Saranac Mocha Stout
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery

Saranac Mocha StoutSaranac Mocha Stout
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From:
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
5%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 13.18%
Reviews:
80
Ratings:
99
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 23, 2014
Added:
Nov 18, 2001
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by Metalmonk:
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Reviewed by Metalmonk from North Carolina

3.45/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I let this sit at room temperature for about 1/2 hour before opening, taking the chill off a bit.

Really oily look as it pours, producing a dense, tight tan head and an otherworldly black color underneath.

Aroma is lactic and sweet, balanced on the other side with a roasty, almost charred element. Even becomes a bit fruity as it warms.

Flavor is creamy sweetness at the front of the sip, with a nice roastiness elsewhere...but the finish is close to awful, like burnt wood on the tongue. Stops the flavor dead in its tracks, dry and burnt and blah.

Too bad the finish kills the good things going on otherwise, as it was seeming like one of the better Saranac offerings.
Jan 12, 2007
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Rated: 3.25 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

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Nov 07, 2013
 
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Dec 11, 2012
 
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Aug 29, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by ABokononist from New York

Jul 16, 2012
 
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Rated: 4 by tclapper from Maine

Nov 17, 2011
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Reviewed by katan from Colorado

3.34/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
12 oz bottle

A - Pours dark black - very opaque. The head was initially large and the trademark stout mocha color. It immediately broke down into a light film. Not much carbonation apparent.

S - A smell of robust dark chocolate - very deep and smoky. Some roasted malt smell here as well. Seems very similar to some of the oatmeal stouts I've had before.

T - Starts off with some sweetness - cream flavored. Develops some balance mid-stream, although still sweet. Then boom: finishes with an assertive flat chocolate flavor. Very naturally chocolate - not that sweet stuff you would associate with candy. More earthy. After taste starts to reveal the bitterness.

M - Has a fair amount of body to it - not watery. Does have a dry texture to it. Some bite from the carbonation.

D - The ABV is more than manageable. The flavors are not so assertive that it would begin to wear. However, the flavor is somewhat one dimensional - so at times boring.

The dry chocolate flavor isn't as pleasant as I would have hoped. A solid beer.
Nov 27, 2008
Saranac Mocha Stout from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 99 ratings