Left Hand Brewing Co. Chainsaw Ale
Posted on March 14, 2008
Filed Under Brews and Breweries |
Left Hand Brewing Co.’s Double Sawtooth Chainsaw Ale is part of their seasonal Big Mo Series. The presentation on this beer is great. And for $11.99 a bottle, it should be. It is bottle conditioned in a 750ml caged cork silkscreened champagne bottle. The cork on my bottle was a little tough, but at least I did get a bit of the “popping” sound you generally hear with champagne. According to the Left Hand Brewing web site this beer has been available for only a month or so now, so it should be extremely fresh.
On to the review. I didn’t really know what to expect from this beer as my only background is the Sawtooth Ale which Chainsaw is based off of. I do like that brew. This beer though, had a dark ruby hue and I poured mine with the glass flat to emphasize the head. I couldn’t really place the aroma, but something smelled sweet to me. It was the same with the tasting. I didn’t get the bitterness as much as others have who had reviewed this beer, but I definitely had a sweet taste on the finish. Almost like those champagne-filled chocolate bottles you find as gifts. Maybe this was the bitterness everyone talked about and I just wasn’t recognizing it.
I must admit, for a “big beer” and the price, I expected more. This one just didn’t do it for me. It wasn’t bad. Probably a “B” if I had to grade it.
Comments
Leave a Reply
