Chainsaw Ale - Left Hand Brewing Company

andrewm190

North Carolina

4.05/5  rDev +6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The bottle art isn't all that appealing, but that isn't what we buy the beer for, I suppose. The brew itself pours a beautiful copper color, with a strong head that lasts a good while without clinging to the glass. The smell is quite loud, the kind that leaves you wondering what lies beneath the bubbles. Sure enough, it is a very tasty beer; a strong entry from Left Hand. There is a nice, lingering hops. The beer is quite heavy, and that would be the main knock; certainly, however, a good choice overall.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2010 03:28:06 | More by andrewm190

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

05-18-2013 12:40:19 | More by Hopheadjeffery

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.59/5  rDev -32.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Served in a snifter at Firkin.

I have been a fan of Evil Dead for a while now... Anyway, this stuff pours a murky and brackish brown topped by a finger of glowing khaki foam. The nose comprises wet cardboard and buttery toffee backed by some very light orange peel. The taste holds notes of dry biscuit, orange peel, light earthy greens, very light tobacco, and a general sense of something musty hanging around, malingering in pain. It's an improvement on the smell, but that ain't sayin' much. The body is a light-leaning medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a sorta/kinda drying finish. Overall, this stuff just seemed messy, dirty, in ways it shouldn't. Definitely not a fan.

Serving type: on-tap

05-17-2013 02:48:17 | More by TMoney2591

DoubleSimcoe

New York

4.5/5  rDev +17.8%

05-10-2013 03:05:22 | More by DoubleSimcoe

buckyp

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-11-2013 21:22:36 | More by buckyp

Whiskeydeez

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

04-09-2013 21:22:42 | More by Whiskeydeez

Lipsntoes

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

03-10-2013 16:19:07 | More by Lipsntoes

match1112

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

03-02-2013 19:37:17 | More by match1112

wo87810

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

01-24-2013 01:53:12 | More by wo87810

Zkman87

New York

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

01-18-2013 16:51:14 | More by Zkman87

uturn

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

01-16-2013 04:25:54 | More by uturn

Thorpe429

Illinois

2.14/5  rDev -44%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25

On tap at Left Hand. Pours a mahogany color. Really sweet and boozy. Ick. Some hops after that initial impression, but still, really didn’t enjoy this.

Serving type: on-tap

01-09-2013 05:09:52 | More by Thorpe429

rudy0908

Missouri

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

12-22-2012 01:27:04 | More by rudy0908

speak72

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

11-12-2012 00:33:49 | More by speak72

TwelveOunces

Kentucky

3.78/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

10 oz pour
Pours hazy orange with a nice white head. The beer at first is reminicent of a big pale ale. The hop presence is fairly notable in this beer, there is a slight citrus and grapfruit. The beer has a light malt flavor that really is more about the feel then taste. The taste is nice but somewhat bland. This beer is big but drinks smooth.
Overall this is a passable beer. I had one that was aged 4 years and it really turns into a nice malt bomb but on tap it is somewhat uninspiring.

Serving type: on-tap

11-11-2012 02:57:04 | More by TwelveOunces

KickbacksSteve

Florida

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Kickbacks in Jax. Poured into a small snifter. Light beige head, moderate retention, atop a deep mahogany body. Sticky, suddsy and oily lacing. Aroma includes caramel malts, raisins, brown sugar, caramel, maybe a touch of nougat, fruitcake. Taste is quite sweet, no alcohol noted, again fruitcake comes to mind, sweet maltiness. Pretty unique and tasty beer, very easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

11-06-2012 07:44:45 | More by KickbacksSteve

Kevlee722

Washington

4/5  rDev +4.7%

10-30-2012 04:07:47 | More by Kevlee722

denver10

Colorado

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours gold with a nice white head. A huge malt forward aroma offering some butterscotch taffy, a little nutty, a slight infusion of some fruit, and a little hops in the finish. Flavor is defined by the malt offering a big butterscotch taffy base that is supported by some nut, some fruit (citric in nature) and a ever so slight bitter, hoppy finish. Alcohol is disguised quite well in this.. A fuller, creamy body. Overall, I generally don't enjoy butterscotch but had no problems with this one here, this was definitely one of the better non-dark beers by Left Hand. Would gladly drink this one again.

Serving type: on-tap

10-23-2012 01:42:38 | More by denver10

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +4.7%

10-21-2012 12:07:25 | More by t0rin0

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

10-16-2012 16:27:46 | More by RblWthACoz

Darkmagus82

Montana

4.03/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Served on tap in a 10 oz chalice glass

Appearance – Pours a brown colored brew with a small off white head. The head that was there faded quickly to leave a wisp on the surface of the beer with very light lacing on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma was heaviest o f a sweeter caramel, some chocolate and faint aromas of a dark fruit nature. Mixed with these are a herbal and slightly earthy hop flavor as well.

Taste – The taste begins of sweeter dark fruit and caramel with flavors of a nutty and chocolate nature. As the taste advances, hop flavors begin entering the flavor profile. An earthy and floral hop taste begin coming into the taste as some of the caramel sweetness fades. At the end of the taste, the hop flavors, now with a light grapefruit flavor as well, get stronger while the nutty flavor present from the start picks up a tad in intensity to leave a pleasant bittered sweet nut flavor on the tongue. Quite nice.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is above average in terms of creaminess and thickness with the carbonation level rather average. It suits the flavor profile quite nicely and makes for a nice easy drinking brew.

Overall – Fairly nicely hopped brown ale. It starts sweet and finishes more hoppy but does so with a nice smooth transition.

Serving type: on-tap

09-19-2012 00:37:25 | More by Darkmagus82

H0rnedFr0gs

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

09-14-2012 21:12:36 | More by H0rnedFr0gs

charladam

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

09-14-2012 05:25:13 | More by charladam

pjs234

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

09-05-2012 23:48:12 | More by pjs234

CWhite

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

09-02-2012 22:41:23 | More by CWhite