We've Moved!

Now that our new website is up and running, you can access our blog directly from our main website. Follow this link to get you there, http://www.lefthandbrewing.com/blog/, and be sure to change your bookmarks!

See you over at the new site!

We've Moved!

Now that our new website is up and running, you can access our blog directly from our main website. Follow this link to get you there, http://www.lefthandbrewing.com/blog/, and be sure to change your bookmarks!

See you over at the new site!

Oktoberfest 2010

Oktoberfest brewing for this year is complete! I want to take a moment and share some numbers with all of you.

-This year Left Hand brewed 900bbls of Oktoberfest, that’s 15 brews into 5 tanks

-Wort production alone took 120 hrs man hours

-The brewers lifted and milled 26,625 kg (58,698 lbs) of malt, that’s 1,065 25 kg bags!

-118.74 kg (261.7 lbs) of hops were used

-89 bbls of water in the brewhouse per batch, that’s 41,385 gallons total

At last year’s Oktoberfest celebration in Munich, a record 6.5 million liters of beer was consumed over a 15 day period. Based on the hours of service in the beer tents, the 900 bbls (105,612 liters) Left Hand brewed would have been consumed in 3 hrs 12 mins.

The season is approaching!

Prost!

Ro Guenzel

Head Brewer

Left Hand Brewing Company

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Left Hand Delivers the Good Juju

Longmont Brewery releases spring/summer seasonal 6pk

(LONGMONT, CO) – Open your eyes and look within. Are you satisfied with the beer you’re drinking? We know where we’re going; we all know where we’re from. We’re leaving the dark of winter, y’all! We’re going to the summer land. Emancipate yourself from the dead of winter, none but the vernal equinox can free the light. Everything’s gonna be alright!

Welcome to Good Juju Ale, Left Hand Brewing Company’s spring/summer seasonal, available throughout the longer, lazier days of summer that are just around the corner. Good Juju pours a clear, golden color with a rather thick white head. The ginger makes itself known in the nose right from the start, allowing a fresh and clean beginning to this most refreshing beer. Incredibly smooth mouthfeel, with the flavors going straight down the middle of your tongue. The addition of Biker Dude Hawaiian organic ginger root ties in well with the Centennial, US Golding and Sterling hops, allowing for a distinctive, crisp, drinkable beer. Incredibly light-bodied, with a bit of sweetness from the malt backbone, Good Juju finishes very mellow - the perfect thirst quencher on a hot summer day.

And as we eventually creep back to those shorter days, when the leaves begin to change and fall (and you’re itchin’ to rock your lederhosen), Good Juju will be replaced by the delicious malt-bomb we call Oktoberfest. And before we know it, light turns to dark, and Fade to Black enters. It’s what we like to call the seasonal circle of life here at Left Hand.

Good Juju will be available in 6pks and draft every year.

Where to find some Good Juju

Colorado, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

Left Hand Monkeys Around

Longmont Brewery releases game-changing IPA

(LONGMONT, CO) – It’s the year 2010. A plague of unbalanced, exaggeratedly hoppy beers have wiped out millions of palates in the United States since 1996. Only a small percentage of the population’s discriminating palates have survived to this point. Many beer drinkers are now forced to live without the ability to taste malt. Left Hand Brewing Head Brewer Ro Guenzel volunteered to brew an antidote, going back in time when IPA’s were more sessionable and balanced, and to help others discover that not all hops are of a big, citrusy character. The result? 400 Pound Monkey IPA.

Welcome to the jungle. Joe Schiraldi, VP of Brewing Operations, waxed poetic. “Just when you thought that the world needs another IPA like it needs another virus, we’ve started to brew a year-round IPA. But this one ain’t like them others. It’s an English-style IPA that separates itself from the ubiquitous bunch. Any monkey can throw 400 pounds of hops in a kettle.”

Brassy in color, with an off-white head, the Monkey exhibits an earthiness quite different from American-style IPAs. Soft aromas of freshly cut hay, bitter orange and white cheese rind (courtesy of Boadicea and Sovereign hop varieties) are the first impression. But once the cage has been opened and a sip savored, a multi-pronged 12-monkey assault on the palate begins. The initial bready maltiness is attacked immediately by a variety of flavors ranging from green tea to glacier melt water to wild flower honey, coating your palate and refusing to leave.

“But just as one monkey arouses a great deal of amusement, two or more double the interest and amusement, which is why you should have more than one,” says Ro. “If you allow this beer to warm up, that’s where the Monkey really begins to shine. The malt starts to open, balancing the hop attack, but still allowing a very long herbal hoppiness to linger on your tongue. There’s just a lot going on.”

So, alas, comes the inevitable questions – what are the ABV and IBU? Well, the Monkey weighs in at 6.8% ABV, but the bitterness? Well, it depends on perception versus reality, but a polite monkey never tells.

The Wine and Cheese Place - Buy Left Hand Beer Online!

 
Do you live in a state that doesn't sell our delicious hand-crafted beer? Or does your local liquor store not carry all of our styles? Or maybe you are just too darn lazy to drive down to the liquor store (don't worry, it happens to the best of us). Well we have some good news for you! You can now purchase a selection of our delicious brews online and have them shipped right to your door. The only requirement? You must be 21+, duh! So check out the link below, and be sure to tell your friends!

Buy some Left Hand @ The Wine and Cheese Place!

Exciting Changes In 2010!

2010 is a going to be a crazy year. Lots going on that we’re excited about! First – this is the year that you’ll see updated packaging on all of our beers – it’s been a while, and we really need a facelift. So, be on the lookout for the new stuff rolling out all year. Plus, we’ve got a brand-spanking new, year-round beer affectionately called 400 Pound Monkey coming your way sometime in late January. Packaged in 6pks and kegs, we’re really excited about this new beer. It’s an IPA, but this one ain’t like them others. Sometimes you’re not in the mood for what everyone else is having, right? Using hops of a different color, earthy and herbal, well-balanced by bready malt. The result? An English-style IPA that separates itself from the ubiquitous bunch. Cartloads of bitter monkeys flinging wasteful amounts of bananas into the jungle – we’re so done with that.

Alrighty then – here’s to a new year, a new  beer, and all kinds of fun along the way. Cheers!