Sawtooth Ale - Left Hand Brewing Company

Sawtooth AleSawtooth Ale

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rAvg: 3.73
pDev: 13.14%
Reviews: 615
Hads: 551

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Brewed by:
Left Hand Brewing Company visit their website
Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) |  5.30% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (538), on-tap (50), nitro-tap (24), cask (3)

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Reviews

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Reviews by JamesMN:
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JamesMN

Minnesota

3.45/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Slightly hazy orange/copper color. Thin soapy off-white head.

Aroma: Bready with sweet (candy-like) hop notes.

Taste: Same as the aroma with some added caramel malt flavor and a hint of citrus. A tad watery but that's to be expected at 5.3% ABV. I wish there was more hop flavor here. The bitterness is moderate, nothing a hop head would go crazy for. The palate is mostly sweet overall.

Mouthfeel: Closer to thin than medium in body. Average carbonation and easy drinkability.

Final Thoughts: Wasn't expecting much from this one so it basically met my expectations. A decent ESB. Would I drink it again? Eh, probably not. Although, I have seen friends session this beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2012 00:46:17 | More by JamesMN
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TGZ32

Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.2%

05-17-2013 23:32:27 | More by TGZ32
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3.25/5  rDev -12.9%

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mikeburd1128

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3/5  rDev -19.6%

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3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

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civicm87

New York

3/5  rDev -19.6%

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4/5  rDev +7.2%

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3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

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Mosul

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pknyc

New York

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-26-2013 17:43:05 | More by pknyc
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SportsandJorts

Michigan

4.58/5  rDev +22.8%
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Appearance: a real hazy straw yellow color, with a foamy white head that sits forever.

Smell: nice mellow floral hops and pale malts

Taste: floral hops that don't leave an outstanding bitterness, followed by some pale malts. Unbelievably balanced and delicious

Mouthfeel: perfectly smooth and clean. almost no bitterness. very refreshing

Overall: This one kinda blew me away. I really enjoyed it. This is almost exactly what I want out of an ESB and certainly the best american version I have had by far. I want to try it bottled and see how it compares.

Serving type: nitro-tap

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Sawtooth Ale from Left Hand Brewing Company
84 out of 100 based on 1,166 user ratings.