Left Hand Brewery Milk Stout:
Once again, hello all. Today we revisit the left side of I-25, literally.  Left Hand Brewery is one of the those odd ducks that hasn’t caught on with the hipster crowd yet (maybe not, only know from my little corner of the world) and remains probably one of the best all around breweries in America.  While their Polestar Pilsner is one of my favorite brews, I have to admit, today’s brew has me at a crossroads of sort.  The Milk Stout is a good beer with a sweet under current that gives it a distinctive taste when freshly poured of chocolate and vanilla in a porter beer.  However, once that beer becomes warmer than what ever temperature you originally had poured it at, it begins to lose those two wonderful tastes and takes on a very neutral semi-sweet flavor that really doesn’t sit well with me.  There isn’t really  good head formation to speak of, it only lasts for a minute or two and the nose is one of subtle malts, really leaving the tongue to do all the leg work on this one.  It’s not a bad brew, just not my cup of tea.  Much milder than a Guinness, this porter is an excellent way to get that special lady (or guy) friend into darker beers.