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Left Hand Sawtooth Ale 3.21 664

Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

Percentile
67
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6643.21/5.03.21/5.04.75%73.4English 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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 mgumby10 (1858), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 10, 2008  
Pours a cloudy amber color with a small off white head. Smells of light piney hops and grapefruit citrus. Probably more of the fruity citrus comes through than pine though. Pretty fresh and crisp tasting, although maybe a touch overcarbonated on the palate. The flavor is mostly the same citrus and hop mix. Nothing really different, or interesting for that matter, comes out in the taste. A little bit earthy, with a dry, lightly bitter finish. Pretty uninspiring, but certainly drinkable.


 voota (765), Melbourne, Australia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
May 9, 2008  
Hazy copper with a pretty small tan head. Really earthy, dry toffee aroma. Some custard, pears too. Nice malty body belies the alcohol strength, a bit salty in the mouthful. Dry, fruity flavour, has lots of those earth tones you can only find in fuggles, it works really well. Toffee flavours and a slight hint of sweetness hit near the finish, which is otherwise fairly quick. A good beer, but I dont think I could drink too much of it for some reason.


 Crafty07 (393), Florence, Kentucky, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
May 7, 2008  
Last reviewer nailed it, copper color, small head, sweet malt with slightly larger hop presense than expected. Very good ESB.


 redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
May 4, 2008  
Pours a full copper color with little head. Aroma is of sweet malt as well as some hop bitterness. Flavor is a bit sweet, of sugary malt with a little more hop presence than I expected. Quite good. 12 oz. bottle.


 kidmartinek (993), austin, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
May 3, 2008  
Light amber in color. 2 inch frothy off white head. Great, hoppy aroma. Strong hoppy taste, with some bread notes. Palate is a little runny and weak (watery). Malty finish.


 cking (1041), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
May 2, 2008  
Rich copper pour with a thick, lasting head and good lacing. Semi-sweet caramel aroma with notes of cereal and floral hops. Balanced beer that is quenching with a light dry quality. Medium to thin in body, it’s an easy drink. A fair amount of nutty grains and caramel in the flavor along with fresh buttered bread. There is an abundant floral and grassy hop flavor as well. A nice every day bitter that I really enjoy.


 restless7 (104), Lenexa, Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 30, 2008  
BOTTLE: 46F. Nice copper color with thick foamy head, slight lacing. Aroma is a bit hoppy with a hint of sweetness. Flavor is pretty good, like a hoppy brown ale more than a bitter. In fact, it’s not very bitter at all. Palate is lively with a dry short finish. Nice drinkable ale


 unclemike (833), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/513/20
Apr 27, 2008  
Ripe citrus aroma, with some floral hops coming through as well. An appealing taste of many different fruits at the center of this beer. Malt profile is slightly chewy, this is a well balanced beer that you can really wrap your palate around. Satisfying with a ingratiating lingering aftertaste.



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