Left Hand Brewing Company Fade To Black Vol. 1: Foreign Stout

Fade To Black Vol. 1: Foreign Stout

 

Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Smoked Regular
Score
7.37
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 30 Ticks: 117
That time of year when the day seems to fade away. Drifting further into the darkness with each passing day. Volume 1 - Foreign Stout - Pours black with licorice, espresso bean, molasses, and black cardamom notes that give way to a feeling of self loathing, burnt opportunities and smoked relationships.
 

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Old rating from 01-07-15 - 330ml bottle brought back from the States by my wife. Poured at home in Jersey, it's jet black with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, liquorice, caramel, smoke, hints of spice & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Excellent
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2025 at 09:58


6/10
Pours pitch black with a coffee colored head, thin and bubbly. Aroma of mocha, espresso beans. Taste has dark roasted coffee beans, mocha, slightly milky. Palate has a lingering malty note. Good.
Tried on 25 May 2021 at 03:29

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
(Bottle) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee, black rye bread, dark chocolate, sweet liquorice, raisins and a touch of soy sauce. Malty, roasted taste with espresso, black rye bread, cacao, dried fruit (raisins, prunes), sweet liquorice, soy sauce and a balanced coffee bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Really tasty and well made foreign stout. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2020 at 20:36

7/10
Godt håndverk, men den blir kanskje litt i meste laget, nesten overveldende.
Tried from Draft on 05 Dec 2019 at 16:36

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Ash, chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Black with moderate brown head. Mildly sweet chocolate malt, and moderately bitter ash and dry hay flavor. Good body. Decent.
Tried on 18 May 2019 at 21:49

7/10
Bbe, 09/24/19, lots of coffee notes, nearly soy sauce but ends up more roasty than all.
Tried from Can on 27 Apr 2019 at 21:47

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Snifter at Homebrewstuff. Dark black pour, small creamy beige cap, rings of lacing. Nice full roasty bitterness throughout the aroma and taste, creamy, silky feel. Not too strong, but still best to sip.
Tried on 30 Mar 2019 at 18:10

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Tom L. Black, tan foam. Roast, oxidation, coffee, some dark fruits, caramel, chocolate, sweet, some alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2019 at 21:23

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap black pour with a dense light beige head big dark chocolate malt aroma. More dark roast in the flavors. A little smoke and cold campfire. A little dry for a foreign/extra but nice flavors and finish. Would not have guessed 8.5% either.
Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2018 at 22:53