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Saranac Vanilla Stout
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 15.04%
- Reviews:
- 171
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 06, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 18, 2008
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 11
Few ingredients rival vanilla’s ability to add richness and roundness to food. Made with a traditional blend of caramel and chocolate malts plus roasted barley and a hint of vanilla. Vanilla Stout will surpass your expectations. Enjoy the brew on it’s own or with a bite of dark chocolate for a real treat.
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Ratings by LumpyGuitar:
Reviewed by LumpyGuitar from New York
3.96/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on tap at the brewery. A genuinely warm thanks to Mr. Naegle, the best tour guide Matt FX has ever had!
Poured a solid dark brown with a good 2 fingers of tan fluffy head. Wonderful lacing and good head retention.
Smell is of dark roasted malts with a light vanilla presence, not as much vanilla as I had hoped. This would be a truly awesome beer had this been aged in oak.
Taste is good. The roasted malt dominates, giving the beer a dark and bitter flavor. The bitterness isn't as strong as most stouts however, and the vanilla, again incredibly mild, adds a nice edge and finish to the beer. Very well blended.
Mouthfeel is heavy in body, very warming and filling. Carbonation is good and solid.
Drinkability is good. I was very impressed with this one, and if this was available in a 6 pack, like the Carmel Porter or Pumpkin Ale, I'd definately buy it.
Nov 06, 2008Poured a solid dark brown with a good 2 fingers of tan fluffy head. Wonderful lacing and good head retention.
Smell is of dark roasted malts with a light vanilla presence, not as much vanilla as I had hoped. This would be a truly awesome beer had this been aged in oak.
Taste is good. The roasted malt dominates, giving the beer a dark and bitter flavor. The bitterness isn't as strong as most stouts however, and the vanilla, again incredibly mild, adds a nice edge and finish to the beer. Very well blended.
Mouthfeel is heavy in body, very warming and filling. Carbonation is good and solid.
Drinkability is good. I was very impressed with this one, and if this was available in a 6 pack, like the Carmel Porter or Pumpkin Ale, I'd definately buy it.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
3.28/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.28/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is a black stout with very dark chocolate highlights. The half-inch, creamy head drops within a minute, leaving patchy lace on the walls of the Harp nonic.
Sweet malt is cut by vanilla extract and quickly followed by an acrid aroma.
The deep roasted malt is bitter with a sweet edge. Notes of toasted wheat bread and black coffee are cut short by vanilla late in each sip. The finish is eternal and bitter, dominating the session.
A dry, satin texture with hints of alcohol are supported by carbonation in this medium-to-full-bodied stout.
Saranac’s Vanilla Stout is decent and enjoyable, but lacks any real draw for the otherwise initiated.
Jul 19, 2015Sweet malt is cut by vanilla extract and quickly followed by an acrid aroma.
The deep roasted malt is bitter with a sweet edge. Notes of toasted wheat bread and black coffee are cut short by vanilla late in each sip. The finish is eternal and bitter, dominating the session.
A dry, satin texture with hints of alcohol are supported by carbonation in this medium-to-full-bodied stout.
Saranac’s Vanilla Stout is decent and enjoyable, but lacks any real draw for the otherwise initiated.
Saranac Vanilla Stout from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
277 ratings
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