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Saranac Brown Ale
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 12.13%
- Reviews:
- 241
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 03, 2018
- Added:
- Oct 24, 2006
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 14
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Ratings by JohnnyBarman:
Reviewed by JohnnyBarman from Canada (ON)
3.53/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Single bottle from my Saranac Adirondack mixed pack.
Poured into a nonic glass. A russet-ruby hue, with bright ruby shining through when held to the light. Leaves about an inch of off-white head, which possesses some nice retention. A few flecks of lacing.
Nose is caramel, chocolate, lightly roasted malt, nuts, earth, smoke.
Starts off like a nice brown ale, nutty, some roasted malt, then finishes slightly sweet and smoky, like a barbecued steak. If I take my Garrett Oliver to heart, this beer would probably pair well with some nice grilled red meat. Simple, but quite effective.
Medium-bodied, lively carbonation, slight creaminess.
A standard, but well-made brown ale. The smoky roasted character would go well with summer BBQ.
Apr 14, 2011Poured into a nonic glass. A russet-ruby hue, with bright ruby shining through when held to the light. Leaves about an inch of off-white head, which possesses some nice retention. A few flecks of lacing.
Nose is caramel, chocolate, lightly roasted malt, nuts, earth, smoke.
Starts off like a nice brown ale, nutty, some roasted malt, then finishes slightly sweet and smoky, like a barbecued steak. If I take my Garrett Oliver to heart, this beer would probably pair well with some nice grilled red meat. Simple, but quite effective.
Medium-bodied, lively carbonation, slight creaminess.
A standard, but well-made brown ale. The smoky roasted character would go well with summer BBQ.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.6/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a glass mug, the appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a small eggshell white foamy head dissipating at a fairly decent pace. Slight lace, somewhat messy.
The aroma had some toast, toffee, caramel and sweet nuts up front. Sweet cocoa powder and a tickle of coffee ride the underneath.
The flavor was moderately sweet with a fair dried nuttiness coming in for a decent balance. Smooth sweet malty aftertaste with some toast.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionable quality about it. Good carbonation and an appropriate ABV. Nutty and toffee with a toasty sort of finish.
Overall, not a bad brown ale, a bit sweeter than expected for an American styled one.
Sep 03, 2018The aroma had some toast, toffee, caramel and sweet nuts up front. Sweet cocoa powder and a tickle of coffee ride the underneath.
The flavor was moderately sweet with a fair dried nuttiness coming in for a decent balance. Smooth sweet malty aftertaste with some toast.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionable quality about it. Good carbonation and an appropriate ABV. Nutty and toffee with a toasty sort of finish.
Overall, not a bad brown ale, a bit sweeter than expected for an American styled one.
Reviewed by hotpauko from South Carolina
3.8/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Review for CHAI BROWN not currently on BA but want to track all my beers in 2015. Saranac was one of my first craft beers over 20 years ago! Surprisingly liked the chai brown, more of a holiday beer. Nice dark brown flavor and strong spiced aroma. Good spice vs brown malt combo, neither overwhelms the other, taste settles evenly and lingers in the mouth. Well worth a try, this was a good,standard consumer beer.
Jan 10, 2015
Saranac Brown Ale from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
324 ratings
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