Left Hand Imperial Stout - Left Hand Brewing Company

BAbaracus

Texas

3.65/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a ruddy chocolate black with noteable mahogany highlights and minimal one finger caramel head. Not bad, but pretty standard for this style.

Smells of milky chocolate/molasses tag team. Yeah, that's definitely a milky yeast aroma there. Fairly watery on the tongue but stickiness and bitterness readily apparent.

Nice sharp chocolate notes contrasting well with the subdued, musty character of the nose. Complimented well with a melange of toffee, molasses even traces of black coffee.

Overall I enjoyed this beer quite a bit (seems like I paid a reasonable price which should always play a factor in "drinkability") even if the
re are superior representatives of this style. Nonetheless, I had this on tap quite a number of times before I bought a bottle and I have much fonder memories of it on draft

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2006 19:06:18 | More by BAbaracus

chefduff2

New York

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

05-18-2013 05:55:26 | More by chefduff2

cmdmzmjm

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-16-2013 02:30:24 | More by cmdmzmjm

Kelp

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +5%

05-09-2013 05:02:01 | More by Kelp

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -21.3%

05-05-2013 22:16:15 | More by ejimhof

Vivs85

New York

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

04-20-2013 21:48:40 | More by Vivs85

jrpapajcik

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

03-31-2013 05:20:05 | More by jrpapajcik

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

03-10-2013 19:45:19 | More by spycow

Seaba

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

02-28-2013 19:07:14 | More by Seaba

alexsergio

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

02-24-2013 22:50:14 | More by alexsergio

acsprouse

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

02-20-2013 09:25:08 | More by acsprouse

matjack85

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

02-11-2013 21:15:49 | More by matjack85

bellce0

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

02-02-2013 22:17:35 | More by bellce0

jsanford

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

01-30-2013 03:02:26 | More by jsanford

LooseMoose1978

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +5%

01-20-2013 02:09:56 | More by LooseMoose1978

closisinthehouse

Florida

4/5  rDev +5%

01-07-2013 03:16:27 | More by closisinthehouse

cliff1066

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

12-24-2012 18:55:13 | More by cliff1066

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

11-22-2012 01:58:09 | More by t0rin0

CJS

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

11-08-2012 06:23:08 | More by CJS

bigorange

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

10-09-2012 01:33:48 | More by bigorange

Weebsjak

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

09-06-2012 13:32:19 | More by Weebsjak

HungarianCount

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

08-01-2012 17:38:15 | More by HungarianCount

kobeer

Texas

4/5  rDev +5%

07-24-2012 19:37:12 | More by kobeer

Duff27

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-18-2012 01:41:06 | More by Duff27

jonandhisflask

Kentucky

4.23/5  rDev +11%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle 04/05/06 vintage

A:pours a brown, almost flat cola like color.a white that head didn't last more than a few seconds.

S:smells immediately of vanilla, dark and milk chocolates, faint coffees, grassy hops.

T:silky chocolates, vanillas, hints of the roasted and coffee malts.
some oxidation(it being a 6 year old bottle) held up very well. alcohol in no where near present....until the last bit fades and you can get some faint roasted malt notes with booze.

M:body was light for a 10% imperial stout, light carb, although the taste lingered for a little bit.

O: great beer, wish i had a case or more. also wish i had it fresh. very smooth, ive had some 15%+ beers that didn't hold up as well as this.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2012 03:54:42 | More by jonandhisflask