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Left Hand Snow Bound Winter Ale

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Left Hand Snow Bound Winter Ale - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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 Percentile 
76
overall
Formerly brewed at Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Longmont, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3353.32/5.03.31/5.0Winter8.6%82.9Lager glass, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Fight cabin fever! Made with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, hops, yeast, honey, orange zest, and other spices.

Editor’s Note: beginning in 2006, Snow Bound became the name for Left Hand’s strong winter seasonal beer made with honey and spices. It was previously known as XXXmas Ale. Below is the original XXXmas Ale description for reference.

XXXmas Ale is a spiced strong ale, using all natural ingredients to give it its festive nature. We brew this beer from a relatively high initial gravity to give it strength and body. This is (in our opinion) appropriate to a winter beer, and it helps to balance the numerous spices added. Honey is also added to increase fermentable sugars and give additional sweetness. Northern Brewer and Saaz hops are used sparingly, to allow the spices to evidence themselves. We add ground nutmeg, whole cloves, crushed cinnamon, orange zest and chopped ginger to spice the beer. Carbonation is kept low to accentuate the flavor of the beer and spices. It’s like a liquid cake. Brew water is relatively soft.
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 mkobes (2103), paramus, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/515/20
Dec 23, 2007  
22 oz bomber. Deep copper in color with little head. Spicy malty nutmeg aroma. Hoppy citrusy fruity notes. Clove, ginger malty caramel flavor. Hoppy notes. Medium bodied. Finish is spicy. Nice beer.


 Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Bomber, courtesy of my SS. Copper color with a tight, bubbled head. The spicy aroma is cinnamon and nutmeg with some pumpkin. The palate is creamy smooth, reminding me of ST PumpKing. Nice maltiness and nice hoppiness. This is one of the best LH beers I’ve had in a long while. Some almond flavors as well.


 restless7 (104), Lenexa, Kansas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/514/20
Dec 22, 2007  
Very light but pleasantly spicy aroma, medium quickly dissolving head, medium body with spicy tones, hints of cinnamon and ginger with light hops. Nothing special and for the price (5.99) much better beers can be had.


 robforbes (1083), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Dec 21, 2007  
pour is a clear copper with a ruby tint, medium size foamy egg-shell head, good lacing. smell is of nutmeg, allspice, malts. taste is of ginger, allspice, slightly bitter, end is a bit sticky. overall there is too much ginger, i don’t know what it is but left hand really likes to put ginger in stuff, now a little bit is probably okay but they seem to overdue it.


 beerheart (237), Erie, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 21, 2007  
This is a nice English strong ale with a bit of spices. Complex but well balanced. On the whole, it’s a little plain, but "plain" is in comparison to a beer like Fuller’s vintage. Pours a thick and oily nut brown with a tan diminishing head. Aromas of gently roasted malts, cinnamon, cloves, honey, and dried apricots. The taste has strong flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon and coriander. Finishes clean with a slight alcohol burn. It’s a strong ale.


 ford9719 (369), Vilseck, Germany
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/512/20
Dec 21, 2007  
Bottle. poured a black ruby color. Aroma is spicey and clover. Taste is sweet with a hint of clover in the finish.


JustinBennett (67), junction city, Kansas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/104/516/20
Dec 20, 2007  
bottle thanks to ford9719. poured a dark carmally brown color. had a hint of caramel with a hint of spiced herbs.


 joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 20, 2007  
Bottle. Clear orange brown coloured with an off white head. Spicy aroma of cinnamon, cloves, caramel and fruits. Sweet flavour of caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg and fruits with notes of alcohol and liquorice. Spicy and warming alcoholic finish.



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