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Left Hand SmokeJumper

Left Hand SmokeJumper

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A Smoked brewed by
Left Hand Brewing Co.

Longmont, Colorado USA

bottled
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2283.94/5.03.93/5.0Special9.8%99.4 Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein P  Stats

Commercial Description:
If you've been reading our newsletters, brewer Ro Guenzel gave you a flavor last month of what it took to brew this smoked Imperial Porter (singed hair, smoke in the eyes, sunburn, etc.) - all a labor of love. Available in beautiful 750mL bottles. The National Smokejumpers Association has made Smokejumper the "Official Beer" of their organization. So, here's the smoke in your glass, not in the woods.

Editor's note: this beer is described as 9.2% on the brewery website, but there are two sets of bottles on the market, labeled as both 9.2% and 10.5%. Left Hand has since had this beer lab-tested; the correct amount is actually 9.8%.


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 AndrewKScott (237), Lemont, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Pours an almost opaque black with a big, tan head. Aroma is chocolate and smoked meats, campfire. Tastes kind of like bacon, which is awesome, and chocolate, with a slight alcohol burn. There’s also some caramel and tobacco. Mouthfeel is smooth, and thick for a porter. A little bit of hops in an otherwise long finish, and overall an awesome ale. If you see this, you should get this.


 17thfloor (581), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Pours near black with a thin creamy beige head. Smokey bacon aroma with some dark malts and a little bit of funky fridge aroma. Amazing flavor, smoke followed by chocolate... fantastic... then bacon and dark chocolate in perfect balance, some wood and residual sugars. Silky smooth carbonation, perfectly creamy, slight syrup, medium full body. More please.


 MrBendo (974), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 25, 2008  
750ml bottle from 2006. Pours a deep brown, but let’s a little light through when in the glass. Small head. Aroma was very smoky on top of a roasted malt/chocolate porter base. Smoke flavor was more ’wood’ s than ’meat’.


 TomDecapolis (2340), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 10, 2008    Updated: Jun 11, 2008
2006 bottle. Pours a deep black with a medium bubbly tan head. Aroma of smoked salmon, chocolate, tobacco, woody, carame and creamy fudge. Flavor of hot fudge, smoke meats, toffee, caramel, chocolate, nuts, nice and smooth, earthy, tobacco and light vanilla.


 Davinci (258), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 10, 2008  
Thanks to 17thfkloor for sharing this one. Dark black pour with thin off white head. Aroma is bacon and chocolate all the way. Flavor is much the same, smooth roasty malts, bitter chocolate, and a nice big bacon flavor all blend well. Alcohol is well hidden. Definately would drink this one again.




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