Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

Very good ESB from Left Hand. Complex with a good balance. Pleasant surprise.

On Tap at the Left Hand Brewing Company, Longmont 08/10/2008 Hoppy aroma. Copper golden coloured and fruity with a bitter lasting malt finish.

Tried at an Old Chicago. Not a bad ESB, but it’d benefit from a bit more malty flavor and more body.

12 oz bottle @ Simone’s. Slight caramel and floral aroma notes. Nice copper color and great head retention. A good hop balance with a decent amount of mouthfeel, however it may benefit from more body.

Clear orange pour. Small amount of hops on the nose. Slight bit of protein. Taste has elements of a sweet red. Light hops. Some buttery elements. Nothing too fantastic.

[Bottled 4/16/08; consumed 9/17/08] Gorgeous dark orange look, cloudy and with a cidery haze. Thick finger of foamy white head. Really terrific-looking. Smell is a tad musty, but not horrible. Has a decent bready ale aroma. The hop is mild and spicy. Again, the taste is a bit musty too. And again, not bad. A little funkhouse touch to a regular ale base. The age doesn’t kill the flavor, but doesn’t optimize it either. A good pub ale flavor. Thick feel in a cream ale sort of way. A little chewy and bubbly. It’s a pretty good pub ale. Might be a tad old but still worthy nonetheless.

It was interesting to learn the style of the beer after drinking it. it tasted like a hoppy red or brown. like hopback amber, it reminded me of. good hops, earthy, bitter, well balanced malt. very drinkable. nice.

Amber with particles, small white head. Aroma of citrus and apricot, with some (fresh, not fermented) honey. Dry and malty flavour with a somewhat hoppy finish.