Saranac Strawberry Tart
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 10.18%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 04, 2018
- Added:
- Feb 24, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Strawberry Tart is a wheat ale perfectly balanced between sweet and sour. A hazy-gold glow with a slightly pink color comes from the use of REAL strawberries. Kettle sourced for a soft, subtle sour flavor that is balanced by a fresh, crisp, fruity & inviting strawberry aroma.
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
3.74/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours a very lightly hazy pale to medium golden apricot in color with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass and faint to moderate pinkish colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall sudsy foamy off-white head that slowly reduces to a couple of medium sized patches of medium thick film surrounded by large patch of thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Just shy of moderate aromas of strawberries (mostly artificial but with a hint of natural strawberry as well) with a light to moderate amount of sweetness and just a hint of tartness. Light aromas of wheat malts.
T: Upfront there is a light flavor of wheat malts with a light amount of grainy sweetness. That is followed by moderate flavors of strawberries (mostly artificial but with a hint of natural strawberry as well) with a light to moderate amount of sweetness and just a hint of tartness. No detectible hop presence and no bitterness with a light amount of tart sweet strawberry in the finish.
M: Slightly heavier than light bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Very light amounts of acidic prickliness towards the finish.
O: Easy to drink with the lighter body and well hidden alcohol. Slightly refreshing, decent choice for a warm afternoon. A little superior to some of the other more widely available (non-sour) strawberry beers as there is that hint of tartness rather than just the sweetness.
Sep 20, 2017S: Just shy of moderate aromas of strawberries (mostly artificial but with a hint of natural strawberry as well) with a light to moderate amount of sweetness and just a hint of tartness. Light aromas of wheat malts.
T: Upfront there is a light flavor of wheat malts with a light amount of grainy sweetness. That is followed by moderate flavors of strawberries (mostly artificial but with a hint of natural strawberry as well) with a light to moderate amount of sweetness and just a hint of tartness. No detectible hop presence and no bitterness with a light amount of tart sweet strawberry in the finish.
M: Slightly heavier than light bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Very light amounts of acidic prickliness towards the finish.
O: Easy to drink with the lighter body and well hidden alcohol. Slightly refreshing, decent choice for a warm afternoon. A little superior to some of the other more widely available (non-sour) strawberry beers as there is that hint of tartness rather than just the sweetness.
Reviewed by chrishiker1409 from New York
3.96/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L: Light amber with a little tan white head.
S: Strawberries.
T: Strawberries, with a good amount of tartness on the finish.
F: Light to medium body.
O: An easy summer beer to put down that's not overly tart.
May 21, 2017S: Strawberries.
T: Strawberries, with a good amount of tartness on the finish.
F: Light to medium body.
O: An easy summer beer to put down that's not overly tart.
Reviewed by 52Skiman from New York
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Cloudy pale amber color, large frothy long-lasting white head, frothy rings of lacing
Aroma: Strawberry, no getting around it. Nothing else seems to matter
Taste/flavor: Initially tart, startlingly so. It really gets one's attention. Everything else seems to recede into the background
Mouthfeel: Medium body, light carbonation, smooth finish
Overall: Not much experience with this style. That having been said, I like it far more and find it superior to Shiner Strawberry Blonde, if only because of its tartness
May 18, 2017Aroma: Strawberry, no getting around it. Nothing else seems to matter
Taste/flavor: Initially tart, startlingly so. It really gets one's attention. Everything else seems to recede into the background
Mouthfeel: Medium body, light carbonation, smooth finish
Overall: Not much experience with this style. That having been said, I like it far more and find it superior to Shiner Strawberry Blonde, if only because of its tartness
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