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Left Hand Imperial Stout 3.69 777

Left Hand Imperial Stout

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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7773.69/5.03.69/5.010.4%55.2Snifter
Commercial Description:
Imperial Stout is a silky smooth, very flavorful black brew. It is a traditional style of strong stout originally brewed in Britain for export to St. Petersburg, Russia. The malty sweetness of the beer is tempered by a medley of roasted malt and the aggressive use of hops. A long conditioning time gives the brew time to mellow and mature. The beer is not filtered, allowing every subtlety and nuance to be enjoyed.
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 alexsdad06 (1096), Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 20, 2007  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small tan head. The aroma is roasted malts, bittersweet chocolate, and a hint of coffee. The flavor is medium sweet roasted malts, dark chocolate, some hoppy bitterness, and some alcohol. Medium/full bodied. This is a good stout, not quite great.


 KnutAlbert (3217), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 16, 2007  
Bottle from utobeer. Coal and chocolate, a vinous edge and a warming from the alcohol. A warming beer for when the leaves are falling. Recommended!


 jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 14, 2007  
Bottle. Deep brown pour turning into a nice black body with thin head. Aroma is vanilla, chocolate, alcohol. Flavor is bitter chocolate, vanilla, light hops and a smooth creamy taste. Light body for the high alcohol content. Not bad but a pretty boring Imperial Stout.


 ChrisJ (100), Warrenton, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 13, 2007  
Bottle. Dark brown with hint of red. Mostly opaque. Poured a nice 2 fingered tan head which disappeared quickly. Aroma was slightly sweet with notes of coffee and chocolate. The sweet/choco/coffee is all present in the nose as are the roasted malts and some toffee/caramel. I definitely also picked up flavors of whiskey and port. The hoppiness quickly becomes evident in the sharp bitter finish. Mouth feel is full bodied and warming due to the 10.4% abv. which is present but not overwhelming in the flavor. A nice imperial stout. I will have this again.


 bp (458), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 10, 2007  
Bottle (appears to be stamped 04/06/06 but it is kinda smudged): pours dark black with a thin but lasting head, roasted malt, toffee and coffee aroma, taste is malty, dry with some coffee flavor as well and only a slight bit bitter, fairly thick mouthfeel, hides its alcohol pretty well. A very drinkable imperial stout.


 Theis (3765), Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 9, 2007  
Draught at "Stockholm Beer & Whiskey Festival 2007". Black - offwhite head. Licorice, berrues, red berries, coffee, burned, dry licorice, light sharpness, malty sweetness. Not thick enough.


 mar (1916), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 7, 2007    Updated: Jan 2, 2008
deep dark black color with no head at all. smells mostly of malts, caramel and vanilla. the alcohol stands out more than the oak aged but it’s just as thick.


 Headbanger (1595), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 6, 2007  
22oz bottle(3/04)-A black body with a tan medium head and an aroma of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, and a hint of fruit. Taste of the same with the alcohol being very well balanced within the beer. Not the best but pretty tasty.



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