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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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
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Reviewed by wvsabbath from West Virginia

2.77/5  rDev -19.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Serving Type - Bottle

Appearance - Light golden tan, 1/4 inch head with some decent sticky lacing.

Smell - Mild bready malts, lager malts, a little herbal , grainy hop aroma but that's about all.

Taste - Very mild lager malts mixed with a little bready note, some very very light hops. Small amount of added sugars provide some sweetness. A little herbal hop note shows up at the finish.

Mouthfeel - Bready lager malts coat the tongue. Palate gets some minor hops, some sugars and small amount of hops. Aftertaste is very mild, a little bready malt.

Overall - Pretty boring and weak. Nothing about the beer stands out, just something mild to slam down and forget about. Its dry hopped? You surely cant taste that. Forgettable beer.
Mar 23, 2014
Saranac Dry Hop Lager from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 74 ratings