Saranac Dry Hop Lager
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery

Saranac Dry Hop LagerSaranac Dry Hop Lager
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From:
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Lager
ABV:
6%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.46 | pDev: 9.25%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
74
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 07, 2016
Added:
Feb 22, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by dhep16:
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Rated by dhep16 from Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -6.1%

Apr 20, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by ScruffySouthpaw from New York

3.2/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Served in a pint glass from a 12oz bottle.

Appearance: Super transparent brown tinted gold with medium to heavy bubbles on the body creating a slightly off-white head rising thick to just about a full finger's length. Drops to maybe quarter of an inch before first sip.

Smell: Light hops, real light almost floral but a bit short.

Taste: Bitter and lightly sour. But of citrus with heavy hops, at first it comes rough and gets a little smoother as the temperature drops.

Mouth: Medium to heavy bubbles, lightly sticky with a grapefruit meets lemon feel at the end.

Overall: Descent brew, more of an intro beer to new advocates trying to come into the game.
Apr 07, 2016
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

3/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A-Pours a straw color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has slight grain hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a slight grain flavor
M-A light bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A mediocre lager
Sep 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by lovindahops from New York

Oct 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.52 by jaswilson2 from South Carolina

Sep 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.52 by GameOfBeers from Pennsylvania

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BcOneSeven from Michigan

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Icemann383 from New York

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by timmy2b from New York

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ntorch from New York

Jul 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by stella77artois from New York

Jun 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Jun 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by I_Like_Beer from New York

Jun 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by boszormeny from Canada (ON)

May 16, 2014
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +20.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Saranac Dry Hop Lager
12 oz. brown bottle, code "1411298131722"

You can hardly argue against this beer. I was so surprised when I saw the low score on BA. So here's my list of pros and cons...

PRO:
1- Clear deep-golden/brass body with a frothy head of bright white. Very good retention and surprisingly good lacing.
2- Bright, fresh floral hop aroma over clean bready/straw-like malt.
3- Malty, without adjunct, and backed by a solid 30 IBU's (it actually seems a bit higher). Decent sized beer, not just a hoppy standard American lager. 6.0% abv.
4- The floral, grassy and delicately spicy hops return in the flavor as well.
5- Hops rally again in the pleasant, long-lingering finish. Nice bready/grassy malts.
6- Clean and well-made, with solid ingredients and a great balance.

CONS:
1- ??? Maybe that it's too affordable ???

This is how I imagine beer used to taste in the U.S. before prohibition. In fact, this is probably even better. It might not have had the dry-hopping back then, but we've got better hops now, and the quality and consistency of all beers are definitely better today. I imagine I'm going to enjoy quite a few of these this summer.
Apr 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by BrandonOakes from Pennsylvania

Apr 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by maketheheartglad from North Carolina

Apr 23, 2014
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Reviewed by CloudStrife from New York

3.56/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle poured into a snifter. Best by June 30, 2014.

A: Pours a clear golden amber with a one finger mostly white head. Average amount of visible carbonation in the body. As the head dissipates over the course of a couple minutes some nice lacing sticks to the side.

S: Mild hop bitterness in the aroma followed up with a clean lager smell. Not much to write home about here but isnt offensive.

T: Comes across as a typical lager with an additional dose of hops. Isn't overly bitter as it only clocks in at 30IBU. Aftertaste gives a bit of malt sweetness. Bready like quality lingers for a bit.

M: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation. Goes down easy.

Overall it is a slightly hopped up version of their american lager. Not as much bitterness comes through as one may expect from a beer with hop in the name.
Apr 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Mojoman8561 from Pennsylvania

Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by squack from Virginia

Mar 24, 2014
Saranac Dry Hop Lager from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 74 ratings