Left Hand Pro Am Brown

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

Name: Starfish
Date: December 09, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Alpharetta
Appearance: opaque dark brown with blood red edges, creamy beige head, heavy lace
Aroma: slightly sweet chocolate aroma, nice nutty character, touch of caramel sweetness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, slightly smokey, light caramel sweetness with an earthy balance
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Pours a slightly hazy brown with a nice head.... Aroma of burnt/toasted malts, chocolate, and a touch of hops... Flavors follow suit... Medium bodied, medium mouthfeel... dry finish, hoppiness is quite mild...

’chocolate starfish’ on tap at papago 9/17/09. dark rich reddish brown pour with a cap of frothy clingy light beige. the nose is predominantly chocolate-y with notes of roasty grain, malt, caramel and toasted nuts. the flavor is quite rich but only in one dimension (NOT necessarily a bad thing!)... coffee, caramel malt, roasty, toasted nuts and a musty earthiness akin to a wet burlap sack with a dryness and mild bitterness on the finish from the hops. medium bodied leaning on full... soft and smooth. this is a nice simple beer... 7/4/7/4/15/3.7

On tap @ 1702 - This beer was listed as Left Hand Chocolate Starfish. Pours a clear reddish-brown color with a medium size off white head. Light lacing. Aroma is basically caramel malt. Flavor is light esters and caramel malt. Malt lingers on the palate. Medium body. A decent beer.

On tap at Lindbergh Taco Mac. Pours a deep, dark ruby-brown with some tan lace (almost no head - typical Taco Mac pour). The aroma is full of dark toast, molasses, and light caramel. The flavor is biscuity/toasty with lots of toffee and light roasted grain character like chocolate and/or coffee. It is caramel malty with nice depth, a mild bitter finish with English yeast character (light oxidation, too?). It has a nice "old ale" character (on the "stock ale" side of the style - not "old" side) from its maltiness, perfect level of roast and melanoidin, and the English character. The moufhfeel is brisk with a medium-full body and almost an astringent note in the back(?). Overall, a very nice brew - drinkable and tasty.

On tap at Papago in Phoenix. Apparently, this is being entered in the GABF ProAm. Pours plum in color with a frothy beige head that leaves plenty of lacing. Smells predominantly of malt. Tastes of further malt, cocoa, red grapes, cola, and caramel. Nice, especially for a brown, but a bit basic.

On tap at Left Hand poured a clear reddish brown with a lasting tan head. Aromas of cocoa, toasted malt, nuts and light carmel. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of cocoa, nuts, light earthiness and light carmel with a smooth lingering malty finish.