Liquid Love Dunk Contest 4Pk

Liquid Love Dunk Contest 4Pk is a four-pack of imperial double milk stout from Liquid Love Brewing Co. in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, conditioned on chocolate sandwich cookies, cacao nibs, and vanilla. Often described as cookies and cream in a glass, this limited-release pastry stout holds a strong 4.1 out of 5 rating on Untappd across more than 400 reviews.

Quick Facts: Style: Imperial / Double Milk Stout  |  Origin: Buffalo Grove, Illinois  |  Brewery: Liquid Love Brewing Co.  |  Format: 4-Pack

Production & Heritage

Liquid Love Brewing Co. operates out of Buffalo Grove in the greater Chicagoland area, part of Illinois' rapidly expanding craft beer scene. Dunk Contest is built on an imperial milk stout base, then conditioned on hundreds of pounds of chocolate sandwich cookies alongside cacao nibs and vanilla. The result is a dessert-forward brew that leans heavily into confectionary territory while maintaining the full-bodied richness expected from the double milk stout style.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Sweet dark chocolate dominates the nose immediately, followed by waves of vanilla cream and crushed cookie. A subtle roasted malt backbone anchors the confectionary aromatics.

Taste: The entry is lush and sweet, delivering chocolate sandwich cookie flavor with striking accuracy. Mid-palate, cacao nibs introduce a gentle bitterness that balances the lactose sweetness, while vanilla rounds everything into a smooth, dessert-like profile. The malt structure provides enough backbone to keep the beer from tipping into cloying territory.

Finish: Creamy and medium-long, with lingering notes of dark chocolate and soft vanilla. A faint roast character emerges at the very end, grounding the sweetness.

How to Drink Dunk Contest

Pour this stout into a snifter or tulip glass at cellar temperature — around 50–55°F — to let the full aromatic complexity develop. Pastry stouts of this caliber are best enjoyed on their own as a standalone sipper. That said, Dunk Contest can serve as a decadent beer float base when paired with vanilla ice cream, or as an ingredient in a Stout Flip (shaken with a whole egg, simple syrup, and a dash of nutmeg) for a rich after-dinner drink. It also works well in a Black Velvet variation, layered gently with dry sparkling wine for a textural contrast that tempers the sweetness.

Best For

• Sharing with fellow craft beer enthusiasts during a bottle-share night
• Dessert course substitute at a dinner party
• Gifting to a pastry stout collector
• Winding down on a cold evening with a single slow pour

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Dunk Contest taste like? Dunk Contest delivers a rich cookies-and-cream flavor profile driven by chocolate sandwich cookies, cacao nibs, and vanilla layered over a full-bodied, creamy imperial milk stout base. Expect sweet dark chocolate, soft vanilla, and a smooth malty finish.

How does Dunk Contest compare to High Branch Brewing Aint Playin? Both beers use chocolate sandwich cookies as a primary adjunct in an imperial stout base, targeting the same cookies-and-cream flavor territory. Dunk Contest distinguishes itself with the addition of cacao nibs alongside vanilla, which adds a slightly deeper chocolate bitterness to its profile.

Is Dunk Contest good for sipping neat? Yes — this imperial milk stout is built to be savored slowly from a snifter at cellar temperature, where its layered cookie, chocolate, and vanilla flavors unfold most completely.

Where is Dunk Contest made? Dunk Contest is brewed by Liquid Love Brewing Co. in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a suburb in the Chicagoland area. The brewery is part of the thriving Illinois craft beer community.

What foods pair well with Dunk Contest? Vanilla cheesecake complements the cookie and cream notes without competing for sweetness. Salted brownies create an appealing sweet-salty contrast. Fresh strawberries cut through the richness with bright acidity. Peanut butter desserts echo the malty depth, and a mild blue cheese offers a savory counterpoint to the stout's chocolate character.

What sizes does Dunk Contest come in? Dunk Contest is available as a four-pack, which is the standard retail format for this release from Liquid Love Brewing Co.

Is Dunk Contest worth the price? Dunk Contest positions as a premium craft pastry stout, a style that typically commands higher pricing due to the volume of adjunct ingredients — in this case, hundreds of pounds of cookies, cacao nibs, and vanilla. Its 4.1 Untappd rating across 400-plus reviews suggests strong consumer satisfaction within the category.

Why Dunk Contest?

What separates Dunk Contest from the crowded pastry stout field is the sheer quantity of adjuncts used — the brewery specifically notes hundreds of pounds of chocolate sandwich cookies in each batch, alongside cacao nibs and vanilla. That commitment to ingredient volume translates directly into the glass, producing a cookies-and-cream flavor that reviewers consistently describe as strikingly authentic. With a 4.1 Untappd rating from a substantial number of reviewers, this is a pastry stout that has earned genuine community credibility rather than relying on hype alone. For fans of the style, Dunk Contest represents Liquid Love Brewing Co. at its most indulgent and technically assured.