“Rhythm and Blues. Batman and Robin. Peanut Butter and Chocolate. These classic duos never go out of style. Enter Peanut Butter Milk Stout. We took the pure milk chocolate bliss of our classic Milk Stout and added peanut buttery goodness. It’s like an adult peanut butter cup you can drink. It’s rich and decadent on the palate and lusciously lingers into a nutty, dry finish. A perfect pair you’ll want to share.”

Glassware: Snifter.

Appearance: Impenetrable black with a finger of light brown head emerging on top. Decent retention and lace work clinging to the glass as it subsides.

Aroma: We can literally smell it as it sits idle on the table. Without even lifting it to our nostrils we get milk chocolate, cocoa, peanut butter and vanilla. Under the nostrils it’s amplified x100. The peanut butter also gives off hints of raw salted peanut and husk, bittersweet chocolate, lightly roasted malts, cookie dough and ice cream. Very moreish stuff.

Flavour: We get the sense that a foot has been taken off the accelerator here. It has all the same delicious flavours but it seems watered down. Peanut butter, milk chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, a hint of cookie dough….just at 75% which is a little disappointing to be honest as the aroma set it up to be an absolute corker. It all dies off into a fairly weak and insipid finish too.

Mouthfeel: Holds up ok. Slightly slippery texture, a bit oily. Medium body and Co2. The 6.2% ABV slots in nicely.

Overall: We reviewed the nitro version a month or so ago and honestly thought this Co2 version would be better. Not to be. It also doesn’t stack up against Belching Beavers expression either. Pretty average.