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Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

Left Hand Sawtooth Ale - Premium Bitter/ESB

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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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 coldbrewky (716), Saugerties, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Aug 14, 2007  
Bottle: Pours a lightly cloudy amber and results in a lightly flowery nose with a nice dense head. Sticky ring lacing. Lily pad effect of carbonation. Unfortunatly this is where all the fun ended for me. Thinner body surrounded by hops hops and some alkaline stuff. If it gets better when warmer , maybe I should have put it in a microwave or let it sit in the sun. Pass.


 bubbleflubber (885), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 12, 2007  
On tap at the Microfestivus ’07... Deep dark amber pour with a diminishing, minimal head that leaves spotty lace. Some caramel and an almost baby powder/airy nose. Caramel malts open up as the brew warms, backed with a biscuity mid-palate and a touch of copper. A nicely dry bitter finish adds a burnt biscuit touch. Although the flavors are well-balanced and decently integrated, the palate is a bit out-of-balance. The body is a bit thin and the mouthfeel a little watery. This seems to start down the right path, but lacks some substance to see it to fruition.


 pilsnerrogge (1769), Finspång, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 11, 2007  
bottle Dark amber colour. Big, frothy head, nice lacing. Biscuit aroma with lots of resinous Cascade hops. Flavour is resinous Cascade hops with notes of salty liquorice.


 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 10, 2007  
Bottle. Amber/orange color, nice offwhite head. Nice malty and nutty aroma with hoppy grassy notes. Hoppy flavor, some spices, citric, grassy and a bit dry. Hoppy metallic finish.


viciousg42 (46), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 6, 2007  
good and amberish color. hoppy to an intersting point. didnt let me down. left hand hardly ever gets any of my attention, since the first one ive tried was the ginger beer. which was crap.


 CheersMate1 (763), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Aug 4, 2007  
A sweet malty and hoppy aroma. I love the subtle sweet aroma it is actually a nice touch to a Premium Bitter beer. The aroma is not really strong, so that requires the drinker to take a strong whiff. I am also noticing a slight caramel smell. Decent aroma I’d say. The beer also has the appearance of caramel. I really like the dark color it is a nice touch, but nothing amazing. A weak flavor if you ask me. It has the sweet taste and hop flavor that were in the aroma, but it does provide a strong taste. Sweet before taste and a bitter hoppy after taste that reminds me of a pale lage hop. Kind of weird but the taste is mediocre. A smooth beer. The palate is decent. The beer overall is good, but I wouldn’t drink it on a regular basis for the hops or for the sweet flavor. Okay beer.


 larsniclas (3383), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 4, 2007  
Bottled. Hazy amber with a small, off-white head. Fruity and grassy in both aroma and flavour. Light and fresh. Citric and flowery hoppiness. Fine bitterness.


 fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 2, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a one finger off-white head that lasts leaving good lacing. Aroma of floral hops, light caramel, and fresh biscuits. Taste is light caramel, floral hops, and light biscuit. Medium mouthfeel and well balanced bitterness. Very good.



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