Left Hand Milk Stout | Left Hand Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Left Hand Brewing Company
Colorado, United States
lefthandbrewing.com
Style: Milk / Sweet Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
ROASTED MALT AND COFFEE FLAVORS BUILD THE FOUNDATION OF THIS CREAMY SWEET STOUT.
Milk sugar in your stout is like cream in your coffee. Dark and delicious, America’s great milk stout will change your perception about what a stout can be. “Preconceived notions are the blinders on the road to enlightenment.” Udderly delightful.
Collection: Perennial
Style: Sweet Stout
Color: Black, 47 SRM
Body: full
ABV: 6%
IBU's: 25
PLATO: 15.5°
PKG: 6-Pack, Keg
Malt: Pale 2-row, Crystal, Munich, Roasted Barley, Flaked Oats, Flaked Barley and Chocolate
Hops: Magnum and US Goldings
Other: Lactose
Added by BeerAdvocate on 04-20-2002
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Ratings: 6,831 | Reviews: 1,767
2.84/5 rDev -27.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Average rating from 8 members of the Eastman Craft Beer Club.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Average rating from 8 members of the Eastman Craft Beer Club.
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4.45/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Dark, viscous, yummy, round, bitter sweet. Love stouts and porters, and this is my favorite standard go-to.
This is to beer what chocolate cake is to dessert. And incidentally, they taste great together.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Dark, viscous, yummy, round, bitter sweet. Love stouts and porters, and this is my favorite standard go-to.
This is to beer what chocolate cake is to dessert. And incidentally, they taste great together.
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4.77/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.03/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On nitro tap!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On nitro tap!
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4.33/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured hard from a bottle into a glass.
The nitro is the star with its cascading micro bubbles. Very dark black. Thick coolwhippy head. Sticks everywhere. The nose is roasty, sweet, and creamy with coffee and dark chocolate aromas. Taste follows. The mouthfeel is crazy smooth and creamy, mostly from the dence pillow of cream on top that slips in each sip. But aside from the creamy head, the actual brew itself is a little lighter than I expected it to be. Sometimes borderline thin for a sweet stout. Great nonetheless. Never too sweet. Very drinkable.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured hard from a bottle into a glass.
The nitro is the star with its cascading micro bubbles. Very dark black. Thick coolwhippy head. Sticks everywhere. The nose is roasty, sweet, and creamy with coffee and dark chocolate aromas. Taste follows. The mouthfeel is crazy smooth and creamy, mostly from the dence pillow of cream on top that slips in each sip. But aside from the creamy head, the actual brew itself is a little lighter than I expected it to be. Sometimes borderline thin for a sweet stout. Great nonetheless. Never too sweet. Very drinkable.
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4.47/5 rDev +14%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Exceptional beer. Recommend.
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look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Exceptional beer. Recommend.
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4.04/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
3.71/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The appearance was a dark black color. Thin white foamy head that’s fairly level and lasts for a good minute. The smell had some dark roast coffee backed up by a decent amount chocolate malts. The taste was a roasty sweetness all the way through, slight roast chocolate aftertaste with a super dry finish. On the palate, it sits about a medium on the body with not much of a sessionable aspect to it. Carbonation is good for the style and for me. Really smooth and creamy. Overall, I say this is good milk/sweet stout that I would have again.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The appearance was a dark black color. Thin white foamy head that’s fairly level and lasts for a good minute. The smell had some dark roast coffee backed up by a decent amount chocolate malts. The taste was a roasty sweetness all the way through, slight roast chocolate aftertaste with a super dry finish. On the palate, it sits about a medium on the body with not much of a sessionable aspect to it. Carbonation is good for the style and for me. Really smooth and creamy. Overall, I say this is good milk/sweet stout that I would have again.
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4.1/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a dark black with a small slightly tan head. Smells of milk chocolate, roasted malts, and some coffee. Flavor follows the nose exactly with some cream. Medium creamy body with medium carbonation. Overall this is an incredible stout. Pretty much on par with the nitro version but the nitro looks better and feels slightly better.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a dark black with a small slightly tan head. Smells of milk chocolate, roasted malts, and some coffee. Flavor follows the nose exactly with some cream. Medium creamy body with medium carbonation. Overall this is an incredible stout. Pretty much on par with the nitro version but the nitro looks better and feels slightly better.
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3.99/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Left Hand Milk Stout from Left Hand Brewing Company
3.92
out of 5
based on 6,831 ratings.
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
On tap into a tulip glass. Great tan head and good retention, pitch black otherwise. Smells of typical roasted malts with a touch of chocolate, and the taste is similar with a bit of sweetness. Mouthfeel is absolutely incredible. This is the silkiest, smoothest stout I've ever had, yet it doesn't coat my mouth unpleasantly. Overall, a great feeling beer without a stellar taste to back it up. Still, definitely worth my time.
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