Ithaca Eleven

Ithaca Beer Company’s Eleven is part of their Excelsior line of specialty beers.  Eleven was brewed in honor of their eleventh anniversary.  It is aged over roasted coffee.  It is probably technically a Milk Stout as they add lactose to the beer which should give it a slightly sweet and smooth flavor.  I decided to [...]

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Left Hand Milk Stout

Time For Some Milk
Continuing down the trail of Stout reviews I decided to try a Milk Stout from Longmont, Colorado’s Left Hand Brewing.  Milk Stouts have a higher percentage of unfermented sugars in them, usually lactose, that help give the beer a sweetness that counters the strong roasted character of Stouts.  I haven’t had many [...]

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Young’s Double Chocolate Stout

Can vs Bottle
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout has been on my “to drink” list for a while.  It comes in both nitro widget cans as well as bottles.  I have heard that some people tend to like one more than the other.  So, I decided to do a back to back review with the can 1st, [...]

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Terrapin Depth Charge

Here is the review Paul and I did of the 2nd beer in the collaboration(Midnight Brewing Project) between Athens, Georgia’s Terrapin Beer and Colorado’s Left Hand Brewery- Depth Charge- which is a Milk/Coffee Stout:

This is a good beer.  There is a HUGE coffee presence with a nice smooth taste.  It is medium bodied but coats [...]

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