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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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 jhliesen (403), West Melbourne, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/513/20
May 3, 2009  
Bottle-A solid ESB, kind of like that .270 left fielder that hits 18-22, never an all-star, but still better than most and someone you wouldn’t want to go without. The beer is a soft copper color with a medium head, large in comparison to other ESB. There is a large amount of lacing on the glass. The aroma is caramel an bready. The taste is biscuits and malts with both coming into focus as the brew warms. The finish is smooth and enjoying. Special pour and rate. Produce Place 1.49


 DandyWolfFloyd (331), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Faint biscuit and caramel aroma. Appearance is a clean amber, nil head. Flavor is very pleasant with a nice biscuit-caramel and mildest hops. Its really easy drinking smooth, not too effervescent


 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Apr 16, 2009  
12oz bottle. Clear amber with large off-white head and lacing, rocky head. Aroma is slightly sour, sweeter with caramel. Flavor is much the same with that caramel sweetness, dry. Medium and light carbonation. Not all that interesting.


 Birdiebeagle (777), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/512/20
Apr 6, 2009  
Bottle Pours a hazy golden with a good off white head. The head is airy and last okay. Has a good mixed aroma. Hops and malts seem to balance each other out. Has an oily texture. Good carbination. A pretty good mouthfeel. The flavors are very well balanced. A light body. A very drinkable beer. I like it.


 HighlanderOne (538), Somewherein, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 29, 2009  
Poured from bottle. I smell caramel, vanilla ice cream. Clear amber, persistent tan head. Malts beat out hops in the flavor, giving a nice creamy feel with a hop aftertaste. Will not be confused with an IPA. Low carbonation gives it a smooth feel. Finished nicely. Unique and good.


 EHopper (274), Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 28, 2009  
A bit better than the other ale in the variety pack. Enjoyed the balance of hops and malt. None of the overwhelming excitement of a great ale, but drinkable.


 Brewbie (217), New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/515/20
Mar 26, 2009  
12oz bottle. cloudy gold, light off white head. different aroma, not sure how to describe it. not bad, just different. just a bit off sweetness. nice tasting, smooth creamy malt sweet, just a hint of hops in the finish. easy drinking decent beer


 SHIG (2012), Aviano, Italy
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Bottle: Poured an amber color with a fluffy off white color head. Aroma is heavy malt and hops. Taste is bitter hops with nice off setting malt.



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