400 Pound Monkey - Left Hand Brewing Company

jrallen34

Illinois

3.28/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

I drank this on tap into a tastig glass.

The beer is very clear straw color with a creamy white head that has great retention and lacing. I'm conflicted on this because I hate such a light colored beer but has a great head.

The aroma is way to light just a little bit of citrus and hops.

The taste is unbalanced just all pine and hops no citrus to help balance it out. At the end there is some skunk too.

The feel is light.

Overall, this is a boring watery ipa with not much flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

12-27-2009 01:39:57 | More by jrallen34

J-King

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +25.7%

06-18-2013 22:34:07 | More by J-King

bcsbeer

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

06-18-2013 02:46:10 | More by bcsbeer

GennyCreamAle

New York

4/5  rDev +11.7%

06-17-2013 02:24:52 | More by GennyCreamAle

bef126

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

06-14-2013 20:35:00 | More by bef126

flyingPharmacist

New York

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

06-14-2013 00:00:38 | More by flyingPharmacist

Hostil1

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

06-11-2013 21:43:47 | More by Hostil1

tjsmith910

Florida

4/5  rDev +11.7%

06-11-2013 01:13:08 | More by tjsmith910

podes

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

06-08-2013 01:40:32 | More by podes

Kerrie

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

06-08-2013 00:52:32 | More by Kerrie

Artjsantos

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

06-07-2013 04:32:54 | More by Artjsantos

Zach136

Georgia

4/5  rDev +11.7%

06-07-2013 03:27:32 | More by Zach136

alexipa

Colorado

4.56/5  rDev +27.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

A: I just don't think it gets better than this. Perfectly clear straw with a thick clean white head that lasts forever. Tons of lacing.

S: Pretty subtle, mainly bready English malt and floral hops.

T: Lots of bready malts up front (as promised), followed by some floral and piney hop flavors. The backend is where the bitterness really comes through, that nondescript English bitter flavor.

M: I let this sit out for a few hours before drinking, to warm up a bit as directed on the bottle. It was creamy smooth and the perfect carbonation for an English IPA. Incredibly sessionable.

O: One of my favorite IPAs for sure. So creamy smooth and malt forward, but enough bitterness and hops to keep it true to it's style. Just really excellent, I want this on cask now.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 03:24:36 | More by alexipa

Erice78

Florida

4/5  rDev +11.7%

06-06-2013 19:30:38 | More by Erice78

mwz5021

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

06-06-2013 17:50:48 | More by mwz5021

Keith_R

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +18.7%

06-06-2013 15:12:22 | More by Keith_R

jstevep00

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

06-06-2013 06:20:20 | More by jstevep00

ZepHead80

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

06-05-2013 20:14:38 | More by ZepHead80

czillmer

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

06-05-2013 19:39:37 | More by czillmer

dsnyder61

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -16.2%

06-04-2013 22:41:14 | More by dsnyder61

wilfonzo

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +18.7%

06-04-2013 22:18:19 | More by wilfonzo

Rihup

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

06-04-2013 01:25:52 | More by Rihup

calcutron

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.7%

06-03-2013 06:50:17 | More by calcutron

CesarLopes

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

06-03-2013 03:40:03 | More by CesarLopes

Algebrew

Arizona

3.49/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Poured a semi-hazy, golden color with a white, yellowish head that was surprisingly foamy and had a slow dissipation rate. It left a solid lace and cap as well.

Smell: This had a soft smell, but the hops bled through the most. Perhaps a bit of malt came through as well. The smell was a little too soft to pick up anything really specific.

Taste: The beginning gave a bready malt flavor with a foreshadowing of some hops; the middle cranked down more on the hops, but it was rather light and only semi-bitter; the end is where the bitterness peaked and finished with herbal tones.

Mouthfeel: The feel was very light and consistent through out.

Overall: I'm not too familiar with English-style ales of any form. In general, it was slightly above average, fairly decent. It had a nice look and the taste wasn't overbearing in anyway.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 05:19:56 | More by Algebrew