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Left Hand Sawtooth Ale 3.21 666

Left Hand Sawtooth Ale

Percentile
67
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6663.21/5.03.21/5.04.75%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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 BeerFanDan17 (628), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/514/20

Sep 4, 2009  
No evident aroma, but complex flavor. Caramel and light toffee with a very good hop balance.

 darn1207 (665), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 31, 2009  
From an old rating note: 12oz bottle from left hand sample pack. hazy orange pour with medium beige head. roasted caramel and floral hop aroma. Same in the taste - caramel malts up front then crisp hops in the dry finish.


 Prometheus (106), Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Dec 28, 2009  
Pretty decent ESB. Like the name says, very well balanced. But it doesn’t have a whole lot going on. Decent and smooth, but nothing stands out about it. Would definitely drink it though when i needed a serviceable ale.


 Nena (182), West Seattle, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Dec 18, 2009    Updated: Dec 19, 2009
Bottle. Poured orange with a moderate white head that fell to a white ring fairly quick, leaving a bit of lacing as I drink.. Aroma is bready with sweet fruitiness, plus some floral, almost soapy hops. Flavor is toffee, bread, apricot, plus some light hops on the finish. Has a moderate mouthfeel. The flavors of this just don’t mesh very well to me. It’s inoffensive and I’m having no problem drinking it, it just doesn’t taste particularly good.


 bierkoning (6100), La Tropica, Netherlands
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Dec 15, 2009  
Bottle. Amber color. Pear, flowery hops and some tropical fruit in the sedate aroma. Pear, mango, just a touch of flowery and citric hops in the flavor. Hints of cinnamon and dust in the aftertaste. Decent, satisfyingly balanced ale.


 Zinister (1207), Houston, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 14, 2009  
Left Hand dinner at Petrol Station. Cask. Good flavors of malt, floral hops with a crisp finish.


 jbrus (4903), Delft, Netherlands
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 7, 2009  
Bottle@Home. Neutral aroma. Pale copper colour, off-white head, good lace. Sweetish, bitter, light malty, hint of toffee. Light sticky mouth feel and sparkling. Refreshing, ok session ale.


 jmm635 (269), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 5, 2009  
Pours a very light amber with a thin lacing head. Pretty evenly balanced between the malts and hops. Nothing really stands out for me. Pretty drinkable and I definitely like it, but forgettable nonetheless.


 jake65 (1725), Williston, North Dakota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Dec 2, 2009  
Bottle: Copper with a huge sandy head. Thick sheets of lacing. Nose is mostly malty and floral, with light citrus sweetness. Dry florals and nice bitters up front with a caramel and citrusy-sweet finish. Good lingering wet hops finish. Very nice session brew.



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