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Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6533.21/5.03.21/5.04.75%72.6English pint
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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 jerc (3885), 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.


 Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Bottle. Murky brown and almost red with a big bubbled, short lived head. Aroma is toast and stale hops. Flavor is really malty (past it’s prime?), Metalic, honey and a bit bready. Just a bit sweet.


 NobleSquirrel (1105), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 14, 2008  
Bottle at Kuma’s. Pretty similar to Censored. A bit bready and cardboardy, though not really in a bad way. Some crystal malt character with some hops. Mouthfeel is reasonable. Overall, it wasn’t anything extravagant or outstanding. Was pretty decent, however.


 Acknud (772), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 13, 2008  
Even though it is not to style I like the hoppiness in this beer. Pours amber with a medium head. Malty aroma. Taste is initially malty but then the hops come through.


 gws57 (1137), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Had this one bottled in a mix pack from World Market in St. Charles, Illinois, thanks Mom and Dad! Deep reddish-brown pour with a frothy tan head, nutty nose, balanced flavor. This is a highly quaffable brew.


ThunderChicken (10), Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Slightly more hoppy than I would expect from the style, althou8gh the serving temperature was colder than it should be. Malt sweetness is nice..


 twitcher (293), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/105/514/20
Jun 2, 2008  
(from notes) ESB from Lefthand. Medium amber color, think off white head. Smooth toasted malts, crisp floral hop notes. A tad hoppier than usual for an ESB, but nothing IPA-ish. Quality session brew.



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