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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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 jimmyh221 (157), Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 26, 2006  
It was lightly cloudy with a lasting off white head. This was a beer that was fairly balanced. It wasn’t as hoppy as I would have expected.


 bethmatt0421 (317), Covington, Kentucky, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/513/20
Mar 25, 2006  
Strong hop, and malt characteristics. Average body, with a sticky texture. Aromas are piney and a hint of syrup. Sharp, sweet bite. Not a whole lot to brag about here.


 stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 25, 2006  
On Draft at Issac Newton’s. Pours amber with a decent sized white head. Aroma of pine, hops, and fruit. Flavor is citrusy, carbonated, sweet, with a slight bitter finish. Good body, good brew.


 DerBiermeister (500), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 23, 2006  
I really like this brew. It is my favourite of the Left Hand brews so far. It is hoppy, somewhat bitter, but also refreshing, not too watery, not too strong - it is a good balance. It would be nice if the ABV were a bit higher though.


 Strykzone (1458), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/512/20
Mar 22, 2006  
Floral and fruit in the aroma. Plenty of hops, too. I find more bitterness than other raters have indicated. Very pleasant. Some tartness is evident, perhaps grapefruit. The body is medium to light and in color the beer is a nice amber. Remainng lacing is on the oil side. Some of the malt appeared in the finish. This was an interesting mix of sour, sweet, and bitter. Very nice.


 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 21, 2006  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear amber with a creamy, off-white head leaving a neat lacework. Lovely nose full of aroma hops. Medium body with a caramelish sweetness and some great hops leaving more flavour and aroma than bitterness. Great brew. 200306


 MoreHead (355), Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Mar 8, 2006  
poured a clear dark amber with average head and lacing, visible carbonation. aroma is slightly yeasty, almost a light horse blanket. taste was malty with a nice hops finish. nicely done.


 SSSteve (2042), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 4, 2006  
amber and a medium rocky white head. sweet floral hop aroma. medium bodied. lightly hopped palate with a decent malt backbone. apricot, peach flavor. a little bland. not bitter at all. more hops.



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