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Left Hand SmokeJumper

Left Hand SmokeJumper

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A Smoked brewed by
Left Hand Brewing Co.

Longmont, Colorado USA

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2233.94/5.03.93/5.00.36Special9.8%99.4 Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein P  Stats

Commercial Description:
If you've been reading our newsletters, brewer Ro Guenzel gave you a flavor last month of what it took to brew this smoked Imperial Porter (singed hair, smoke in the eyes, sunburn, etc.) - all a labor of love. Available in beautiful 750mL bottles. The National Smokejumpers Association has made Smokejumper the "Official Beer" of their organization. So, here's the smoke in your glass, not in the woods.

Editor's note: this beer is described as 9.2% on the brewery website, but there are two sets of bottles on the market, labeled as both 9.2% and 10.5%. Left Hand has since had this beer lab-tested; the correct amount is actually 9.8%.

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 Mrthirstyneck (310), Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 13, 2008  
nice smoked brew. not the best iv’e had but respectable. Nice smoked salmon and maple bacon aroma. good cloudy color. needs a little more smoke to be great. It was really smooth for 10 percent though. will try again!


 mcox90 (254), Wilton, New Hampshire, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 12, 2008  
750 ml bomber. Corked and caged. Pours a deep, deep brown. Appears black until you hold it up to the light. Small off white head with no lace to speak of. Nose is smoky (duh), with roasted malt and bakers chocolate. Dry mouthfeel with low carbonation. Taste is same as nose & I’ll agree with the majority of other raters in saying that the smoke was not overwhelming. Very good brew.


MaltDawg (40), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 9, 2008  
750 bomber courtesy of Maniac. Coffee, toffee and smoke dominate aroma. Color is very dark almost black with almost no head. Raisin and rum soaked fruit with roast and smoked malt flavors.Noteable hop bitterness and smoke in the finish. Medium body mouthfeel with moderate astringent bitterness. Well smoked and could easilly have been an Imperial Stout if it wasn’t so dry. This one would go well with some BBQ.


 Walt (2153), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/102/513/20
May 8, 2008  
Pour is black with a huge brown head...smell is richly roasty and darkly smokey...taste is thickly smoking throughout, with lots of richly roasty chocolate flavors...but some stupid piney hops come in during the finish that just wreck everything...


 matt7215 (406), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/104/520/20
May 4, 2008  
750 ml bottle 2006 vintage corked and caged, from a trade with hogtownharry. pours pitch black with a nice tan head. aromas are out of this world. mellow chocolate, chared oak barrel with sweet malts. this brew has the most complex aromas ive ever had. every waff shows a new level of goodness. flavours are equally impressive. beautiful sweet malts with chocolate and caramel. some bitterness kicks in to level it all out and then you get the smoke. oh man this is insanely good stuff! ill be sipping and savouring this one all night. oh my god i want more of this. its stupid good!




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