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Saranac Amber Wheat
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- 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:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 07, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2009
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Ratings by animalchin:
Reviewed by animalchin from North Carolina
3.83/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A - Dark caramel, thankfully amber color. Loose head with minimal lacing. Faint film on the surface.
S - Clove spices and fruits. Almost sensing some banana followed by strawberry faintness. These aromas are battling it out as they tend to get covered up by the roasted malts.
T - First thing that strikes me are banana and clove - similar to the smell. A slight tartness starts to sneak through which is a nice touch. Also getting the yeast but ever so slightly. Roasted malts tend to take over in the after taste.
M - Looser composition that has some body provided by the unfiltered body.
D/Notes - Fresh and light sitting. Nothing overbearing. I enjoyed the nice fruit tones that balanced with the wheat. Alcohol is nice and light which can make for a couple. Good work.
Apr 28, 2010S - Clove spices and fruits. Almost sensing some banana followed by strawberry faintness. These aromas are battling it out as they tend to get covered up by the roasted malts.
T - First thing that strikes me are banana and clove - similar to the smell. A slight tartness starts to sneak through which is a nice touch. Also getting the yeast but ever so slightly. Roasted malts tend to take over in the after taste.
M - Looser composition that has some body provided by the unfiltered body.
D/Notes - Fresh and light sitting. Nothing overbearing. I enjoyed the nice fruit tones that balanced with the wheat. Alcohol is nice and light which can make for a couple. Good work.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.83/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
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, 2016Taste 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.
Saranac Amber Wheat from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
94 ratings
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