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Left Hand Imperial Stout 3.69 776

Left Hand Imperial Stout

Percentile
95
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bottled
common

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7763.69/5.03.69/5.010.4%55.1Snifter
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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 ilikestuff (222), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 24, 2007  
Very drinkable very smooth imperial stout. Almost black with a great sweet roasted malt aroma. Flavor is of roasted grain and mocha with a nice little hint of sweetness and good hop balancing. Alcohol flavor comes through a bit, but what can you expect at 10.4%?


 jbrus (4878), Delft, Netherlands
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Aug 19, 2007  
Bottle@Home. Coffee liquor aroma with chocolate and hops. Dark ruby color, light brown head, fair lace. Strong flavored, sweet, light salty, chocolate, bitter, coffee liquor and licorice finish. Alcohol a little bit hidden. Complex, flavorful, well balanced and easy to drink.


 cbeers21 (576), Miami, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 18, 2007  
Oily brown/black with nice head. Smoothed body reveals a roasted, coffee/chocolate malt bouyed by a generous and flowery hop selection which produces well balanced and rich aromas. Robust sweet, darkened malts take over in the beginning of the taste, yet gradually yeild to a sturdy hop backbone and a resonating floral quality. This beer’s strength is its diversity, and its balance. Nice brew.


 iowaherkeye (1859), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/513/20
Aug 15, 2007  
12oz Bottled on 04 10 07. Deep brown, almost black with a one finger beige head. Salty roasted malts and dark chocolate up front, roasted grain, tart raisin and vinous notes. As this warms I picked up on a bit of oatmeal. Vinuous flavor is dominant with roasted malt, salt, dark chocolate, and some spicy alcohol, though it doesn’t seem 10.4%. Ashy dry finish. Light carbonation with a full body. Pretty good, I do think the oak aged is better, though.


 patrick767 (2033), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 14, 2007  
bottle - Pours black with a one finger tan head. It has a fairly mild roast malt and chocolate aroma. I was hoping for more on that count. The flavor is chocolate, dark roast malt, decent bitterness, and is really pretty easy going for the style. It’s really a very nice beer, but didn’t blow me away.


 LooseCannon (935), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 4, 2007  
22oz bottle. Pours black in color with very small brown head. Aroma of molasses and alcohol. Taste coffee and dark chocolate and alcohol warming with bitter finish.


 radagast83 (1302), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 3, 2007  
22 oz bottle. Extremely dark stout. Aroma is chocolates, roasted malts. Flavor is extremely chocolaty, with a nice bitter chocolate taste with a nice touch of milk chocolates as well. I could drink this year round (though not right after being outside of course). A perfect beer to enjoy all evening.


 altonbrownd (1928), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 3, 2007  
Bottle from BierKoning. Dark, black colour with fast-receding head. Spicy nose. Dark flavours of licorice, jagermeister, dark berries and heavy on the chocolate. Dense. Excellent lacing. Full mouthfeel. Buttery finish. Colorado’s on fire.



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