Saranac Long John Lager
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Munich Dunkel
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 14.07%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 25, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 08, 2014
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 36
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
Long John Lager is a robust easygoing Dunkel Lager. The caramelized malty sweetness is nicely balanced by a toasted nuttiness that'll surely light up your taste buds on a winter's day.
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.56/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Dark, garnet red hued body; thick, creamy head. Caramel and mild fruit aroma; currants and raisins. The flavor follows the smell profile; low-key hop bitterness and a mild toasty flavor arise with the aftertaste. Medium bodied; smooth; semi-dry finish.
This beer looks fine and drinks well, it just doesn't pack much distinctive character in things. In some ways, it's a little watery and weak yet still finishes with a decent warmth and malty flavor.
Oct 13, 2015This beer looks fine and drinks well, it just doesn't pack much distinctive character in things. In some ways, it's a little watery and weak yet still finishes with a decent warmth and malty flavor.
Rated by jooler from California
3.82/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pretty good lager. Dark and malty. Somewhat sweet.
Jun 29, 2015
Rated by Corum47 from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +20.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +20.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Big Saranac fan. Love this lager.
Jun 21, 2015
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
3.43/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle poured into a tulip glass, best by 3/31/15
A- pours a deep brown color with a small creamy off-white head that retains long after the pour, leaving some lacing behind 4
S- sweet and malty aroma with notes of brown bread, caramel malt, slightly nutty
T- strange cardboard flavor up front that eventually transitions into brown bread, raisin & caramel malt, more dark fruit on the finish
M- medium body with medium-low carbonation leads to a slightly foamy mouthfeel that continues into the finish
O- drinkable, but doesn't quite mesh like the classic German examples
Mar 29, 2015A- pours a deep brown color with a small creamy off-white head that retains long after the pour, leaving some lacing behind 4
S- sweet and malty aroma with notes of brown bread, caramel malt, slightly nutty
T- strange cardboard flavor up front that eventually transitions into brown bread, raisin & caramel malt, more dark fruit on the finish
M- medium body with medium-low carbonation leads to a slightly foamy mouthfeel that continues into the finish
O- drinkable, but doesn't quite mesh like the classic German examples
Reviewed by DavidGross from Ohio
3.18/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
I enjoyed this beer from a bottle. Was good copper color with nice malty aromas. Tasted good, but was hoping for a tad more alcohol to warm me on the cool winter evening.
Mar 27, 2015
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