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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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 mugabe (215), Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Feb 20, 2008  
Bottle. Copper colour, medium head. Slightly smoked aroma. Rather watery palate and bland flavour, without much of a finish. Not bad, but not very good either.


 mybestfriend (261), Gothenburg, Sweden
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Feb 17, 2008  
Pours an amber colour with an off-white head. Hoppy on the nose - mostly lemon peel - also some malty caramel notes. Taste is a bit hoppy with some caramel notes. Very thin on the mid-palate! The finish is quite watery with some bitterness. I was a bit disappointed by this one.


 CelticBrew (676), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Feb 12, 2008  
Pours light amber brown forming little to no foamy head. Aroma of malts, some hops, a bit of caramel with nut spice. Flavour is of a somewhat typical bitter, malty with some nutty, caramel finish. Not my fave style, but drinkable. Seems like theres some vanilla extract in there too. Overall fair beer, drinkable but not what I would keep in my frig.


 Goodgrief (1144), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Oct. 2006 - Beer poured amber brown, decent head. Flavor and aroma were bready with some woody mustiness that was really pleasant. Some floral notes rounded out a nice tasting brew. A bit thin, but enjoyable.


 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Pours a clear iced tea brown with a frothy off-white head that leaves behind wispy lace. The nose features toasted malt with lesser notes of nuts and sweetbread. Medium-bodied with soft carbonation and a clean, lightly dry and mildly bitter finish. The flavor is fairly simple but pleasing, with toasted caramel malt up front and a lightly astringent and bitter hop finish. Not a bad ESB; this is a solid session beer.


ChetLemmons (87), orlando, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Feb 9, 2008  
brown/orange in color, minimal frothy head. hazy. nose of hops and grapes. smells quite pleasing to me. surprisingly smooth. the initial taste was intimidating but it smoothed out great. tasted to me, as if an apricot got into a fist fight with a grape. really enjoyed the flavor. not as bitter as i was expecting as this was my first ESB. very pleasing.


 Collint (450), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Thanks roomate for the offering. Poures a dark yellowish color. Aroma of english hops. Taste nutty and almost dry. I expected more from this beer.


 AskForJenny (626), Ontario, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Feb 8, 2008  
12oz dated 070807 - Copper liquid under light tan head, molasses and hops on nose, starchy nutmeg on palate. Indistinguishable.



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