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Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

Left Hand Sawtooth Ale - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 Percentile 
67
overall
Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Longmont, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6513.21/5.03.21/5.04.75%72.5English pint
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Commercial Description:
Sawtooth Ale is an English style Extra Special Bitter. It is an extremely well balanced beer, with significant hop character, medium body, and a maltiness which increases in evidence as the beer warms to its "proper" drinking temperature. . The water used is quite hard, bringing it to near Burton on Trent levels, keeping it true to the style. This gives it the appropriate character and improves the malt extract significantly.
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 gsmitty80 (627), Washington DC, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/104/513/20
Jun 28, 2008  
I thought that this was a good beer although it wasnt really an esb but more of an amber ale in my humble opinion. Good aroma and notes of sweet bitterness come off the pour. The taste is hoppy with a hard finsh that stays with you for a little.


MikeRa (12), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/518/20
Jun 26, 2008  
This is a really nice ESB beer. It has a nice taste of caramel and hops. It is amber in color. I will be drinking it again.


 basewars (144), Albany, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Pours light brown. Aroma is hoppy with a bit of sweet maltiness. Tastes of caramel and hops, but nothing too special. Great beginner beer, and I would drink it again.


 redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Caramel malts with some spicy hops, with hints of pine. Pours amber with a white head. Caramelly, sweet crystal malts, with spicy hops. Good ESB, makes a good session beer!


 Vas19 (293), Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Jun 21, 2008  
Pours clear amber with a medium sized white head. Aroma is malty with a touch of hops. Hop and malt flavors balance nicely, however neither is very outstanding. Mouthfeel is good. Ok beer.


 vyvvy (2023), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 20, 2008  
Pours clear light bronze with a soapy light tan head. The aroma has caramel malt, light hops, a touch of sourdough and some cane sugar. Medium / light crisp body with gentle carbonation. The flavor starts with metalic caramel malt and some non-descript bitter hops. The finish seems oxidized, but it has a fairly fresh bottling date. Fair.


 jerc (3861), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 19, 2008  
2008-06-24. Dark orange amber body, small off white head. Muted lightly hoppy aroma. Similar flavour, light hop, mild bitterness. Just a touch of a cardboard note along side a caramel malt character indicating it might be a touch past its prime - but I also assumed this was an American Pale, I see now that it is not. Average palate. Bottle from Mabel’s Florida trip.


 rmussman (905), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Sampled in a 22. Very nice. Has a dark brown hue and a nice malty finish. Aftertaste is smooth and nice. Overall a very nicely made beer.



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