Saranac Summer Pils
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #655 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,302 - Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 12.54%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 22
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 33
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
Why is Summer Pils the perfect summer refreshment? Becauase this German Pilsener uses traditional (Tettnang) and exciting (Cluster, Cascade and Belma) hops for a floral and citrus aroma, with a tropical fruit and spicy hop flavor – some may even call it WILD HOP.
Summer is in the name…because the light malt body and hop finish pair together for a crisp and refreshing companion perfect for the long hot day, cool breezy nights and in-between.
Summer is in the name…because the light malt body and hop finish pair together for a crisp and refreshing companion perfect for the long hot day, cool breezy nights and in-between.
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Ratings by cavedave:
Reviewed by cavedave from New York
3.88/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Short lived finger of white foam reduces to a scant island atop a clear golden beer.
Medium strength aroma is tart lager yeast mixed with citrus and spicy herbal hop and crisp grainy sweet.
Full flavored, with all the flavors in the nose represented, tart yeast less of a flavor, and the hops magnified. Really tasty and balanced mix of flavors, with an end of sip that is just right.
Light and refreshing, nicely medium carbonation for style, great finish that is clean and tasty linger.
Really delicious beer that I highly recommend. The hop bill is different than a "normal" pilsener, and works well.
May 31, 2015Medium strength aroma is tart lager yeast mixed with citrus and spicy herbal hop and crisp grainy sweet.
Full flavored, with all the flavors in the nose represented, tart yeast less of a flavor, and the hops magnified. Really tasty and balanced mix of flavors, with an end of sip that is just right.
Light and refreshing, nicely medium carbonation for style, great finish that is clean and tasty linger.
Really delicious beer that I highly recommend. The hop bill is different than a "normal" pilsener, and works well.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Kubishark from Maryland
3/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Seems significantly more hoppy than the average pilsner.
Oct 08, 2021
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.34/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours clear, gold in color with one inch head. Taste is grass and earthy hops. Light bodied, slightly bitter with moderate carbonation. Makes for a slightly above average German pils. Easy enough to drink but not horribly exciting either.
Apr 22, 2021
Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey
2.27/5 rDev -35.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.27/5 rDev -35.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
DATE: July 14, 2017... OCCASION: watching The Temple of Doom with the boys... GLASSWARE: PSU pilsner... light, clear golden body that produces sparse bubbles and a quarter-finger off-white head that rings slightly... not much to look at... heavy lemon zest and grassy, floral hints that suggest the spring before the summer... modest cracker and honey offer some balance, but overall a bit underwhelming... body is placid, encouraging in each sip, with a slight fizzle at its entrance and no trace of it at the finish... flavor profile is weak, with the lemon grass, cracker and enough noble hops to gently nudge the taste buds.... tough to hate on a pilsner that promises a partnership with the sun and summer, so I will applaud its rather restrained experience with the caveat that I would only drink this in a particular setting... otherwise, I would line this up with the MANY other Saranac offerings that get lost in the shuffle of mediocrity...
Jul 15, 2017
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
2.73/5 rDev -22.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.73/5 rDev -22.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Look: It pours yellow with a white head. Head retention is moderately low.
Smell: It has aromas of herbs, grainy sweetness, and a hint of cheese. There is also a slight bit of grass.
Taste: It is grainy sweet with bread. There are some herbal elements with grass and a slight bit of cheese.
Feel: It has a light feel and a grassy and herbal aftertaste.
Overall, the flavors and combinations just didn't work well for me.
Jul 09, 2017Smell: It has aromas of herbs, grainy sweetness, and a hint of cheese. There is also a slight bit of grass.
Taste: It is grainy sweet with bread. There are some herbal elements with grass and a slight bit of cheese.
Feel: It has a light feel and a grassy and herbal aftertaste.
Overall, the flavors and combinations just didn't work well for me.
Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado
4/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Clear gold with some rising bubbles, and a huge creamy white head that dies down fairly quick into a sticky film that leaves splotches of lacing.
S: Fairly sweet and bready with a big honey sweetness with white bread and toasty bread crusts, complimented and balanced by a moderate cool and herbal hop note leaning towards mint, but with a juicy honeydew melon note, and some grass.
T: Grass, honeydew melon, clover, even a touch of pineapple upfront. Then a big toasty white bread malt backbone that slides into a sticky wildflower honey sweetness, but still ends crisp, clean, and dry, with just a touch of grassy bitterness.
F: Medium, with a boisterous carbonation to moves the beer quickly on the palate, making it feel fuller than it actually as. Becomes quite quaffable.
O: A great summer pilsner. Still one of my favorite summer seasonals and arguably still Saranac's best beer in this BA's opinion. Leans towards the sweeter end of pilsners, but it still crisp, clean, dry, and very drinkable, with a unique hop character.
May 17, 2017S: Fairly sweet and bready with a big honey sweetness with white bread and toasty bread crusts, complimented and balanced by a moderate cool and herbal hop note leaning towards mint, but with a juicy honeydew melon note, and some grass.
T: Grass, honeydew melon, clover, even a touch of pineapple upfront. Then a big toasty white bread malt backbone that slides into a sticky wildflower honey sweetness, but still ends crisp, clean, and dry, with just a touch of grassy bitterness.
F: Medium, with a boisterous carbonation to moves the beer quickly on the palate, making it feel fuller than it actually as. Becomes quite quaffable.
O: A great summer pilsner. Still one of my favorite summer seasonals and arguably still Saranac's best beer in this BA's opinion. Leans towards the sweeter end of pilsners, but it still crisp, clean, dry, and very drinkable, with a unique hop character.
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