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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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 henry3r (586), Wichita, Kansas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 26, 2006  
The 12 ounce bottle poured a delightfully clear reddish amber beverage with a modest creamy off-white head that was mostly diminishing but left good lacing on the glass. The aroma was well balanced. There was a predominant hop presence with some maltieness detectable underneath. The body was medium with lively carbonation and a smooth crisp, rather dry texture. The flavor started off ... what else ... bitter but not too bitter. A few moments later, a light sour character crept in. This was soon washed over by the pleasant bitterness which then lasted throughout the long finish.


 PhillyBeer2112 (2084), Orange Park, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 26, 2006  
On the whole a somewhat boring amber/pale ale. Poured an appealing red-amber, with a good two finger head. Aroma focused toward the malt end, with notes of butterscotch and caramel. Flavor similar, but some spicy flavoring hops are brought out. Although indistinct, they serve the purpose to provide counterpoint to the caramelized malts. Finish just barely bitter, again revealing the malt leaning tendencies of this one. Despite that, the malts are not especially featured, and the beer approaches blandness, definitely boringness.


 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 20, 2006  
This was a good ESB. Real easy to drink, went down nice, dry bittering finish. Session brew here


 jefcon (997), Arlington, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/102/512/20
Sep 16, 2006  
Amber-hued with a little lacing. Aromas are heavy on hopcit. Bitter bite, with a hoppy center and a fading malt finish that’s woodsy and warm. Hops are a bit soapy. Quite "wet" on the finish. There is a bit of mineral in the flavor profile which is kind of nice. Overall, however, not in the class of ESB it aspires to be.


 jetzler (622), oklahoma city, Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/513/20
Sep 15, 2006  
Bottle Cold Electro Lounge, Nice sweet malty aroma with subtle hops, great light malt tastes with decent hops quite nice and infact quite good for and American ESB not too hoppy but good amounts of malts. I prefered this one over Bridgeport ESB.


tulsajeep (12), USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/53/102/510/20
Sep 10, 2006  
Looks much better than it tastes. Certainly bitter but tastes very watery initially.. I wouldn’t call it well balanced at all. Doubt I’ll buy more.


 aobecksy (661), Middle of no where, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/102/510/20
Aug 27, 2006  
Didn’t like this one so much. In the commercial description I very much likethe phrase the ater uded is quite hard,,,the water used is quite watery ...this is like a ice tea with too much ice that’s melted. What a disappointement from its malty nose to its actual lack off lavor.


 yemntftb (106), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Aug 24, 2006  
Bottled. Hoppy Aroma/hoppy taste. Very good beer with a dry finish. A nice ESB.



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