Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Longmont, Colorado USA

Pours a frothy, average head...brown to amber body. Light, sweet initial flavor with not much finish. Very smooth. light hops in the nose, some malt on the tongue. All in all, a good brew, but still nothing exceptional.

Bottle. One of the few Non English Bitters that is actually quite good. It is a very well balanced beer, containing a good bit of woody hops and an almost caramelly sweetness. Solid drink.

12oz bottle. Pours mostly clear (slightly hazy) copper with gold highlights and a soft, pillowy, medium-sized, off-white head. The head laces the glass in thick, egg-white rings and a few pockets of foam floating on the beer never fully subside. The aroma is very malty with a touch of caramel. There is a touch of roast (very subtle chocolate character) and a light note of earthy hops (disappointingly light). The flavor starts malty and bready with a touch of residual sweetness around mid-palate. I think it has a bit too much crystal malt character and not enough hop flavor for an ESB, but it is still tasty and drinkable. The breadiness takes on notes of toast by mid-palate and a touch of fruity esters and some hops begin to become evident. The finish is malty with a balancing level of earthy hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is slick and medium in body. The carbonation is relatively low, but just right for bottled examples of the style (which is to say more than a cask-conditioned example of this style). Overall, a decent, drinkable ale, but not up to the same standard of most of Left Hand’s other beers (which tend to be fantastic).

Bottled. Poured copper, tan head. Floral hop nose and malty taste, with a decently balanced hop finish. Just okay.

nice malty nose,pours amber with white head,very nice balance malt up front hop finish,had not tryed this one in a while and I realy like it.

Bottle. Pours amber with white head. Undistinct aroma, some malt, altogether unremarkable.

Aroma is strong and richly malty with some fruity undertones. It pours a dark golden brown with a thick, fluffy head that sticks around for a bit. Flavor has a good balance of malt and hops, and the hop bitterness is not overwhelming, but it is not subtle either. This ale is lively in one’s mouth and smooth going down the hatch.

This caught me off guard as I was expecting grapefruit rind style bitter but was very satisfied with the smooth mild I’d say sweetness over bitter. The maltiness iS spot on and iS carbonated well. The head iS small and the color when poured iS a nice red hue. The aroma iS mellow and sweet pretty much like the brew itself. Overall this iS what I was looking for and not an over bitter brew. On the side this brew iS good cold but iS better half way through as it warms up slightly.