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Left Hand Imperial Stout 3.69 780

Left Hand Imperial Stout

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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7803.7/5.03.69/5.010.4%55Snifter
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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 Tranquillity (1181), Espoo, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/513/20
Jan 12, 2007  
Strong berry, alcohol in the aroma. Red wine, nice roughness there. Dark red/black with a small head. Very nice, strong malty taste with raisins, prunes and cocoa. Niiice finish.


 Palidor19 (1798), Brandon, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 9, 2007  
I don’t think I’ve every had a strong flavor stout with high amount of Chocolate. the flavor is mocha in its taste and smell. The aroma has a very high concentration of Alcohol and the taste over power you with its chocolate goodness.


 nick76 (2694), Tampa, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/510/20
Jan 9, 2007  
The aroma has chocolate, dark toasted malt, and toffee. The appearance is dark red, brown with a medium head. The flavor is like the aroma but with lot of bitterness from what I can assume are hops. The palate is thick and chewy. There is a lot of character to this beer but it has an astringent bitterness that reduces it’s quality.


 blank (998), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Jan 9, 2007  
really impressive impy. dark black pour with a light brown head. first flavor was coffee, quickly followed by malt and a slightly sweet flavore. really good


 Jukkabro (3039), Tampere, Finland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Black opaque colored, vanishing beige head. Strong roasted coffee aroma with licorice, some vanilla and oak, conveniently mild alcohol comes up also. Near full bodied. Flavor is even better than aroma: strong and smooth coffee and roastiness dominate, licorice, hoppy bitterness and some chocolate also there. Aftertaste lasts with mild alcohol and sweet caramel, roastiness too.


 Miksu (2241), Jyväskylä, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 5, 2007  
Bottled. Black color with small creamy head. Malty, sweetish, vinous aroma with notes of leather and soft coffee. Sweetish, roasted and vinous flavor with coffee, chocolade and salty licorice. Moderate bitterness. Long, sweet and malty finish with licorice notes. Too sweet.


 scania (184), Malmö, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 1, 2007  
Bottle. Black, small tan head. Aroma: Roasted malt. Chocolate. Flavor: Roasted, bitter. Initial malt sweetness turns into a drier finish


 Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Dec 29, 2006  
Bottle from moejuck. Dark brown in color with no head. Smells of maple/Karo syrup and alcohol.Appears kind of thin but it’s not. The flavor is of roasted malts and sweet brown sugar. Smooth finish. Really Good!! I have toget more of thiss. Thanks, Joe



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