Left Hand Smokejumper Returns After 4 Years
23 days agoLeft Hand Brewing Company’s Smokejumper is back on shelves after 4 years of slacking off. Jumper is a smoked imperial porter, … Read the rest
Left Hand Brewing Up 49.4%, Installing Bottling Line
44 days ago2011 was another big year for Left Hand Brewing. Today, Left Hand released their 2011 report, outlining production and growth. Up over 49% over the previous year. That’s 36,830 barrels (or 1,141,730 gallons of beer.)
Over the past 5 years, Left Hand has spent over $9 million expanding in order to keep up with demand. In 2011, a new keg line was installed. In 2012, A new bottling line will be installed by the fall. The price tag on that badboy will be close to $3 million. The new line will fill bottles 4x faster.… Read the rest
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout Bottles Hit Atlanta Today
77 days agoLeft Hand Brewing rolls out Nitro Milk Stout bottles to Atlanta starting today. Now the beer loving city of Atlanta can enjoy the nitrogen infused milk stout in a bottle too.
The 6 packs will set you back around $10 (or less) and have, or are hitting shelves as you read this ATL. There’s something else to get excited for too. Launch parties. Left Hand Brewing brought a few people from Longmont to celebrate with the fine people of Atlanta.
Left Hand Guests (at both events) Include:
Chris Lennert - VP of Operations… Read the rest
Left Hand Continues Rolling Out Nitro Bottles
103 days agoLeft Hand Brewing continues to rollout Nitro Milk Stout bottles this year. The first markets have been around Colorado of course. They have released dates for the next market rollouts. Back in October at GABF, Left Hand officially introduced the world to Milk Stout in nitro bottles for the first time. These bottles are a first among craft brewers. Milk Stout is Left Hand’s #1 selling beer.
Haven’t seen these bottles at work yet, here’s a demonstration by Chris in the Left Hand tap room:
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Left Hand Ambidexterious. Drink It With Either Hand?
165 days agoLeft Hand Ambidextrous Ale. Info on this one is pending, so just add it to your beer “radar.” … Read the rest
A Demo Of Left Hand’s New Nitro Bottles
176 days ago
Left Hand Brewing is in the process of debuting their new Nitro Milk Stout bottles. They are available in Colorado right now, rolling out to major markets the first of year. BSJ was there right after the launch in October, and took thisFor those not in Colorado, here’s an explanation of the new bottles, and cool demo of the pour.
Some pics from the launch party at GABF… Read the rest
Ro Guenzel Chats About Fade To Back Vol 3
211 days ago
Edition 3 of Left Hand Brewing’s “Fade To Black” series is on shelves. Recap: 3 years ago, the brewery dropped Snowbound Ale in lieu of FTB. Volume 1: Foreign Export … Read the rest
Left Hand Officially Debuts Milk Stout Nitro!!
231 days agoAnyone who has ever had it knows that the only way to make Left Hand Brewing’s Milk Stout better is to have it on nitro tap. Well guess what? Now you will be able to have that creamy deliciousness in a bottle… yep, just like the Guinness nitro bottles! Left Hand will be the first American craft brewery to do such a thing and it will be debuted tonight at its release party just in time for the kick off of GABF in Colorado.
Left Hand Milk Stout is a full-bodied sweet stout that comes in at 6% ABV. It is made with Pale 2-row, Munich, and Crystal malts; roasted barley; flaked oats; flaked barley; chocolate; and Magnum & US … Read the rest
Left Hand Happy Tail Benefits Humane Society
273 days ago
Happy Tail Ale is a special package for Left Hand Brewing’s Sawtooth Ale proceeds from the sales donated to Longmont Humane Society. The bottles are raffled off at their … Read the rest
A “Beer To Keep” From Left Hand
283 days agoLeft Hand Brewing has a new draft offering on the way, Biere De Garde. This “beer to keep” is a draft only offering. It was the winning entry in a Colorado Home Brew competition. The winning entry gets to brew the recipe on a professional system.
Hops: Proprietary
Malts: Pilsner, Munich, Dark Munich, CaraVienne, Aromatic, Biscuit
Yeast: French Ale Yeast
Tasting notes (Per LH): Pours with an off white dense head capping amber liquid with orange highlights. Warm malt notes of toffee, caramel and graham cracker. Tropical fruity aromas appear with further sniffing. First taste is of rich maltiness segueing to candied fruit and a dry, slightly bitter finish. Alcohol warmth tries to poke through the sweetness.
Availability: Limited, Draft … Read the rest
Judging A Book (Beer) By It’s Cover
287 days agoOC Weekly just put out it’s Top 10 best beer labels from around the world. There are some surprises on the list. I’m not surprised by Left Hand Brewing making it, nor The Bruery. It was nice to see Red Brick make the cut. The Grimm Brothers beers are quite sexy too. Got a favorite that didn’t make this list? Check out the 10 Ten at OC. [OCWeekly, via @oboudreaux ]
Midnight Project “Peotch” Soon
289 days agoIt’s almost time for Midnight Project #4 – the collaborative project between Terrapin & Left Hand Brewing. As mentioned before, this years edition features peaches! From Terrapin’s recent newsletter:… Read the rest
Preliminary Details: Terrapin/Left Hand Midnight Project 2011
335 days agoNOTE: These details are subject to change.
Terrapin Brewing & Left Hand Brewing are about to embark on their 4th brew in the Midnight Project Collaboration Series. Each year, the location of the brew switch from brewery to brewery. Year 1: Longmont. Beer: Terra-Rye’Zd Year 2: Athens. Beer: Depth Charge. Year 3: Longmont. Beer: Oxymoron.
This year’s edition will be brewed in July sometime in Athens, Georgia. Here are some tentative details. Peaches. A mixture of both Colorado & Georgia peaches. Style, other ingredients and such have yet to be decided. That’s what getting together over beers is for. (Hey, that’s where the series started right??)
The name they are working on is awesome. Pea-och. (That’s my spelling, … Read the rest
RUMOR: Terrapin/Left Hand Midnight Project #4
402 days agoTerrapin & Left Hand Brewing are already talking about the 4 edition of their Midnight Project collaboration series. The series, started in 2008 – was purported to have been born … Read the rest
ARRIVING SOON: Left Hand TNT
437 days agoHeaded to shelves soon from Left Hand Brewing is “TNT Weizen Dopplebock.” A completely new release by Left Hand, this beer will be brewed with Lapsang Souchong tea.
Using … Read the rest
Left Hand Stranger Pale Ale
447 days agoLeft Hand Brewing (Longmont, CO) is replacing Jackman’s American Pale Ale. Stranger is a completely new recipe, and not a rebrand of Jackman’s Pale Ale. Jackman’s was retired at the … Read the rest
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