Saranac Summer Ale
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery

Saranac Summer AleSaranac Summer Ale
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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:
307
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:
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

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, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.51 by caburdette51 from West Virginia

May 01, 2017
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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
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, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by Zylod from West Virginia

Dec 30, 2015
 
Rated: 2.83 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Oct 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by jzlyo from Iowa

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.2 by Jeff_Winger from New York

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 2.96 by mgi020 from New York

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by bundy462 from Texas

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Dwkasper from New York

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by zestar from California

Aug 22, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Doomcifer from Rhode Island

Aug 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by cwalter from New York

Aug 10, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Liverocks from Delaware

Aug 08, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Uncledoobz from New Jersey

Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Ropowers3 from Massachusetts

Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Stagga_Lee from Massachusetts

Jul 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by mmmbeerNY from New York

Jun 16, 2014
Saranac Summer Ale from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 307 ratings