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Saranac Pilsener
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 15.04%
- Reviews:
- 77
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 18, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 28, 2000
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by mikesgroove:
Reviewed by mikesgroove from South Carolina
3.4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Poured a nice golden amber, a bit darker then I would have thought, and that is good. a nice fluffy pillow like white head graced the top to a height of about two inches before settling back down to just some lace ringing the glass, a touch of which stuck around for a while. Great visible carbonation evident in streams of bubbles filtering up from the bottom. Smell was light, lots of grain with some hints of maybe corn or an earthy cereal, but nothing spectacular. Taste was good, you typical pilsner. Light on the flavor, big on carbonation. Smooth crisp mouthfeel. Not a real lingering flavor, but what was there was lots of grain and corn maybe, something else but it was hard to place. Very sessionable, as it was very light. All together a good summer drinker, I have had better, but it is definatly not bad. Looking forward to hitting up some more.
Aug 16, 2007More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Jeez from Massachusetts
3.33/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Clear hay yellow with a small head that doesn't last. Wheat, lemon, and toasted malt are the primary players on both nose and tongue. It's more hop-forward than your typical pilsner. The hops make it taste skunky rather than contribute positively. Mouthfeel is crisp and on the thin side with medium carbonation. Not a whole lot to talk about here. Pilsners are a distinctly average style of beer, and this is an average- beer.
Jul 18, 2021Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.88/5 rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.88/5 rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Average pilsner lookin' beer, 1/2" white head, below average clarity for style. Aroma dropped the Saaz hop. Good.
Light toasted Pilsen malts, honey malt, toasted bread notes. Very high carbonation takes away from the mouthfeel. Decent stuff, but not exactly flavor country either. Mowing the lawn stuff.
Jul 25, 2016Light toasted Pilsen malts, honey malt, toasted bread notes. Very high carbonation takes away from the mouthfeel. Decent stuff, but not exactly flavor country either. Mowing the lawn stuff.
Saranac Pilsener from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
106 ratings
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