TNT
Left Hand Brewing Company

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From:
Left Hand Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Weizenbock
ABV:
7.9%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.27 | pDev: 21.71%
Reviews:
74
Ratings:
115
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 17, 2022
Added:
Mar 16, 2011
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  7
Weizen Doppelbock
Hazy Black Walnut, 21 SRM
ABV 7.90%
IBU 20
Malted Wheat, Premium 2-row, Munich and Chocolate WheatWarrior and Perle

"Brewed with Lapsang Souchong tea, a noted 'smoky' tea."
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Ratings by aanakinskywalker:
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Rated by aanakinskywalker from Ohio

5/5  rDev +52.9%

Dec 13, 2011
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Rated: 3.26 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 17, 2022
 
Rated: 2.25 by beernads from Florida

Dec 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Oct 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 29, 2014
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Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia

3.34/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
"See me blow out of your teapot. I'm from theChinese era Qing. Big batch of bad-ass brew, I will make you sing. Women on the left of me, men on my right. Ain't got no corn, ain't got no rice. I'm just malty nice. Cause I'm TNT. Sometimes you're not in the mood for what everyone else is having." TNT is brewed in the style of a German Weizen Doppelbock and has been infused with Lapchang Souchong tea.

Poured from a 22 oz. bottle to a pint glass. Served above 54º Fahrenheit.

(Appearance) Pours a moderate pale brown head of a crisp, frothy consistency. Body color is a dense, opaque dark brown. Retention is below average and there is no lacing. 3

(Smell) Unique sour, smokey and herbaceous aroma along with funky grape, plum and pungent tea leaves. I haven't quite smelled anything like this, and can't make out whether the aromas are intentional or a product of infection. Potency is high and sharp. 3.25

(Taste) The malt profile is simple and under sweet , with some pale and dry wheat malt plus a pinch of grain caramel for a touch of body. Some meaty smokiness joins a berry spice tea herbal flavor for a very interesting spin on the flavor. Overall it isn't easy to make this out as a doppelbock on anything other than the name itself. Expect the unexpected. 3.5

(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, oily and thin. Carbonation adds some rough crispness to the mouthfeel. Body is medium for the style, medium+ overall. Alcohol presence is low-medium. 3.25

(Overall) Style purists will not find TNT to their liking, considering how uniquely different this beer is from most beers in general. It hardly carries the markings of a doppelbock or a weizen, and the gruff BBQ smoke and fruity herbal notes of the tea come out as the dominant notes in this beer. Combined with a less-than-stellar appearance and a buzzy mouthfeel, I don't expect a lot of love for this beer, and am myself fairly unimpressed. 3.25

Left Hand Brewing Company's
TNT Weizen Doppelbock
3.35/5.00
Apr 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by afsdan from Colorado

Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Oct 28, 2013
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

2.85/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
I know left hand just won a bunch of medals today at gabf, but this is not their strongest effort. 2011 vintage, looks cloudy, red/brown, and mostly flat, with that wheat malt lace we are all familiar with. my girlfriend thinks it smells like slim jim. I am thinking it smells like slightly higher quality cured meat, but smoky, salty, and fleshy for sure. now that I think of it, it smells a lot like the cured beef I ate in bosnia all summer last year. nothing about this tells me its beer. the flavor is also particularly wholesome, protein is evident here, salty again too. really just downright meaty, I don't get anything as far as malt or hops or yeast, maybe some lazy lager yeast on the back end, and some alcohol, but this is a miss on just about all counts. I don't dislike it, but the flavor is a far cry from the style guidelines, and it just really doesn't work for me. fall notes, but that's too little too late that its seasonally appropriate, this is a mess all over the place. so many left hand bombers have been, but I appreciate the spirit of experimentation that courses through most of them. skip this, if its even still around...
Oct 13, 2013
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Reviewed by tjmodica from Texas

3.59/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nailed the color. Small amount of lace and a very thin beige head present with an aggressive pour. Smell is where this shines for me, Smoke smoke smoke, this is a rauchbier. Their is also a black tea and soy sauce smell integrated nicely with the strong smokiness. Taste is soy sauce, moderate smoke, mild sweetness, and light black tea flavors, nice. This was a unique yet well executed project by lefthand and the age has helped this beer.
Jul 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.1 by rkarimi from Colorado

Jul 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Kelp from New Hampshire

May 09, 2013
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Reviewed by DirtyPenny from Massachusetts

2.23/5  rDev -31.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
I wanted something strong, and a lot of it, after a long day at work. Grabbed this out of the fridge and I love weizens and I love bocks but...

Visually there's nothing wrong with this one. Sort of a soy sauce or dark, deep wood finish look, but with a bunch of odd floaties that, personally, are a turn off. Pours with a hefty brown seafoam head. Smells... weird. A previous review mentioned a "carbonic tang" and that sounds appropriate. There's an odd fermented vegetation scent to it with a side of soy.

Wait, this thing is made with tea? Oh come on, why mess with a perfectly good thing like a weizenbock?

Taste is pretty much the same as the nose. Very pungent and smoky with a sort of acidy taste and aftertaste and an oily texture.

Bleah. First Left Hand beer I've had at home, and only the second I've ever tasted. I tried their milk stout at the ACBF in Boston last year and enjoyed it, so i know they're capable of good stuff. Best go back to the drawing board with this one guys.
Mar 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by match1112 from Illinois

Mar 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by VALIS666 from Massachusetts

Feb 24, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by dtx00 from Pennsylvania

Jan 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by QuamLaetus from Oklahoma

Jan 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by cliff1066 from Virginia

Dec 29, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by t0rin0 from California

Oct 21, 2012
TNT from Left Hand Brewing Company
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 115 ratings