Left Hand Milk Stout - Left Hand Brewing Company

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very good
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3,486 Ratings

rAvg: 3.97
pDev: 12.85%
Reviews: 1488
Hads: 1998

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Left Hand Brewing Company

Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
Milk / Sweet Stout | 6.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (1139), nitro-bottle (135), on-tap (127), nitro-tap (79), growler (5), cask (3).

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Reviews by negroobserver:

negroobserver

New York

4.43/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

COLOR: Rich Black color with reddish tones. Served with about 3/4 inches of thick creamy head, which leaves significant lacing as drunk.

SMELL: Smells sweet with a light nutty quality. Strong coffee/chocolate scent and some earthy notes as well.

TASTE: Sweet at the front. Balanced in the middle with mild bitterness at the end.

MF: VERY SMOOTH with rich flavors and a creamy texture. Medium carbonation.

DRINKABILITY: Very easy to drink, but as with most stouts, it's a little heavy.

OVERALL: Very rich and smooth drink. I found it very easy to drink and very enjoyable. This would make an excellent summer stout (if served ice cold). The sweetness of the beer is complementary and NOT overwhelming. Excellent balancing of the sweet and bitter qualities. I'm not a big fan of stouts, but this is one that I could enjoy regularly.

GRADE: A-/A (possibly even an A+)

Serving type: nitro-tap

02-06-2011 03:58:14 | More by negroobserver

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drinkAK

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

06-20-2013 06:53:22 | More by drinkAK

hicks1784

New Jersey

4.75/5 rDev +19.6%

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ronin926

Illinois

3.25/5 rDev -18.1%

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Hellmeh

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4.25/5 rDev +7.1%

06-20-2013 03:04:36 | More by Hellmeh

glock267

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4.5/5 rDev +13.4%

06-20-2013 02:37:16 | More by glock267

BDF2000

Virginia

4.5/5 rDev +13.4%

06-19-2013 17:16:34 | More by BDF2000

mmink27

Florida

3.75/5 rDev -5.5%

06-19-2013 17:08:16 | More by mmink27

scotorum

Massachusetts

4.14/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

As a lefty myself, I like this brewery's name, and I love the hands-on-cow graphic on the label.

Poured into a tulip glass from the 12 oz. bottle.

a. As black as a stout ever gets. The thick inch plus tan head shrank slowly to a dense surface foam film with loads of lacing. The head on this sucker is outstanding. Looking good!

s: Dark malty goodness!

t: Stout leaning to porter. Not as strictly malty as I like my stouts to be, but so many stouts today seem to have that roasty hop porterness. I really enjoy a good porter, but if I want a low hop stout like I was hoping this would be, I want to taste the malt!

m: Smooth for a porter, not as velvety as a really good stout can be. I'm thinking of my local brewer just down the road, who makes a great milk stout that is my personal gold - er dark brown standard.

o: Similar in taste to the Avery Out of Bounds Stout I had and reviewed recently, but a little more stoutly. And more carbonation. I'd take this one over Avery's, although at least in my area Avery's price point deserves the A it gives itself on their labeling. $1.25 is always better than $2 if you are the buyer, especially if you are part Scottish.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 06:18:40 | More by scotorum