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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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 Lubiere (4464), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 9, 2006  
Red amber ale with a white head. Sweet malt aroma with floral hops. Good nutty malts in mouth with floral hops. More of a brown ale in taste. Good stuff. Mondial 2005.


 RooftopRogue (423), Champaign, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/102/510/20
Jan 3, 2006  
This beer has an aroma consisting of roasted grain, nuts and berries in the background. It is a copper colored solution that pours a good thick off-white head. This beer is thin and offers a taste of toasted sour dough bread that is a tad bitter which fades to fast leaving a nutty taste lingering.


 awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/55/20
Jan 2, 2006  
Hazy amber ale with a thin white head. Stale, moldy smell, taste and finish. I suspect this beer may have been mistreated.


 hopscotch (5440), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/512/20
Dec 30, 2005  
Bottle... Lightly hazy amber ale with an orange tint. Small, frothy, off-white head. Good retention. The nose is of black tea, light butterscotch and mild cocoa. Flavor is perfectly balanced, but thin, with just a hint of toffee. Light to medium-bodied and lightly creamy with fizzy carbonation. Finishes crisp and fairly clean.


 FlagstoneHill (211), Erie, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 29, 2005  
Bottle... ...Med Copper color, crystal clear, lt tan head... ...hints of maltiness, toast, herby hoppiness.. ..medium bitterness and sweetness. bitter finish... ... prickly carbonation, medium body... ...Straightforward ESB. Clean flavors, well balanced


 jigglyjock (159), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 18, 2005    Updated: Dec 21, 2005
Roasted malts, a nice bitter hop finish, and a smooth medium body mouthfeel. Nice oragne brown color with a moderate, soft, fine,white head. A very well balanance ESB.


alabamajohn (67), Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 17, 2005  
This is a decent brew, and perhaps a little underrated. A little hop bite, with a little sweetness and malt. It is thin, but I think that’s what makes it a good session beer. Drink the whole bomber yourself.


 Quixote18 (230), Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Dec 4, 2005  
On draft. Slightly rocky off- white head that mostly diminishes. Nice lacing, especially for a medium-bodied beer. It was clean and well hopped. Try it with your favorite pizza!



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