Milk Stout
Left Hand Brewing Company
- From:
- Left Hand Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #343 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,571 - Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 12.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1,846
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 04, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 20, 2002
- Wants:
- 353
- Gots:
- 1,690
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
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
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
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Ratings by thoglund:
Rated by thoglund from New York
3.98/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
May 18, 2025
3.98/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
May 18, 2025
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by LoftusTheBeerEngineer from Wisconsin
3.93/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: It was a little cold when I started I had to wake it up to get the carbonation going but when I did a tan foam developed with a nice high head and as it regressed came down to a milky small bubble sudsy sort of hot chocolate and cream.
Smell It smells good Not a lot of roast smell but I did smell a hop note subtle but distinct..
Taste: I taste the malt And there's a little bit of a hop pinch... That hop pinch is deliberate... And it's completely appropriate for a stout...
I pick pick up a distinct taste it might be from those hops It might be water conditioning. Upon reflection and looking at the malt bill I see that there's some other things going on with the grains and the oats and maybe some adjuncts knowing this I would expect some additional complexity. Maybe that's what I was picking up on.
Mouthfeel:
With the milk stout I'm expecting a little more velvet a little more smoothness... Some magic sweetness from the lactose. I'm waiting for this one to open up and there's lots of complexity there... I feel the alcohol working... It actually feels stronger than 6%
Overall: This is Stout through and through. It in mellows a bit as it warms... I'm the end it eventually show its milky character but that wasn't forward. I don't want to say it was hop forward but there's a noticeable bitterness and a lacking of sweetness... Initially, which is likely more of a style choice than a character flaw... But leaning more traditional than milky.
I might judge this one differently in a different category of stout... I had sheboygan's 15-2... That one should have had a cow... It is much more of what I think of for milk stout.
Feb 05, 2026Smell It smells good Not a lot of roast smell but I did smell a hop note subtle but distinct..
Taste: I taste the malt And there's a little bit of a hop pinch... That hop pinch is deliberate... And it's completely appropriate for a stout...
I pick pick up a distinct taste it might be from those hops It might be water conditioning. Upon reflection and looking at the malt bill I see that there's some other things going on with the grains and the oats and maybe some adjuncts knowing this I would expect some additional complexity. Maybe that's what I was picking up on.
Mouthfeel:
With the milk stout I'm expecting a little more velvet a little more smoothness... Some magic sweetness from the lactose. I'm waiting for this one to open up and there's lots of complexity there... I feel the alcohol working... It actually feels stronger than 6%
Overall: This is Stout through and through. It in mellows a bit as it warms... I'm the end it eventually show its milky character but that wasn't forward. I don't want to say it was hop forward but there's a noticeable bitterness and a lacking of sweetness... Initially, which is likely more of a style choice than a character flaw... But leaning more traditional than milky.
I might judge this one differently in a different category of stout... I had sheboygan's 15-2... That one should have had a cow... It is much more of what I think of for milk stout.
Reviewed by Foxbush from Virginia
4.12/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle from Total Wine and More in Short Pump, VA The stout poured an opaque black with a small tan head and limited lacing. The aroma of roasted malts, milk chocolate, and hints of vanilla greet your senses. The stout is a wonderful stout with a creamy body and delicious flavors of chocolate and roasted malts. The stout has a medium body with a soft carbonation.
Nov 30, 2025
Reviewed by Cdriver0414 from Kentucky
4.25/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Left hand milk stout is the next evolution of Guinness in my opinion. It's easy drinking while still having plenty of flavor. It's not complex but it serves It's purpose well. Left hand always delivers on the stouts
Nov 09, 2025
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.85/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RB transfer
Oct 28, 2025
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