Left Hand Imperial Stout 3.69 785

Left Hand Imperial Stout

	Percentile
	95
	overall

Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Longmont, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
785	3.7/5.0	3.69/5.0	10.4%	55.2	Snifter

Commercial Description:
Imperial Stout is a silky smooth, very flavorful black brew. It is a traditional style of strong stout originally brewed in Britain for export to St. Petersburg, Russia. The malty sweetness of the beer is tempered by a medley of roasted malt and the aggressive use of hops. A long conditioning time gives the brew time to mellow and mature. The beer is not filtered, allowing every subtlety and nuance to be enjoyed.

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elgiacomo (108), Chickamauga, Georgia, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Jan 6, 2010

Pours very dark brown, a little thin for the style, with a one finger light brown head, reduces to a ring that has some of the largest bubbles I’ve seen. Aroma is very chocolaty, lots of roasted malts, a bit smoky. Flavor is a lot of milk chocolate up front, dark fruits, molasses, roasted malts, rather sweet. Mouthfeel is thicker than the looks indicate, medium carbonation.

kromamc (83), Italy

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Jan 5, 2010

Grande imperial stout... mi è sempre piaciuta moltissimo sopratutto per il carattere corposo bilanciato da un amaro persistente

arrogantb (734), Denver, Colorado, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Jan 3, 2010

This beer was not as dark as I expected it to be, It was not black but a dark , dark brown. The smell reminded me of tootsie rolls and other chocolate. The taste was very heavy on the chocolate. For some reason this did not make me think Imperial Stout. It seemed to have porter and barleywine characteristics. In any case it was a very tasty beer and surprised me. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 05-16-2007 15:06:27

Bragesnak (2361), Aarhus, Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jan 3, 2010

From Voldby, DK. Bottled, 311209. Black with beige head. Aroma and flavor of coffee, chocolate and liqourice.

beernovice39 (328), South Carolina, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 2, 2010

Looks good, oops scent is very boozy. Taste is decent balance between sweet and bitter, smooth creamy fell. Decent but not something I will seek out.

Zita (14), Denmark

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Dec 29, 2009

chocolate, cereal, black, clear, brown foam, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, full body, creamy, lively, bitter,

Hansen (2357), Randers, Denmark

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 29, 2009

Dark brown almost black. Clear. Has a light-brown head, mostly lasting. Aroma: cerials, dark malts, chocolate and perhaps coffee. Flavor starts heavy sweet and finish moderate bitter. Syrupy texture. Soft carbonation.

Toxygen (414), Sanford, Florida, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	17/20

Dec 21, 2009

(br-btl yw/br-lbl, Longmont CO, Rocky Mnt water, with flaked oats, 650ml, $7, 10.4%)

opq-bk, foamy-tan-hd.

sweet dark-chclt brnt-crrnt §mlss §slg aroma.

chclt Ts, roasty co2 T1, oatmeal-stout chclt-stout T2, §lcrc-lqr §brnt-dk-fruit §whisky T3, chrcl whisky Tf.

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