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Left Hand Chainsaw Ale (Double Sawtooth) 3.57 221

Left Hand Chainsaw Ale (Double Sawtooth)

Percentile
91
overall

bottled
common

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2213.59/5.03.57/5.0Special8.3%61.6Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Our latest offering attempts to address an old saying that has plagued mankind since its inception. Many times we've heard, "more is not always better". Invariably the person on the receiving end of such a statement scowls at the ramifications. Here at Left Hand we realize that life cannot be reduced to or understood in absolute terms. Our latest addition to our lineup attempts to take exception with such broad statements about the human condition. Chainsaw is a connoisseur version of our award-winning Sawtooth Ale, designed to befuddle silly generalizations about life. We hope you enjoy!
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 dyetube (419), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 12, 2008  
This beer pours a deep amber with a thin off white head. The aromas are musty and hoppy. the flavor is light caramel and some grass. This is kinda inbetween an IIPA and an american strong if you ask me. There is more hoppiness to this beer than a strong ale should have but I like that being a hophead. Cheers


 Crosling (1856), Loveland, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 3, 2006  
Dark copper color, with immense froth. Dull, underwhelming aroma. However, fairly nice flavor balance, with rich malt and hop flavors abound. Smooth, creamy body, with well hidden alcohol.


 drfabulous (1285), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Matly. Sweet. Much better than the usual sawtooth. Very nice beer overall. Enjoyed it.


 Sregnar35 (732), Rotterdam, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/515/20
Oct 16, 2006  
Poured a dark ugly chunky red brown. Aroma was very sweet and tangy. Tasted very thick and syrupy, with a strong alcohol finish. Lots of sweet dark fruit and hops.


 Papsoe (15180), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 4, 2007  
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours a hazy, amber golden with an off-white head. Fat aroma of caramel and hops. Full-bodied with lots of caramel, overripe fruit and roasted malt - some spiciness too. Hoppy finish yet not overly bitter. We’re really talking Barley Wine borderlands here. 030707


 jrob21 (1283), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Pours a thick reddish amber color with a slight tan head. Aroma is syrupy caramel. Also getting some piney/grassy hop smell as well. Flavor is thick and sweet with a bit of a hop finish. Flavor not incredibly complex and when the alcohol peaks through it is more apparent than it could be with a bigger hop profile.


 SudsMcDuff (1841), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/104/512/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Pretty damn rustic ... very smooth and alcohol is pretty well hidden ..’i’m caca for coocoo puffs’ ... lacing is premium stuff ... caramel, molasses, some dust, ... a good brew but a stretch at $11 ... nothing spectacular, just the same old left hand bullshit...


 luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/105/513/20
Feb 22, 2006  
From a bottle into a snifter. Beer pours a hazy, medium-brown color with an average-sized, frothy, off-white, mostly and quickly diminishing head. The aroma is sweetly malty with light notes of cookie, caramel and toasted grain; Moderately hoppy with a sharp note of resin/pine; Lightly yeasty with a note of bread dough; Light miscellaneous notes of vanilla and toffee and/or sweet corn. Not fiercely engaging, but still mostly fetching. The flavor is moderately sweet, heavily bitter with an extra-long, heavy, lingering and slightly unpleasant sharp, bitter finish and a little bit of corn in the retros.The body is medium-to-full, the texture is almost creamy, the carbonation is soft and there’s a moderately alcoholic warmth in the finish.



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