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MATTHEW ALLEN
hen Third Eye Brew“There were a lot of tweaks I ing Co. won gold for wanted to make on Moozie, but its Higher Purpose when I was winning it didn’t Milk Stout at the 2021 Great feel right making them,” he says. American Beer Festival, head “Higher Purpose has a bit more brewer Kelly Montgomery was caramel and richer flavor.” certainly excited. However, it Milk stout isn’t the only roasty wasn’t his first time winning the style where Montgomery shines. top prize in the category at the Third Eye Double Astral medaled nation’s biggest beer competition. at the 2021 Ohio Craft Brewers Or his second. Or third. A MontCup, along with its coffee variant. gomery-brewed beer has been “It’s this monstrous chocolate chosen as the best milk stout in oatmeal stout, and I put about a Double astral the country an astonishing four $1,000 worth of cocoa nibs from straight years, stretching back to Cincinnati’s Maverick Chocohis time at Brink Brewing Co. across town, where late in it. It’s super rich but not as crazy sweet as his Moozie Milk Stout won gold in 2018, 2019 some pastry stouts,” he explains. “The accountant and 2020. flipped when he saw the bill for the cocoa.” After leaving to start Third Eye Brewing Co., Third Eye Brewing Co. is also becoming Montgomery could have just taken the recipe he known for its upscale food menu, regularly hostwrote with him, but he decided to make things ing steak dinners, low country shrimp boils and even harder for himself. other events. Despite his past success with the “Coming to a new brewery, I already had a classic milk stout, Montgomery is in love with his pretty good milk stout at Brink, and formulating most recent creation. a brand new milk stout was a challenge,” he says. “I think Double Astral is my favorite I’ve brewed,” He clearly met the challenge, as he’s now he says. “It’s certainly the most expensive beer we’ve brewed two different milk stouts that have both ever brewed.” 11276 Chester Rd., Cincinnati 45246, earned gold on craft beer’s biggest stage. 513/771-2739, thirdeyebrewingco.com
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