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It all started with a humble homebrew kit and the drive to make better beer. Tired of the same bland and dated choices everywhere, Air Force friends Eric Wallace and Dick Doore set out to make the kind of beer that excited them; beer they wanted to drink. A hobby quickly became an obsession and it wasn't long before Left Hand Brewing opened for business on January 22, 1994. Left Hand has steadily increased its production, making the Brewers Association’s Top 50 Craft Brewers list in 2012.
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Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2024 at 10:30

7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Notes from January 2011 $10.50 six pack from New Beer. Bottled on 11/29/10. Can't remember the last time I bought a six pack of a brew I never tried before. Another customer was grabbing a few & mentioned it being a smoked Baltic porter & I was immediately sold. Two of my top three favorite styles, by your powers combined... :) Now while it didn't end up being the Holy Grail, it did end up being pretty tasty. Took three bottles to really get a hold of it. Ended up enjoying it most when it was very cool, but not yet cold. (About the temperature it was a couple hours after taking it out of my shopping bag). Charred black body. Bulbous, thin, dark tan head. Minimal lace. Smell is hearty blackened malt, sharp with burnt bbq sauce & raisins. Coffee. Fumy alcohol & a bit of baking chocolate. Taste is burnt bread, cocoa mix, woody soot, & a just a bit of caramel. Smoke comes through as meaty, if a bit too charred. Not bacon-y, but at least it's not barky/acrid like some lesser smoked beers. It's just lacking that one extra note to give it a 5.0. Finish lingers with leafy/earthy hops. Feel is excellent. Creamy, but decently carbonated. A touch hot, but not difficult. Soothing.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2024 at 02:04

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle drunk on Halloween after trick or treat and putting an overly wound up, tired kid to sleep. Dark black, small tan head. Sweet syrupy roasted nose, black molasses and nearly burnt grain. Mouthfeel is huge, hint of soy, big bitterness balancing the sweetness pretty well. Flavor is big and bold, moderate complexity. Nice impy!
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2024 at 21:04

8/10
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Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2024 at 18:18

7/10
Tried on 28 Oct 2024 at 18:44

7.3/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Im Glas tiefschwarz und lichtundurchdringlich. Die hellbraune, feinporige Schaumkrone wirkt cremig bis wässerig-flaumig und gut haltbar. Die Duftaromatik strotzt nur so von Erdnuss bzw. Erdnussbutter und Schokolade. Der Antrunk kommt feinspritzig, schokoladig süß, röstig herb und hat selbstverständlich einiges an Erdnussbutternoten dabei. Im Mund zeigt sich ein voller, weicher, cremiger Körper mit sehr feiner Rezenz und deutlicher Süße. Geschmacklich und aromatisch zeigen sich die Erdnussbutter und die Schokoladennote sehr dominant. Die leicht röstige Herbe, die sich bemerkbar macht, kommt gegen die kräftige Süße und die außerordentliche Aromatik kaum an. So entsteht ein Gesamtbild, welches etwas schwerfällig wirkt und den ungeübten Biertrinker oder ungeübten Stouttrinker wahrscheinlich etwas abschreckt. Der geübtere Bierfreak wird aber durchaus seinen Gefallen an diesem Bier finden, sofern er sich auf die Kombination mit Erdnussbutter einlässt und diese auch mag. Im Nachtrunk wirken die Noten von Erdnusbutter und Schokolade scheinbar ewig nach. Fazit: Ich für meinen Teil habe vor einiger Zeit gelernt, dass sich so ein Bier für eine Tasting-Reihe mit mehreren Personen nicht eignet. Als Solobier oder als Pairing-Partner zu Vanille-Desserts, Vanille-Eis oder eventuell sogar Banane oder gegrillter Banane kann es aber einen absoluten Wow-Effekt erzeugen.
Tried from Can on 27 Oct 2024 at 13:36

9/10
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Tried on 14 Oct 2024 at 22:10

5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tried on 10 Oct 2024 at 18:26

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0.355 l bottle from 'Craftbeershop.com', apparently bottled in June 2024 (?). A bit hazy, pale golden with a medium large, foamy, stable, white head. Sweetish, gently yeasty, quite spicy and slightly fruity aroma of coriander, vanilla, orange peel, some banana and a touch of clove. Gently sweet, hardly bitter, quite spicy, moderately yeasty and slightly fruity taste of coriander, orange peel, clove, banana and vanilla, followed by a short, hardly bitter, slightly dry finish. Thin to medium body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice smooth Witbier, very easy to drink, well-brewed.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2024 at 17:11

7.5/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
0.44 l can from 'Craftbeershop.com', best by June 2025. Black with a thin, slightly creamy, stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty aroma of hazelnut, coffee, milk chocolate and some licorice. Quite sweet, malty, fairly roasty-bitter taste of dark chocolate, coffee, licorice, roasted hazelnut and some vanilla, followed by a short, quite roasty-bitter finish. Medium body, very smooth and slightly oily mouthfeel, almost flat. Good stout, great balance, very tasty.
Tried from Can on 24 Sep 2024 at 17:43