Saranac Season's Best - Nut Brown Lager
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery

Saranac Season's Best - Nut Brown LagerSaranac Season's Best - Nut Brown Lager
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From:
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
Vienna Lager
Ranked #114
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
79
Ranked #26,573
Avg:
3.46 | pDev: 13.87%
Reviews:
178
Ratings:
259
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 27, 2024
Added:
Jan 23, 2002
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  18
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Ratings by Clydesdale:
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Reviewed by Clydesdale from District of Columbia

3.66/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: A rich, deep copper color with an orange tint. A very large, creamy off-white head bubbles up with good retention and very nice lacing.

S: Bland malt sweetness accompanied by some earthy hop aromas. Considerable nutty and yeasty scents as well. Appealing, but not especially complex.

T: Not a ton of complexity in the malt department - just a vaguely caramel sweetness. Some bready touches as well, now that I think about it. A nice nutty flavor is undercut by some steely, earthy and herbal hops that come across as a tad unrefined. A slight dose of sugar in the aftertaste.

M: Somewhat full-bodied with lightish carbonation. A fading, somewhat dry finish.

D: This is pretty nice - it certainly looks great. Not especially complex, but it's got a strong flavor and it's definitely not one of the cloying, cinnamon and nutmeg infused winter seasonals from many breweries.
Feb 13, 2009
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a mason jar mug: color is dark gold, head is very light tan, head presents 1/4 thick, but dissipates to thin top, no lacing.

Smell is grainy sweet malt, caramel, limited toffee, earthy hops.

Taste is more grainy sweet malt, light caramel, hint of toffee, herbal hops.

Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, low/moderate bitterness.

Overall a lightly sweet american style lager.
Jan 27, 2024
 
Rated: 3 by prisdefer from New York

Nov 23, 2023
 
Rated: 3.74 by smi69 from New York

May 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.48 by Zylod from West Virginia

Jul 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by CDBeerDisappear from Ohio

Jun 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.53 by Squire from Mississippi

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.02 by SurrenderToTheFlow95 from New York

Apr 06, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.71/5  rDev -21.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Small little brown and light red pour, 1/5" head, beige. Nutty aroma.

If you wanted an American boring brown ale, here it is, a little less sweet than Newcastle. Same vein. Search for toffee, nuts and caramel all you want. Some people will definitely like this beer. That person who wants to go beyond AAL, but doesn't want a lot of malt, hops, bitterness etc. . .

I'm not that guy.
Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.56 by Miguel_W from Maryland

Feb 18, 2016
 
Rated: 2.25 by JeffKowalek from Tennessee

Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.46 by socon67 from New York

Dec 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.3 by 2ellas from New Hampshire

Dec 08, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by sachie23 from New York

Nov 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by billybob from Massachusetts

Nov 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by Stignacious from New York

Oct 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.41 by spycow from Illinois

Aug 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jzlyo from Iowa

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 1.24 by Yogrrt

Dec 06, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by Alpha309 from California

Nov 28, 2014
Saranac Season's Best - Nut Brown Lager from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 259 ratings