Fade To Black - Volume 3
Left Hand Brewing Company

Fade To Black - Volume 3Fade To Black - Volume 3
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From:
Left Hand Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Imperial Porter
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 14.36%
Reviews:
194
Ratings:
526
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 13, 2021
Added:
Sep 28, 2011
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  54
Pepper porter
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Ratings by Jeffo:
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Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands

2.54/5  rDev -33.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Got this at Geers in Gent last weekend.

From a bottle into a snifter

APPEARANCE: Pours out dark brown and yields a 1+ finger, medium looking, fizzy, light tan head with decent retention. Black body with medium levels of carbonation evident. Head fades to a splotchy wisp and ring but leaves no real lacing down the glass.

SMELL: Roasted and smoked malts, cocoa powder and some light peppery notes. A touch of caramel and sweet cream as well. SMells pretty nice really.

TASTE: Roasted and dark malts up front with sweet cream, dark chocoalte and a pepper bite at the swallow. Mild but lingering aftertaste of chocolate, vanilla cream and roasted notes are minor compared to the pepper burn that hits the back of the throat. The pepper component is rough here. Unballanced and somewhat offensive.

PALATE: Medium body and medium carbonation. Creamy on the palate, goes down fine and finishes a touch dry. A big pepper kick tickels the back of the throat. Everything is fine, but the peppers make it like spicy mexican food. Fine for mexican, but tough for a beer.

OVERALL: This is fine, especially if you like spicy food. It has a big pepper kick for sure, but in my view, that pepper kick just makes the beer harsh as opposed to adding any real flavor or complexity to the beer. The base beer seems fine and perhaps this one would have been better without the chili peppers. Regardless, Left Hand can brew nice beer, but this one was a dud if you ask me. I dumped most of it. Skip it.
Jul 09, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.88 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Apr 13, 2021
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey

3.7/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Had this on draft.
A: pours black body with small, dark tan head with nice retention and lacing
S: roasted smelling beer; somewhat meaty
T: somewhat roasty taste with a spicy taste and burning aftertaste; spiciness
M: full bodied and pretty smooth
D: OK mouthfeel and taste; spicy tasting beer; I burped up slight fire
Nov 21, 2020
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

4.01/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From notes 1/6/13: Pours a jet black producing slightly less than a finger of short-lived, mocha head that leaves behind runny flecks of lace. Aroma is roasted/burnt dark bready malt, dark chocolate,smoke and chili pepper with hints of coffee and molasses. Taste is semisweet dark chocolate, dark roast coffee and smoke before mid-sip where the pepper spice kicks in and rides through the finish into an aftertaste of chili pepper, roast and smoke. Very flavorful.
Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by Nhoelzen from Arizona

May 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by Qsnow

Jan 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by Goodspeed83 from Minnesota

Jan 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by Lianne_Weaver from Colorado

Jan 03, 2015
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Reviewed by breadwinner from California

4.42/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Really cool beer punctuated by the use of, not chili peppers, but black peppers, which gives a great, savory sort of spice note in the finish. Left Hand knows their dark beer, and here they show they know how to play with those beers to create something fun and interesting. Kudos.
Dec 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.21 by RoseHulmanBeerClub from Indiana

Dec 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.76 by njtmayhem from New Jersey

Dec 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by wollefdoogylloj from Virginia

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.56 by Brewfanatic55 from New Hampshire

Dec 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.96 by millerm25 from Kentucky

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.4 by Beerizgud from Ohio

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.2 by Moses13 from Ohio

Nov 28, 2014
 
Fade To Black - Volume 3 from Left Hand Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 526 ratings