Left Hand Homefront IPA

Left Hand Homefront IPA...$5.99 / 22oz

Style: American IPA

Color: Burnished Copper

Body: Medium

ABV: 6.6%

Tasting Notes: It’s more American than apple pie, It’s an American IPA. Burnished copper color with a creamy white head. An aggressive aroma of pine followed by a nice citrus finish reminiscent of lemon curd and orange peel. Biscuit, honey, and grapefruit pith notes play ball on your tongue, followed by a memorable dry bitter finish.

Left Hand is proud to be a part of a new tradition with our brewing compatriots – Homefront IPA! Homefront IPA is a collaborative beer produced by nine U.S. breweries to raise money & awareness for Operation Homefront.

Nearing the end of the beer’s fermentation, lead brewer Matt added the orange zest and maple bats to the tank. Louisville Slugger sends each participating brewery specially engraved bats to add to the aging process. A lot of brewing is pretty down & dirty stuff, but these are bats are nice change of pace in the world of shoveling grain and cleaning tanks. Besides, it makes some pretty sweet dinner table conversation: “How was work?”, “Oh I gave some baseball bats a beer bath, how about you?”

Next came the orange zest, utilizing 288 organic navel oranges! Special thanks to our Tasting Room guests for joining us in the great 2013 zest fest – this beer really is a community effort. And who knew that bowls of orange zest look exactly like shredded cheese?! Fascinating.

Originally developed in 2011 by Fremont Brewing Co. and Center of the Universe Brewing Co., Homefront IPA will be released by seven additional breweries this year: Left Hand Brewing Co., Cigar City, Perennial Artisan Ales, Sly Fox, St. Arnold’s, 21st Amendment, The Phoenix Ale Brewery, and Stone Brewing Co. All sales of Homefront IPA will go towards Operation Homefront, a national non-profit providing emergency assistance to military families and wounded warriors. Left Hand is the only participating Colorado brewery and will contribute 55 barrels to be sold in bottles and on draft nationwide.