Left Hand Imperial Stout

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

Pours deep mahogany with almost no head. Heavily alcoholic aroma with roasted malt, currants, and tobacco. Sweet, smooth taste of chocolate malt, licorice, cascade-like hops, and an alcohol burn. The one weakness is the alcohol is not masked very well and comes out strong in the end.

18 NOV 07. Bottled on:061307. ::12oz bottle. Pours dark black, dark-khaki colored head. Aroma is of fresh fennel, sweet malt. Slightly roasty. Mostly sweet licorice. Flavor is highly bitter. Tastes of coffee, green west coast hops, roasted (burnt) grains. heavy bodied. Thick and creamy on the palate. If this is high alcohol...it is well hidden.

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire rubis et claire. Nez de malt assez rôti, de café noir, moyen de chocolat noir ainsi que léger de houblon herbeux, de noix et des notes fruitées (raisins vineux, cerises). Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement bas et une texture riche, huileuse et légèrement crémeuse. Léger goût fruité (raisins aux notes vineuses, notes de cerises noires, traces de figues) avec des traces d’épices (anis), de vanille et de chocolat au lait (avoine et notes lactiques) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût moyennement amer de malt rôti accompagné d’un léger-moyen goût de chocolat noir puis progressivement vient se rajouter un goût de café espresso qui devient assez présent en finale accompagné d’un léger goût d’alcool, de notes de houblon herbeux et d’épices (poivre doux) ainsi qu’un léger goût de noix rôties. Post-goût long, moyennement amer de rôti, de café, léger de chocolat, d’alcool doux et de houblon herbeux avec des notes fruitées (moût de raisins et de cerises).

Virtually no head, good color. Grassy taste with strong roast flavor. Finish is a little lacking. The smoothest Imperial Stout in my ratings. The alcohol is covered very well.

Poured into my Chimay Goblet,very thick and dark black,with a nice i finger head that diminishes into a nice ring! lacing was tight and dense! smell of coffee and Chocolate malts,very nice aroma! Taste was coffee cocoa roasted malts with a nice lightly bitter finish! alot of RIS’s that i have had were very very bold big and strong almost to much for a full bottle! but this was the most drinkable RIS that i have had although not as complex as some very very drinkable!

12 oz. bottle. excellent imperial stout. pours a light black out of the bottle with minimal head. this is the one area that could be improved. wonderful aromas of malts, coffee and licorice. medium body, with very little carbonation. strong flavors of licorice and coffee. great finish that lingers well after the last sip. warming alcohol presence is enjoyable as well.

Bottle. Deep black with dark brown head. Smells of chocolate and roasted coffee. Flavor is tart and smooth with prominent a chocolate characteristic. Great beer and the alcohol is not a distraction.

Pours a dark brown, opaque color into the snifter. There was a small light beige head and a small ring of lace. I was surprised at the lack of a thick dark head. It was much more subdued that other Imperial Stouts. A faint hint of chocolate, coffee, barley and roasted nuts. Tastes of the same, but not as complex. Very smooth, I was surprised that this was over 10% ABV.