Left Hand Milk Stout - Left Hand Brewing Company

OMsweetOM

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

01-24-2013 06:48:10 | More by OMsweetOM

skriv

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-18-2013 22:39:18 | More by skriv

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.25/5  rDev -18.1%

05-18-2013 22:16:34 | More by Photekut

jl28r1

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-18-2013 16:55:26 | More by jl28r1

mattsucks

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-18-2013 14:22:17 | More by mattsucks

Fcolle2

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-17-2013 21:51:57 | More by Fcolle2

rheff

Arkansas

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-17-2013 03:55:52 | More by rheff

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +19.6%

05-17-2013 03:09:31 | More by ElizabethEleanor

DMarlinJ

Michigan

3.19/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

This was the nitro but they say it's an alias. I poured into a standard pint glass and it looked pretty good. Nice head that settled to a thin layer that lasted throughout. Not much smell to speak of, slight caramel. Taste is weak and watery, not much there. Very disappointing, maybe this is a dead bottle? It doesn't taste bad just not much going on. The mouth feel is thin and watery and not much carbonation, that is what make me think it is not fresh.

I won't try this one again unless someone gives me one and says I should give it a second chance. Still it was better then a can of Labatts or Bud.

It certainly doesn't line up with what others are saying in there reviews. I can't see how so many are rating it above a 3.5

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:53:58 | More by DMarlinJ

greggy1972

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-16-2013 23:15:02 | More by greggy1972

tviz33

New York

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-16-2013 18:31:19 | More by tviz33

bigbutter

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-16-2013 14:01:58 | More by bigbutter

MattyG85

Minnesota

4.19/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz. nitro bottle into a stout pub glass.

Appearance: Pours a very dark brownish black with a lot of carbonation. About two fingers of beige head that settle into a thinner creamy layer. Leaves a good amount of lacing.

Smell: A very creamy, roasty, and toasty aroma with good hints of sweet milk chocolate and coffee roast. Sweet dark roasted malts with hints of cocoa, milk chocolate, coffee, cream, lactose, cookie dough, toast, caramel, toffee, grain, oats, and yeast. Sweet hints of brown sugar and a slight hint of syrup. Some earthy hop hints in the background. A pretty rich and solid milk stout aroma.

Taste: Like the smell hints at, a rich and creamy milky taste with lots of roasty chocolate and coffee notes. Roasted malts with good notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, cream, coffee bean, lactose, vanilla, dough, toasted bread, oatmeal, grains, caramel, toffee, and yeast. Sweet notes of brown sugar and a little syrupy taste. Earthy hops come in towards the finish adding a little balancing bitterness. A very good roasty taste.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a carbonation on the higher end. Very creamy, velvety, and smooth. Somewhat syrupy. Finishes somewhat dry.

Overall: A very solid milk/sweet stout and probably the best use of nitro I've had so far. The nitro adds creamyness without taking away from the other flavors.

Serving type: nitro-bottle

05-16-2013 06:20:18 | More by MattyG85

StevenH

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-16-2013 06:04:29 | More by StevenH

kuhndog

New York

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-16-2013 02:26:30 | More by kuhndog

somethingcreative

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-16-2013 02:08:55 | More by somethingcreative

ajtorres311

Florida

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-15-2013 16:49:36 | More by ajtorres311

pstam87

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +19.6%

05-14-2013 01:53:49 | More by pstam87

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

05-14-2013 01:42:46 | More by HarmonMW

aty11b

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-14-2013 01:10:20 | More by aty11b

blackie

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

single from Wilbur's, Fort Collins

a: poured roughly into a short chalice, the agitation produces a dense looking toasted sugar colored head, about a finger’s width, over a black colored stout, the head falling back and retaining well

s: roasted malts bring notes of coffee bean and dark cocoa, toasted nuts, chocolate caramels, oats, earthy char, woody pine hop aromas, very aromatic for a nitro stout

m: carbonation expectedly low, full bodied, smooth and creamy thanks in part to the oat bill

t: smooth roasted barley carries flavors of dark coffee with wood char and cocoa pulling in midway to linger long, perfect level of sweetness upfront with a nice transition to the drier side, hop flavors mild with a somewhat bitter finish combining roast astringency and hop acid, some sugars remain after each sip

o: it’s not quite the super-creamy nitro that you’d have on a draft system, and there’s no widget, but it works really well, lots of delicious roast character with a great sugar balance and silky mouthfeel, rich for a stout of this abv

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 03:09:57 | More by blackie

Jas45678

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

05-12-2013 22:28:57 | More by Jas45678

CloudStrife

New York

4.1/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

12oz bottle of nitro and regular poured into a snifter. Best by 10/09/13.

A: Pour a similar dark blackish brown with a tad more head on the regular version. Too dark to see any carbonation. Good head retention and lacing. Head ont he nitro is a lot softer and more like a guiness.

S: More aroma comes from the nitro bottle. Roasted malt, chocolate and coffee dominate. Hints of lactose sweetness.

T: Since the ntiro has a colder serve by starting with that. Roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and milk stout sweetness. The coffee and chocolate are not as pronounced in the regular version. More of a dark fruit taste.

M: Smooth and creamy mouthfeel on the nitro, very easy drinking. Both are very drinkable but the nitro just edges out the regular on creaminess.

Overall certainly a tasty milk stout. Interesting to do the comparison between the two, would say nitro wins out.

Serving type: nitro-bottle

05-12-2013 22:28:16 | More by CloudStrife

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-12-2013 21:34:19 | More by twenty5

powdersoldier

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-12-2013 21:27:57 | More by powdersoldier