Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

12 oz bottle. I’ve never been a big fan of this style. It’s too malty for my tastes. Not much of a head here. Smells of molasses and malt. Nice amber hue. Definitely a quality beer. It’s drinkable, but I don’t forsee ever buying this again.

No evident aroma, but complex flavor. Caramel and light toffee with a very good hop balance.

Cask at the brewery 7/16/09. Pours a nice amber, with only mild earthy hops aroma. Good bitter, but pretty mild. Smooth with clean finish. Decent example of the style, though I feel the cask makes me biased.

[bottle] Nice caramel and toffee aroma with some faint estery lemon and apricot. Hazy bronze covered by thin, lacy white. Strawberry and honey flavour with toffee and a little watermelon. Subtle bitterness is just enough to balance the honey sweet malt. Medium carbonation, medium body, not quite crisp, clean finish.

Did not think this was a bitter. Was more reminiscent of a hoppy amber. That being said this is still a pretty good brew. Nice hop presence of pine and resin with a solid caramel malt undertone. Bitterness is moderate.

Bottle [12oz]. Pours a slightly hazy copper-brown with an average size off-white head. Mild aroma of caramel malt, some breadiness, light hops and some light buttery notes. Flavour of caramel malt, mild sweet fruit and light hops. Medium bodied. Just O.K.

on tap at shultzy’s, slightly cloudy dark orange color to it with a small head. malty aroma with some biscuity notes to it, flavor is not really bitter?

On tap at Datz Deli (Tampa, FL). Pours a hazy amber color with one finger white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, bread, yeast, light floral notes, light spice, light earthy notes. Flavor is sweet and malty with similar notes of caramel, honey, earth, spice, light floral esters, some hints of bread and yeast. Generally light to medium body with a malty, earthy finish.