops. Black Sheep leans dessert; Black Rock leans character. Both nail the stout thing, just from opposite ends.
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Tasting notes
Black Sheep Milk Stout
This one tastes like someone poured a chocolate milkshake into a pint glass and didn't apologize. The lactose sits heavy and sweet on your tongue—genuinely creamy, not a gimmick. Roast is there but soft, almost polite. At 4.4% it vanishes easy, which is dangerous because you keep reaching for another.
Dungarvan Black Rock Irish Stout
Black Rock hits different. You get that immediate coffee-and-char bite, then the hops snap at you with 35 IBUs that actually feel present. It's drier, more austere. There's a slight metallic edge that keeps it honest—this isn't trying to be friendly, it's trying to be proper.
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