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Left Hand Sawtooth Ale 3.21 668

Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

Percentile
67
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6683.21/5.03.21/5.04.75%73.8English pint
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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 joeec5 (204), bayonne, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 12, 2004  
clear light copper with nice head.mild hop flavor and aroma. enjoyed at the time, though it was a little thin and lacking in a malt character.


 jde123 (715), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 7, 2005  
Not a bad selection! Left Hand Brews continue to surprise me. Nice and balanced, very enjoyable to drink.


 NobleSquirrel (1123), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 14, 2008  
Bottle at Kuma’s. Pretty similar to Censored. A bit bready and cardboardy, though not really in a bad way. Some crystal malt character with some hops. Mouthfeel is reasonable. Overall, it wasn’t anything extravagant or outstanding. Was pretty decent, however.


 biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 19, 2005  
Pours copper with little head and many minute suspended particles. Mild floral light caramel and toasted malt aroma. Juicy malt flavor with soft British hop character. Decent body and mouth feel for such a low alcohol ale. Maybe bland by American standards but still a balanced quality ale.


 scania (184), Malmö, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Bottle. Dark amber. Aroma of caramel. Flavor is a good balance of sweetness and bitterness. Drinkable.


 brentfeesh (1042), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 13, 2005  
Started drinking this at fridge temp (perhaps I should have waited for it to warm up). At any rate...bottled on 3/05. poured a maple and amber color. The aroma had light grain malts and mild hops, though I detected some sharper hints underneeth. Tasted citrus peal hops and light grain malts. Fairly well balanced actually. Body was fine for the style. Overall this was a straight forward brew. Nothing fancy but simple and drinkable.


 TheBeerOrg (1596), Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 5, 2007  
Pours hazy dark burgundy with a fully receding light tan head. Aroma of caramelized alefruits, toffee. Taste is sweet, fruity with notes of plum, raisin, and toffee. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and slightly sticky with lush carbonation. Sticky and under attenuated.


 Bockyhorsey (2561), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 28, 2006  
Aroma had a moderate bitter hop to it. Dark amber body with decent head that disipated and left a cloudy cover on the body. Flavor had a syrupy feel and that seemed to hold back the bitterness which was fine for me. Medium bitterness on the palate. A decent beer.



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