Left Hand Midnight Project Oxymoron India Pale Lager

Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils
Longmont, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Footed Pilsner, Lager glass, Stein

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Draft at Flying Saucer. Pours orange amber with an off white head. Aroma of citrusy hops. Medium bodied with soft to medium carbonation. Pale malt background, but definitely in the German vein along with hints of honey. The hops have melded into the providing more tangerine and tropical fruit flavors with a very mild bitterness. Not bad. Interesting experiment.

Neat, collaboration between 2 breweries I have a lot of respect for, doing what I consider to be an interesting style - hop oriented lagers. Pours a clear pale orange, nice compact and creamy white head with a good lace. Aroma is hoppy, and Teutonic, floral, herbal, slightly medicinal. Flavor is a match, but with a nice note of clean malt sweetness. Quite nice.

The aroma is malty and hoppy with a nice balance. The appearance is amber gold with a foamy head. The taste is malty up front and bitter at the end. The palate is smooth. Overall a well crafted beer that is just too astringent for me.

a rich amount of tasty flavor. the malts and hops are surpurb with a rich flavor of golden hay malt and nice even grassy hops. crisp and clean.

Clear golden color with no head. Minimal aroma. Some floral aroma-not much else. Relatively flat flavor as well with some floral and bitter flavor, but not much.

Bomber. Poured clear lighter orange with a short-lived off-white head. The aroma was odd, but what I’d expect after seeing the style.. warm bready and honeyed malts paired with significant doses of orange (some sweetness and some peel) and floral character.. warm and intriguing. The flavor opened with sweeter orange meat and bready notes, with a wave of orange and floral bitterness behind.. fairly peppery on the back-end, and I’m glad the orange persisted.. lingering bitterness on the surprisingly refreshing-ish finish (considering the heavier malt bill). Medium-bodied with a hefty feel on the palate.. higher carbonation.. this was a worthwhile experiment that I enjoyed.

Deep hazy orange pour with a foamy head. Aroma of citrus, corny malt, honey and earthy hops.. Flavor is sweet and fruity with a decent bitter hoppy finish. Not bad.

Hmmm, an Imperial Pilsner/Strong Pale Ale. Don’t remember having seen this category before. Strong tea leaves and herbal hops aroma with some light roasted grains and hops bitterness. Dark copper orange in color. More tea leaves and bitter herbal hops flavor. Very one sided in the flavor and aroma. Not much sweetness or malt character to offset the strong bitterness. Kind of reminds me of the the way your tongue feels after licking a boat load of envelopes. Some grainy malts and a very dry and pasty aftertaste. An ok brew but not for anyone but a real hophead.

(Draught) Pours a clear golden body with a dense cream head. Aroma of caramel, tangerine, citrus, and pine. Flavor of caramel, orange, tangerine, light pine, and herbs with a dry, bitter finish.

Bottle pours orange-amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet and grainy, showing notes of caramel and citrus. Flavor shows the same with emphasis on oranges and a touch of stone fruit. Overall body is moderate, sticky and finishes with balanced bitterness.