Saranac Marzenbier
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery

Saranac MarzenbierSaranac Marzenbier
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From:
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
Märzen
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.3 | pDev: 11.52%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
31
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 04, 2019
Added:
Nov 08, 2004
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 3.3 by TheBeerMaster1 from New York

Sep 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.89 by Anacross from Oregon

Sep 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by logicalparadox from New York

Sep 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Feb 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by bryc9194 from Oregon

Feb 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Cooker_stp from New York

Aug 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by jfcaa193 from Canada (QC)

Feb 05, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by rab53 from Washington

Dec 02, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by tclapper from Maine

Nov 17, 2011
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Reviewed by changeup45 from Florida

3.47/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
There's an interesting blend of hops and malt in this beer. Pours a copper color, topped with a small head and not much lacing. The aroma was malty with some spicy character. The flavor starts malty, followed by a crisp hoppy bitter bite. Pretty good and smooth.
Aug 24, 2008
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Reviewed by Marty from Maine

3.4/5  rDev +3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
This beer pours an orange/red color, with a small head and not a very big nose. Not very carbonated at all. Had to pour straight down the middle of the glass.

Taste is very smooth. Not much in the way of hops at all. Pretty nutty and malty.

Overall, not much going on here. This beer's not very complex. Certainly rounds out the 12 Beer of Christmas, but nothing I would buy in a six pack.
Nov 11, 2005
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Reviewed by MuddyFeet from North Carolina

2.68/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
At first I thought this was a very good beer but it turned out as an overall flat experience.Poured bright as a penny copper with a quickly receding head. Nose is malts and just slightly hinting at yeast. Flavor is at first some really nice toasted malts and biscuits, but it winds up being a burst of flavor that quickly vanishes to be replaced by water. Slight hops in the initial burst too, but they quickly vanish. Mouthfeel is light but with a slightly dry finish. Drinkable but boring.
Sep 13, 2005
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Reviewed by tgbljb from Pennsylvania

3.1/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Purchased as part of sampler pack. Poured crystal clear amber color with modest white head. Smell Is slightly of malt but a not attractive sweetness is present. Taste is a bit malty but not what is expected. Ending is more sweetness. An easy drinker, but not special.
Aug 10, 2005
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Reviewed by RocketWidget from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A good show for the Marzen style, and one of Saranac's better beers.

Pours a nice copper color, with moderate to good head. Carbonation is light but visible. A very smooth, easy-drinking beer with a dominant malt profile. Slight buttery taste. Not as light bodied as one might expect. Very easy to drink. Recommended.
May 10, 2005
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Reviewed by blitz134 from California

3.12/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Very thin white head which disappeared almost immediately. Body is a yellow-copper color which is perfectly clear. Aroma is mostly sweet malts with a background of resin hops. Taste is a bit one sided in that it is mostly sweet and malty in flavor. Initially it hits with an almost macro-lager taste to me. The hops that were picked up in the aroma are also present in the flavor in the finish. Like the other Saranac beers I’ve had up to this point, there is a slight metallic aftertaste which I can’t seem to get past. Mouthfeel is medium in body. It coats the mouth decently well. Drinkability is again decent, the lack of flavor complexity doesn’t make this one stand high at the top of my list for beers to go back for another.
Mar 16, 2005
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.05/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Presentation: 12 oz brown bottle with no freshness date.

Appearance: Just as clear as just about any beer with the Saranac name on the bottle, clear amber color with a good sized head.

Smell: A tad grainy with some German hop in the nose.

Taste & Mouth Feel: A smidge away from being astringent … it’s almost hidden but the graininess pops its head out with a quick smack of husk. Herbal bitterness is rushed by a mild cookie dough malt sweetness … odd flavor to it. Light amount of spicy hop in the end. Finishes dry with more herbal hop.

Drinkability & Notes: Even the macros like Beck’s do a better job … if you are looking for and authentic German style Märzen / Oktoberfest go else where.
Feb 05, 2005
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Reviewed by Southernbrew from Georgia

3/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a bronze color with a pretty big head.

Weak aromas, some grain and a bit of husk that I've smelled in other Saranacs.

Thin mouthfeel, weak flavors. Flavor matches up with the aroma, mostly grain and more huskiness. A bit of bitterness in the finish.

Not exciting. Having finished this beer, I have now had every beer in the Holiday Sampler Pack and will probably never go back. Hoorah!
Jan 30, 2005
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Reviewed by sprackops from Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appearance: Perfectly clear copper bordering on amber in color. Creamy head quickly subsides to a thin film.

Smell: Toasty caramel malt dominates the aroma. Faint herbal hops notes lurking in the background.

Taste: Nutty, slightly sweet toasted malts. Tannin and biscuit notes. Spicy noble hops provide a pleasantly dry finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium body and carbonation.

Drinkability: Quite high for a lager drinker due to the well-balanced character of this brew.
Jan 28, 2005
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Reviewed by ElGordo from Oregon

3.37/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a translucent light copper hue with a half-inch creamy white head. Prevalent aroma of toasted malt, with a hint of caramel and some light astringency. Taste is well-balanced, with a very light hoppiness providing a touch of bitterness that complements the light roasted malt. A bit of a metallic tinge is present throughout. Very light body. While not a bad beer, it certainly doesn't live up to the billing of "Bigger, Richer, Smoother" that it receives on the label. Could be decent for sessions if it weren't for the metal.
Jan 21, 2005
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

3.47/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 ouncer, plucked out of the Saranac holiday 12 pack. Pours a light, clear amber, unimpressive, head, and lace , maybe a hint of orange in the nose. Light to medium bodied, thin taste of malt, watery. This is a wimpy marzen/octoberfest. Nothing to really distinguish it. Middle of the road lager, c'mon Saranac/Matts I know you can get some more flavor/interest into the brew. It doesnt seem to be the goal, probably the result of some evil/smart marketing scheme to sell more of this micro wanabe swill.
Dec 30, 2004
Saranac Marzenbier from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 31 ratings