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Left Hand SmokeJumper

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99
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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4353.91/5.03.89/5.0Special9.8%99.3Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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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 LilBeerDoctor (1505), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
May 23, 2009  
Bottle. Pours black with a super thick tan head. Aroma of smoked meats, roasted malt, piney hops. Flavor of smoked meats (light smoked meats, not as smoky as I’d like) and a sweet malt finish. Palate is not as robust as I’d like but this is pretty tasty. Not my favorite smoked, but up there. 8/4/8/4/14 (3.8/5)


 bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
May 22, 2009  
Had at dchmela’s. Very dark and thick body. VEry smokey, chocolatey and meaty smell. Taste was over the top smoke and malt. Awesome.


 TEJA (289), Stockholm, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/102/512/20
May 16, 2009  
Bottel 650 ml from systembolget Sweden. Super nice smoke aroma with some liqurich, dark chocolates and caramell tones. Big light brown head over a dark amber brown ale. The head dissapears rather fast to a thin lace. Thick smoke taste with to much smoked burnt malts for a porter, much more like a stoute in it’s taste. A very big body but not to much sweetnes. This is a litle to overpowering beer to have a big drinkability. I love to just sit and smell this and have small sips, but a bottle containing 650 ml, more that an english pint gets a little bit to much. I would have liked this beer better in a small 25-33 cl bottle.


 IndianaRed (1555), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
May 16, 2009  
22oz Bottle. Dark brown, big dark tan head. Strong nose of smoke, jerkey and more smoke. Big smokey flavor and fairly dry. Strong and heavy. Nice.


 4.4-40 (875), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 14, 2009  
Draft at Redlight. Hides the alcohol well. Smoked ham nose. Flavors are more malty with a nice smoke presence. Good smoked beer.


 dchmela (1440), Orlando, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
May 10, 2009  
Bomber shared with BConley. Pours thick and black with a thick tan head.Big smoked ham and bitter chocolate aroma, just awesome.Taste is smooth and smoky with some chocolate, really nice and complex. Stunningly good.


 MaltOMeal (652), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 10, 2009  
Bottle thanks to RCL? Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Nose is big with smoked meat! Wow! Taste is smoked meat, chocolate and peat malt. Very tasty! Medium body with dry finish.


xs2500 (90), Mississippi, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/54/102/514/20
May 6, 2009  
Pours a dark rich almost black color, has a smokey slightly ashy flavor with hints of malt and caramel.



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