Milk Stout Nitro
Left Hand Brewing Company

 

Had on tap at Oscar Blues restaurant Longmont

On arrival 1 finger of super dense khaki head was present with great retention. After 10 minutes 75% of the head remains. Body is deep black. Thick lacing forms, but tends to droop back down.

Aroma is sweet and roasty, but light. Slight bitter creaminess. Not a lot else going on, maybe some dry vanilla?

Taste is sweet like molasses with a light herbal note from the hops which also impart some bitterness that grows as the roasty almost burnt flavors show up on the back side.

Feel is smooth and velvety, as well as surprisingly balanced with a medium finish and superb drinkability. Up front there is a perceived thickness, but it is quickly replaced by a mild dryness.

Overall this is a decent stout. Drinkable, smooth, and full flavored. Certainly a nice post meal beer. Not really like guinness if that's what you're going for.

Pitch black color. As expected with a nitro beer, a hard pour produces a cascading head that left about an inch of tannish head. Smooth easy taste and feel. Quite enjoyable and would purchase again.

 

Terrific tasting beer. Properly rated as outstanding. Like a Guinness without the head.

 

Feb. 2015: 355 ml bottle, as Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.0%. Black colour, low and creamy beige head. Dryish roasty aroma, notes of coffee, hints of woodwork, cocoa and liquorice. Low carbonation. Medium dry and very roasty flavour with a little lactose sweetness present, notes of strong coffee, a little dark chocolate and liquorice. Should not be drunk ice cold, cellar temperature is better.

Black brew with a creamy-looking off-white head. Appealing aroma reminiscent of chocolate and malted milk. Wonderful creamy texture. This is quaffable yet satisfying, with an excellent balance of flavors.

 

 

 

Very tasty and despite it being a stout it does not feel that heavy at all. It tastes like the memory of having your first draught Guinness except all of the time.

Great milk stout plus the nitro bonus. Warm, tasty, sweet, and creamy. Everything a milk stout should be.

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce bottle into a pint glass.
Simply - a slightly sweeter, slightly thinner, quite tasty, American version of Guinness on nitro.
Yum.

Nice coffee colored stout, tan-ish head is of small size but lasts a very long time and is very dense. Smell is rather interesting, the sweetness is evident and isn’t exactly pleasing. The sweetness is nice in flavor but there is something present that is a little displeasing. Nice and creamy feel and I like nitrogenated sodas but in this context something doesn’t quite work. It’s good but unfortunately I just don’t want it.

8/29/22 Day after Jake and Amy's wedding. On tap at a new place for us..... The Yard in Robinson.


Stoney on the nose. Nothing else on the nose .

Taste is a nicely dark cocoa with a balanced bitterness!

 

I had this in Vienna yesterday. The nitro helps, but this is an average, slightly sweet stout. Not quite vanilla or dessert, but not the bitter charcoal the strong ones tend to be either. This was at least harmless. But if isn't a BB aged stout, it never quite measures up for me.

 

 

 

On the shelf available in nitro bottles and cans. Cans of course that’s how I roll. A alcoholic chocolate milk shake. Somewhat too sweet to session needs a bit more hop presence but a very nice beer. Nitro really does elevate beers to another level.

Drank from a stein, poured from a bottle.

A: Really beautiful dark brown body, light off-white nitro head that cascades upwards after you pour.

S: light and roasty, chocolate malt notes. Not a really strong smell, as the nitro limits the escape of volatile compounds, but that’s expected.

T: Like malt and chocolate milk. Not incredibly strong flavor, but this makes it incredibly drinkable as a result.

M: this is the best part. Incredibly smooth, refreshing and satisfying. Love the nitro infusion. A slight effervescence tickles your mouth. The ideal of what I want a stout to feel like.

Overall: I love this beer, it’s really well done and just so satisfying to drink. I had felt like some Guinness, but the store was out. I’m glad it was.

 

 

 

12oz bottle vigorously served in a pint glass. Beautiful nitro head. Crispy roasted barley flavor, deliciously balancing sweet with roasty. Wonderfully creamy and enjoyable in the mouth. Left Hand Milk Stout has been a very special beer for me, and having it with nitro is just an added bonus.

Very smooth, not a lot of flavors for a stout.

 

 

Jet black Guinness look with a smaller beige creamy head. Small malty notes with small sweet notes too. Did get a whole lot of aroma. Skim Milk feel in your mouth. Super creamy too. Skim milk flavor with malt and barley at the back of your tongue bringing low amounts of bitterness. There is a powder sugar taste too, but it’s creamy. Small dark chocolate and light coffee flavor too in the back of your mouth. Leaves a milk feeling aftertaste in your mouth. Pretty good milk stout.

I think of this as a marginal improvement over the regular version. Nothing about the look and smell really stands out as a major pro or con. Where it excels is taste and feel as it really lends itself to my personal preferences. I don’t like overly fizzy beers and this stout is about as watery as they come, while still maintaining a coffee and milk flavor (tastes like a plain latte).

 

 

I didn't really expect much from this beer but it turned out to be great. It's incredibly smooth and easy drinking. The slight sweetness really makes it pleasant and gives it a light cinnamon and vanilla feel to it. yb