Fade To Black - Volume 2
Left Hand Brewing Company

Fade To Black - Volume 2Fade To Black - Volume 2
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From:
Left Hand Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 9.43%
Reviews:
242
Ratings:
359
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 26, 2017
Added:
Nov 15, 2010
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  37
Smoked Baltic Porter
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.07/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Another entry from the Bottle Backlog here at Chez Woody! There are just so many bottles, but the end is growing nearer.

From the bottle: "Ingredients: Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, hops and yeast."; "Please keep refrigerated[,] please recycle this bottle"; "Design By Moxie Soto Artist: Nate Dyer".

Mine was an aged bottle, so a Pop! of the cap followed by a slow, gentle pour was as much as I dared. Once sufficiently decanted, I conducted an in-glass swirl which raised over two fingers of foamy, rocky, deep-tan/light-brown head with decent retention, leaving modest lacing in its wake. Color was Black/Opaque (SRM = 44), allowing ZERO light penetration. Nose had a smoky, charcoal quality like the aftermath of a house fire, along with a dark chocolatiness that signaled a good time ahead. Mouthfeel was thick & full, very condensed. The taste was not as smoky as on the nose, but it still had a meaty, Lebanon bologna-like flavor to accompany a chocolate & anise bitterness. Mmm. I really like the way that the flavors had kind of melded over time since I had one of these fresh and it was over-the-top smoky. Finish was dry, but more towards bitter than sweet. The anise/bittersweet chocolate taste was what lingered followed by a smoky aftertaste. I CAN only hope that they also bring this one back.
Apr 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.03 by wethorseblanket from California

Apr 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by BKotch from Texas

Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.49 by njtmayhem from New Jersey

Dec 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by goast8127 from Michigan

Dec 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Techichi from Texas

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.2 by TigerOwl from Georgia

Nov 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by KG710 from Georgia

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.28 by TomFowle

Oct 27, 2014
 
 
Rated: 3.5 by t2grogan from Arizona

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by greenspointexas from Texas

Sep 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by stampfler07 from Colorado

Sep 27, 2014
 
 
Rated: 3.5 by ncstateplaya from North Carolina

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.28 by Bsdch from Florida

Aug 20, 2014
Fade To Black - Volume 2 from Left Hand Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 359 ratings