Milk..milk..! So I finally got around to getting over my need to avoid dark beers and decided to go with something on the light side, something like Left Hand's milk stout nitro. Left Hand is a brewery based out of Colorado (http://www.lefthandbrewing.com) and I had heard great things about this particular beer. It's why I picked it up a few months back.
The dark chocolate colored brew was poured lightly into a stemless glass. There was about a finger of light tan, everlasting head that comes with a nitro. The aroma isn't all that complex, just some roasted malt and some light sugar, probably from the lactose.
The taste was a little unexpected. I expected the beer to be a little sweeter, but I found it to be more bitter than sweet. The roasted bitterness comes through at the end. If I wasn't paying attention, I would have missed the sweet part. I was curious if the fact that I took so long to drink the beer caused the lactose to break down. I thought the beer was a little light bodied and watery, but with plenty of carbonation. Without the lactose kick, I thought the beer was incredibly average. Maybe I took too long to drink it up, I don't know. Still, based on first impressions, this was just an okay beer. Do you think I'm wrong? Was I actually drinking what was expected? Let me know!
Grade: C
Price Paid: $2.40 (12 oz bottle)
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