Left Hand Jackmans Pale Ale

Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Longmont, Colorado USA

Bottle from GBBF, drunk 28th Sept 08. Golden amber colour with a bit of white head. Slightly choccy, biscuity malt with light hopping. Drinkable palate, not that dry. I really enjoyed this.

Pours slightly hazy amber with a 2 finger chunky light beige head with good retention and sparse lacing. Aroma is lots of caramel malts, toffee, straw, lots of citrus, pine hops. Flavor caramel malt, chewy white bread malts, a hint of toffee. Pine hops are most prevailant with some floral and a very low level of citrus. Finish is floury pastry crust, pine hops and toffee, only a little bitter. Body is crisp light and smooth. Flavor doesn’t live up to the aroma and is pretty weak in body and abv but is a smooth and crisp take on the style that would make a great session.

Pours a light hazy honey, golden yellow with thick white head with a fair layer of white head. Aroma is largely floral with honey. Flavor is floral/grassy with slightly sugared hops. Body is light with a watered down carbonation.

Standard copper pour with a two finger tall off white head that provided streaks of lacing. The aroma was light citrus and heavy floral hops. Almost soapy. The flavor was very light malt struggling against light citrus with pine, floral and soap crashing down. Average mouthfeel. Not a bad beer, the floral hops are just a bit out of whack.

Bottle shared with Blankboy after the tasting and at this point, the notes are just about unreadable. Medium yellow, small fluffy white head. Aroma features mild malt and some light hops. Great taste - zesty fresh hops, medium malty body. Right on style, an excellent APA.

0.33 l bottle. Copper color with creamy head. Sweetish aroma with flowery-citrusy hops and honey. The flavor is mainly about floral, citrusy and fruity hops with some fruity esters and maltiness in the background. Fairly high carbonation, too high for my taste. Basic APA.

Bottle. Pours a slightly orangish amber with a small head . Aromas are a lovely mix of caramel malts and citrus hops. Flavor is a little less spectacular... a mixture of apple juice, caramel and grain dust with some floral hops and a little bit of a fruity sweetness. Finish is kind of disappointing as it just kind of fades away into a smooth nothingness. Almost tastes like it needs to be much fresher... like the hops and finish have faded a bit, leaving a rather malty remainder.

06-11-2008 Vintage - Golden amber pour into a thin, off-white head that mostly dissipates into light lacings. Carbonated bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass into a small pool of froth in the center of the glass. Aroma of caramel, roasted malts and hints of citrus. Balanced hoppy bite & sweet malty fruits. Initial smoky taste that blends well into a creamy finish leaving a clean mouthfeel. Not great, but drinkable. (sampled 11-13-08)