Left Hand Smoked Goosinator Doppelbock

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

Bottled 750ml vintage 2007, alc. 7.2 % according to label (BBE 12/2008)
Slightly hazy deep ruby color, steady creamy beige head. Malty smokeyness in the nose, also hints of rubber gloves and banana. Fizzy carbonation. Strong flavor of smoke and tar, under that caramelly maltyness is the most evident flavor. In the finish there is breadyness, hops and alcohol. Good beer, but a bit too much carbonation - not so rounded than eg. Schenkerla. But if you like smoke - you’ll get it!

bottle from Grapes of Mirth (columbus, oh)..... poured a cloudy caramel brown with a thin slightly off-white head..... aroma of smokiness which takes over all else. underlying hints of sweet maltiness but not too apparent..... flavor of smoke, bacon, firepit, caramel/toffee malt. lively mouthfeel with mild carbonation.

Vintage 2007. Bottle. Hazy amber colour with a weak head. Aroma of smoke, grain and malt. Flavour of smoke, malt and ends up little sweet at the end.

I love smoked beers and this was a really done good with hints of malts and toffee flavors and a nice smoke finish and wood but not overwheling which is great for a campfire CHERS!

75 cl corked bottle
Darj reddish brown/amber colour with a slight haze. Dense head. Aroma is berries and smoked malt. Sweet flavour with notes of black currant, toffee and bacon. The smoke is there but not in your face; very balanced and very quaff able. And the taste of alcohol is nowhere to be found.

Bottle. A amber beer with a big off-white head. The aroma and taste is of corn, gras and smoke. Medium body with a sweet smoke finish. A bit to much smoke my taste.

750, corked and bailed. Pours clear orange amber with a huge, lacy pale yellow head. Lots of smoke in the aroma with some malt to prop it up. Sort of like maple syrup-soaked bacon. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Taste of brown sugar and turkey jerky, but without the salt that jerky has. Just a little hoppy influence on the exit, amid the wave of smoke. The flavor and aroma element of smoke are easy to pick up, but not overwhelming. Everything comes together nicely.

Caged and corked bottle. Cool label. This pours with an emphatic tp of rocky foam. The aroma is sugary sweet at first ... but the more you contemplate, a slightly Bambergian whiff begins to show itself. The rosy-brown beer begs me to dive in. Right away, a classic smoked character raises itself to the top of the heap. Beneath is a interestingly sweet malty brew. Quite delicious. (#3347, 3/16/2008)