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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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 thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 4, 2007  
Amber with a thick, off-white head. Hoppy and flowery tones. Hoppy and slightly bitter taste. Medium body with a short, dry finish.


 CaptBier (301), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Bottle. Medium foamy head which dissipates to light. Very rich, buttery sweet aroma; not too hoppy. Decent blend of hops and malt with clean, lingering finish.


 Airlifter (116), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/515/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Cloudy orange color with a little bit of big-bubbled head. Very little aroma. Flavor is a little hoppy with some citrus sweetness. A little metallic aftertaste. Not bad.


 BillKismet (1894), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/514/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Very carbonated, nice fluffy, rocky head atop a peach-amber body. Easy hop aroma, pleasant fruitiness, peach, etc., and lightly mellifluous. Easy ESB/pale ale body, minerally, fruity, nice hoppiness, moderate to light-bodied. Well structured, but restrained flavor. Nicely balanced bitter finish. A great session ESB.


 yobdoog (1420), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 29, 2007  
Sweet amlt aroma, nice body and mouthfeel. Dark color nice head retains some. Some hops balanced with malt.


 jwdevalue (158), Neptune, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/512/20
Sep 29, 2007  
This is part of a beer club. Had only one bottle but was decent for the price. Poured great and had a nice finish. Would do again.


 Skinnyviking (4142), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 28, 2007  
Bottle. Very high fluffy but lasting off-white head. Clear cobber body. Spicy and yet caramel sweet hops aroma. Sweet burned malt flavor with caramel, round and smooth without much hops bitterness. Low carbonation, short aftertaste.


 Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 26, 2007  
22oz bottle(10/04)-An orangish amber body with a decent off white head and an aroma of hops and mild alt character. Taste the same with the hops coming out then the malt foloowing. Nice beer.



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