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Saranac Summer Ale
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 72
- Avg:
- 3.12 | pDev: 14.74%
- Reviews:
- 196
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 01, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 14, 2005
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 20
Available in the 12 Beers of Summer sampler. Not to be confused with Saranac Summer Brew (a German Radler).
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Ratings by KTCamm:
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
2.75/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.75/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Pours a clear golden color with moderate foam that recedes very quickly. Beer is cloudy in appearance, mine has very small bits of sediment in it (not sure if that was intended).
Smell is citrusy malt. Tart.
Taste is overwhelmingly citrus - at times too tart, especially as the beer warms. Its backed by wheat, and no discrenable hop presence. Its almost as if I spilled some lemonade into a wheat beer.
If they could reduce the tartness, this would be much more drinkable. Given its current state, I'd hesitate to have too many of these.
Apr 19, 2009Smell is citrusy malt. Tart.
Taste is overwhelmingly citrus - at times too tart, especially as the beer warms. Its backed by wheat, and no discrenable hop presence. Its almost as if I spilled some lemonade into a wheat beer.
If they could reduce the tartness, this would be much more drinkable. Given its current state, I'd hesitate to have too many of these.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.72/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.72/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
Yellow with some wheat haze to it. Lemon aroma and not much else.
Once again, lemon dominates, enough water to cut it from being brutal or anything. Although that might be more welcome. I just want to feel something!!!
Perhaps they actually used lemon rind in this one. One trick pony, and not even good at that one thing. Pass.
May 29, 2016Once again, lemon dominates, enough water to cut it from being brutal or anything. Although that might be more welcome. I just want to feel something!!!
Perhaps they actually used lemon rind in this one. One trick pony, and not even good at that one thing. Pass.
Saranac Summer Ale from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
307 ratings
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