This one Left me speechless

I might have just found a cure for a case of the Monday [Night]s. Today's beer might just be the 'Morning cup of coffee' of Happy Hour. Without giving too much away, I will definitely be having Left Hand Milk Stout again. And you should too.

For the past 15 minutes I have been sitting here trying to figure out what to write about for this post, because there is so much that I like about the drink in my glass. I don't really know where to start. This stout pours to a rich dark brown (as a stout should) and is layered with a ton of delectable flavors. You can smell fresh coffee, milk chocolate, toffee, and roasty malt. And then you can taste each of those separately, yet harmoniously. And I promise that I won't use the word 'harmoniously' again. This case just calls for it.

Left Hand has taken what most people would think should be a really heavy, dark, roasted toasted stout, and turned it into a subtly sweet brew that tastes almost like a glass of iced coffee. Except smoother. The only thing that might make this any better is if it were to be served from the tap of a nitrogen gas keg. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, think of a Guinness. It isn't carbonated... it is nitrogen-ated. Nitrogen has much smaller bubbles than carbon dioxide; and as a result create a very smooth beer that has a different level of flavors that you can't get from CO2. Left Hand has been a leader in the movement of using nitrogen in their beers, and it is common to find places that serve it that way on draft.

For the sake of repeating myself, and dragging on this post, I'm going to tell you to go out and try this beer. If you don't like dark beer, this is a great one to open your horizons. If you do like dark beer, then this is an awesome change of pace. Like coffee with cream and sugar? This is that in a pint glass. Like chocolate, go indulge.

Ok, enough of that.

Left Hand Brewing

Milk Stout

Sweet stout

5.3% abv

"Sometimes you're not in the mood for what everyone else is having."