Beer with Lactose

While lactose is much less sweet than table sugar (about 84% less sweet to be specific) it can provide a more subtle sweetness and creamy, fuller body. What started as sweet porters and milk stouts has given rise to some of the delicious abominations we see today in adjuncted-to-the-teeth pastry stouts and dessert porters.

Brewers have made the jump out of the dark beers and have been using lactose to round out some of the harsher aspects of heavily hopped IPAs, giving rise to new substyles like milkshake and oat cream IPAs. They also have used it in sours to sweeten an otherwise acidic brew to create smoothie and pastry sours.

READ MORE: Udderly Delicious: How Milk Sugar (Lactose) Made Its Whey Into Beer

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  • Range - Just A Dash Coffee Milk Stout

    Range - Just A Dash Coffee Milk Stout

    $12.00

    Range - Just A Dash Coffee Milk Stout

    $12.00
  • Working Title - Thumbsucker Oat Cream IPA

    Working Title - Thumbsucker Oat Cream IPA

    $15.00

    Working Title - Thumbsucker Oat Cream IPA

    $15.00
  • Shapeshifter - Best Kept Secret Oat Cream IPA

    Shapeshifter - Best Kept Secret Oat Cream IPA

    $15.00

    Shapeshifter - Best Kept Secret Oat Cream IPA

    $15.00
  • Schmooze - Hop Quest [Box #23]

    Schmooze - Hop Quest [Box #23]

    Regular price  $144.00 Sale price  $114.00

    Schmooze - Hop Quest [Box #23]

    Sale price  $114.00 Regular price  $144.00
  • Bonehead - Razz Against The Machine Imperial Sour

    Bonehead - Razz Against The Machine Imperial Sour

    $12.00

    Bonehead - Razz Against The Machine Imperial Sour

    $12.00
  • One Drop - Bee Line Salted Honeycomb Imperial Pastry Stout

    One Drop - Bee Line Salted Honeycomb Imperial Pastry Stout

    $22.00

    One Drop - Bee Line Salted Honeycomb Imperial Pastry Stout

    $22.00
  • Schmooze - Ale Odyssey [Box #22]

    Schmooze - Ale Odyssey [Box #22]

    Regular price  $182.50 Sale price  $155.00

    Schmooze - Ale Odyssey [Box #22]

    Sale price  $155.00 Regular price  $182.50
  • Evil Twin - Body by ETNYC Energy Drink Sour Ale

    Evil Twin - Body by ETNYC Energy Drink Sour Ale

    $23.00

    Evil Twin - Body by ETNYC Energy Drink Sour Ale

    $23.00
  • The Black Box 2026

    The Black Box 2026

    $199.00

    The Black Box 2026

    $199.00
  • Allday Brewing x 450 North - 'Peach Please' Smoothie Sour

    Allday Brewing x 450 North - 'Peach Please' Smoothie Sour

    $16.00

    Allday Brewing x 450 North - 'Peach Please' Smoothie Sour

    $16.00
  • Rocky Ridge x Altitude - 'Resting My Eyes' Oat Cream IPA

    Rocky Ridge x Altitude - 'Resting My Eyes' Oat Cream IPA

    $11.00

    Rocky Ridge x Altitude - 'Resting My Eyes' Oat Cream IPA

    $11.00
  • Rocky Ridge x Ona Coffee - 'White With One' Coffee Milk Stout

    Rocky Ridge x Ona Coffee - 'White With One' Coffee Milk Stout

    $11.00

    Rocky Ridge x Ona Coffee - 'White With One' Coffee Milk Stout

    $11.00
  • 450 North - SLUSHY XXXL: Boogeyman Blade Smoothie Sour

    450 North - SLUSHY XXXL: Boogeyman Blade Smoothie Sour

    $25.00

    450 North - SLUSHY XXXL: Boogeyman Blade Smoothie Sour

    $25.00
  • 450 North - SLUSHY XXL: Maize Machete Smoothie Sour [Gluten Free]

    450 North - SLUSHY XXL: Maize Machete Smoothie Sour [Gluten Free]

    $23.00

    450 North - SLUSHY XXL: Maize Machete Smoothie Sour [Gluten Free]

    $23.00
  • Hop Nation - Chocolate Karma Choc Stout

    Hop Nation - Chocolate Karma Choc Stout

    $12.00

    Hop Nation - Chocolate Karma Choc Stout

    $12.00