Left Hand Milk Stout

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.