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Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

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bottled
common

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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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 humulushound (113), British Columbia, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 7, 2009  
Amber color with an aroma of apricots, earthy malt and citrus hops. Flavor is caramel loaf, light red fruits, bitter hops and a warming finish. Body is medium with low carbonation. Good but not stand-out.


 brenn79 (159), Idaho, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 6, 2009    Updated: Sep 7, 2009
12 oz. bottle- FIRST DRINK- Malty, full flavor, not bad. LAST DRINK- Gets better as it warms, the malt is less prominent.


 poisoneddwarf (163), Rathdrum, Idaho, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/512/20
Sep 5, 2009  
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.


 BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 4, 2009  
No evident aroma, but complex flavor. Caramel and light toffee with a very good hop balance.


 cprochak (393), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/105/513/20
Aug 30, 2009  
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.


 asheft (1382), Marburg, Germany
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 29, 2009  
[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.


 milljam (569), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 28, 2009  
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.


 blankboy (3189), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 25, 2009  
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.



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