Left Hand Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Indian Peaks Brewing Company
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1993

Contact
1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, CO, 80501, United States
Description
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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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pour is a dark tan with a large white head. Aroma is a nicely toasted malt and maybe even some coffee. Flavor is more toasted malt more coffee bitterness and whole wheat bread left on the tongue. Well don Left Hand. I've had worse vienna's than this.
Tried on 03 Jun 2023 at 20:43

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
16 oz. can from Total Wine - Naples, FL. Pours a pitch black color with a tight beige head and excellent retention. Decent nitro action for a can, but short lived. Dark roasted malt aroma. Nice dark roasted flavor too, with a dry finish, as expected. Light body. Super smooth and clean. Soft, creamy mouthfeel from the fine nitro carbonation. Not bitter. Well done.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2023 at 21:42

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
A black beer, a head is dense, creamy, medium and beige. Aroma has roastiness, chocolate, coffee, lactose. Taste has coffee, lactose, roastiness. Almost medium bodied, smooth and silkyness. Very good.
Tried on 26 May 2023 at 20:14

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
16oz or close can. Nitro really isn't optimum for a beer like this. Comes off flat and flabby. No real balance or brightness from the lime of other adjuncts. Somehow watery even at 7.3% ABV. Not good at all, quite a disappointment.
Tried from Can on 24 May 2023 at 21:58

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Beer Run, 5/23/23. BLACK IPAS NEED TO COME BACK!!!! Dark brown large tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, green hops. A bit of dank. Taste is roast, chocolate, pine, green hops. Earthy. Nice.
Tried from Can on 24 May 2023 at 01:50

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ Væskebalancen Bar. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of roast malt, caramel, chocolate, peanuts, peanutbutter. Flavor is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, peanuts and peanut butter. Medium body, average carbonation, light sweet finish. 190523
Tried on 19 May 2023 at 17:31

4.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. pours a clear brown color with a small white head that soon dissipates to a fine ring. The aroma is medium in strength with malt grains, caramel and a bit of apple. The taste. like the aroma, features malt grains, caramel and sweet apples. The palate was bit on the thin side. Finished short and sweet. Overall: Decent Vienna lager, but nothing here to thrill me, but to be fair no Vienna lager has ever thrilled me.
Tried from Can on 13 May 2023 at 14:14

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried on 12 May 2023 at 13:40

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap @ Væskebalancen Bar, Aarhus. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich peanut butter, roast malt, chocolate, caramel, coconuts, hops and has a nice roasty peanut finish.
Tried from Draft on 11 May 2023 at 13:48

7.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Black beer, off white head. Smells of toasty malt and a little fruity. Flavour has the malt up front, toasty again and a little sweet. Some chocolate, a dash of coffee and some berries. Rich, and a nice balance of flavours which lasts into the finish.
Tried on 29 Apr 2023 at 21:03