Left Hand Wake Up Dead Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

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

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 650ml. @ home.
[ Trade by BDR ]. Clear dark blaack brown color with a large, creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, alcohol, moderate to light heavy wood, vanilla. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate and licorice. Body is medium, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft. [20090815]

A hazy brown beer with a small disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet matly with mainly coffee notes, but also hints of bourbon. The flavor has distinct bourbon character mixed in with the notes of coffee and chocolate while the alcohol burns the tongue. Just a notch better than the standard Imperial Stout.

UPDATED: JUL 30, 2008 (Bottle 75 cl) Unclear, dark brown and opaque with a weak tint of red. Nice, creamy, beige head. Vinous, port-like nose. Lovely fullness with lots of roasted malt and a harmonious balance between the dryness of the burned malt and the sweetness. Vague fusty, artisanal notes. Overripe plums and dates and prunes. The barrel aging has definitely changed this, but I still find the original a better beer. 031205 and 260708

From bottle #8 at sk8vikings American blind tasting. Poura dark brown with lacing tan to white head. Dense chocolate and vanilla aroma. Spiced and chocolate malt in the initial flavour. Smooth and roasted to chocolate malty. Roasted lingering finish. Nice and easy.

Bottled (thanks omhper). Very deep rubyish amber colour, small brown head. Aroma is quite big on the malts, liquorice, alcohol and some wooden notes. Flavour is plum, ashes, roasted malts, alcohol, wood and some vanilla. Actually a very nice left hand brew!

Bottled. Dark black. Vanilla wood and licorice up front. Sweet and roasty with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Super rich with balanced woodiness, but simple straight forward malt character. Bitter coffee finish.

Bottled. Hazy brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Aroma of wood with notes of chocoalte nad coffee. Roasted flavour of wood, chocolate and coffee.

Bottle. Aroma is a little moldy. Unclear, very dark brown colour. Peppery, slightly cardboardy flavour. Sweetish aftertaste. I prefer the non-oaked version.

Brown to dark amber color. The aroma improves a little, with some vanilla touch, light Madeira, showing the roasted malt as the regular. The flavor is essentially caramel and caramel, not complex enough, a bit astringent at the end, too much carbonation, a bit coffeish. Quite good. Thanks Jens (Ungstrup) for sharing this bottle.

Date: 08/26/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Fest of 26
Vintage: 2006

opaque dark brown, whispy tan head, light bourbon aroma, creamy body, slightly hot bourbon flavor with good rich malt to back it up, nice light roasted character under the bourbon,
-------- /> Date: 06/09/2007
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2007
Score: 3.7 to 3.9
Words: Noog 3D

opaque brown, fine tan head, sweet chocolate and vanilla aroma, rich chocolate flavor, touch of bourbon sweetness, vanilla character brings out the chocolate and adds sweetness,
-------- /> Date: 08/12/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip
Vintage: 2007

sweet bourbon in the aroma with the chocolate and roasted, rich chocolate and bourbon and a good mix, vanilla sweetness brings out the other flavors, a nice combination of flavors balanced in every way

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4