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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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 Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/55/103/512/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a deep mahogany body with a 2 finger off white head. Aroma is strong perfume hop character, cinnamon, ginger, and pepper spice. Light honey and citrus notes. Finishes with a light alcohol and a bit soapy. not a fan.


 scoth (266), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Dec 22, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark opaque brown, with a thin biege head. Spicy smell of gingerbread and peppermint. Medium-thin body. Very sweet gingerbread flavor up-front, with a somewhat crisp edge.


 cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/101/57/20
Dec 20, 2008  
On tap at the Bocktown, nice place. Fairly dark appearance with a nice creamy head. Barely any aroma, just a relatively clean beery olfactory. Not much if any carbonation on the palate. Taste is a little medicinal in nature. Some fermented fruit background with unidentifyable spices. Lingering alky finish, hangs around for a while. S5L3T4F1O7


aaronphazel (16), Missouri, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/105/516/20
Dec 17, 2008  
22oz. bomber. mmmmm spicy honey and cinnamon. perfect tasty drink for the holidays.


 JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Pours a copper brown with off white head. sweet malt, orange peel, clove, ginger, and cinnamon. In my opinion it is over spiced. ehhh its just okay.


 fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear deep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, honey, sweet malt, and ginger. Taste is the same as aroma with a heavy accent on the spices. Medium mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and smooth alcohol. Im not usually a fan of spiced beers but this one is pretty good.


 Strykzone (1458), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 14, 2008  
A dark brown cola looking beer with a small and short lasting light tan head. Not a big aroma but it offers Christmas spices and over ripe fruit. Lots of spices in the flavor such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. It is like drinking a glass of pot pouri. Some decent effervescence and the spices tingle the tongue. Feel is oily. It could use some more character and is slightly above average as a beer.


 kiefdog (1534), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 14, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of fishingnet. Pours a dark brown amber color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is spicy, nutmeg, cinnamon, almost hints of peppermint and phenol. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of clove, ginger, caramel, honey, heavy on the spices. Generally medium body with a slightly sweet finish.



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