Back from a Thanksgiving hiatus (3 times over), I had Left Hand’s Milk Stout tonight. A Milk/Sweet Stout, the beer poured a dark ruby brown/black with a 1 finger tan head. The beer smelled of roasted malt and with some creamy coffee and caramel undertones. After the first sip, I knew I’d love this beer. The beer tastes of those roasted malts with a creamy flavor and feel to it. There was a little bit of coffee and caramel undertones in the flavor as well as a touch of creamy milk chocolate. The beer goes down with a slight hops bitterness, but nothing overwhelming. It was just enough to give the beer a little balance. This beer is very smooth and most definitely worth a try. I give it 2 thumbs up and will definitely add it to my regular beer rotation. The trick with this one, though, is to let it warm up for about 5 or 10 minutes after taking it from the fridge. Once at the optimal temp, you get a nice head and lots of flavor. It’s not a very thick stout, but it’s a very good one. I suppose it could’ve been a bit heavier, but I still found it just right and exactly what I wanted tonight.
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