Saranac Amber Wheat
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery

Saranac Amber WheatSaranac Amber Wheat
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From:
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Dark Wheat Beer
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.35 | pDev: 12.24%
Reviews:
75
Ratings:
94
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 07, 2016
Added:
Mar 18, 2009
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by Kendo:
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Reviewed by Kendo from New York

3.5/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Poured into a weizen glass. Body is slightly hazy caramel-amber in color with a 1-finger khaki-colored head. Some visible fine bubbles of carbonation. No lace.

S: Hint of caramel malt, hint of nuttiness.

T: Some sweet caramel malt and a hint of fruityness. Some toffee-like sweetness too. Not much in the way of wheat twang, if any. Mineral dryness, however, at the end and lingering into the aftertaste, fighting with sweet malt for supremacy.

M: Light-to-medium body. Carbonation is good.

D: OK. Nothing special, but easy to drink. Overall impression is that it's more amber than wheat, if that makes sense.
Aug 14, 2009
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.83/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Looks like a yellow beer with 1/2" head and minimal particulate (wheat) floating around. Aroma was grainy.

Taste was a bland affair, easy enough to drink but far from enjoyable. Its just there. Everything Saranac makes is always a toned down affair, and that's fine and all. Wheat beers have always suffered from a bland descriptor, and this one is bland for even an alleged bland style.
Jun 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by jzlyo from Iowa

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by bundy462 from Texas

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

Apr 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by jaydoc from Kansas

Jan 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by RBorsato from Virginia

Oct 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Cooker_stp from New York

Aug 18, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Damian74 from South Carolina

Dec 07, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by jurbanik from New Jersey

Sep 04, 2012
 
 
Rated: 2.5 by skiit13 from Connecticut

Jul 16, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by abrodsky from Massachusetts

Apr 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by TheRuss9585 from Vermont

Mar 28, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by AndrewMichael from Virginia

Feb 01, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by Goldfishman from Massachusetts

Jan 30, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by kelvarnsen from Canada (ON)

Jan 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by JohneHoodlum from Pennsylvania

Dec 07, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by rab53 from Washington

Dec 02, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Dec 01, 2011
Saranac Amber Wheat from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 94 ratings