Left Hand Deep Cover Brown Ale

Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: Brown Ale
Longmont, Colorado USA

Pours a a dark, murky orange with a wispy white head. Slightly funky aroma, a bit of toe-jam and orange marmalade - mellows after a while. Sticky flavor, mangos, nectarines, some nuttiness, back end of spruce. Very full bodied and enjoyable. Thick and creamy mouthfeel. Very different brown ale - tastes more like an APA to me. Thanks to Aurelius for this one - extra from his Ale in the Mail shipment.

When poured, this beer had a small sized tan head with large sized bubbles that mostly diminished. The body was clear with some carbonation observed and the hue was reddish-brown. The nose was lightly malty with a caramel and malty flavor to it. The mouthfeel was smooth and there was a fair amount of lacing with this beer. All-in-all, not a bad Brown Ale.

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a ruby brown color with a small tan head. The aroma is roasty malts and fruity hops. The flavor is roasty and toasty malts with a light floral hop presence. I am not much of a fan of the style but this was surprisingly tasty.

BOTTLE: pours light brown with beige head. Aroma is very sweet, brown sugar. Flavor is sweet and delicious, lighter body than I hoped and a very short finish. Good flavor but more body would make this a great beer.

Poured from 12 oz. bottle into recommended dimpled mug. Pleasant levels of the roasted malts and light chocolate aromas come across. Not much in the way of a lasting head or lacing. The beer drinks lighter and has a less heavy and clinging mouthfeel than many brown ales. I really enjoyed the balanced flavors and nice, not overly dry and bitter hoppiness at the end. As a previous rater noted, theis a brown ale that could be sessioned, making for a nice change of pace.

greaty caramelized malt nose. inhale deeply and enjoy. however the taste does not live up to the promise of the aroma. it is still a nice malty brew but a has acotton candy taste. underhopped and lacks body.

Big cherry chocolate cereal aroma. Clear, ruddy brown, fun label. Sunflower seeds, moderate plum/cherry ttanginess, lightly sweet. A crisp, clean drinking brew. I fear that I’m missing some of the darker tones to the beer, doing it back-to-back with a coffeeish stout. Sunflower seed finish. Distinct sunflower seeds. Medium-light body. A nice interpretation of a brown.

Impressive beer from Left Hand, so far I have liked everything they have to offer. Sweet caramel aroma and nice malty/brown sugar flavor. I’ll definitely try this one again.