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Saranac Chocolate Amber Lager
Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- From:
- Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 75
- Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 14.68%
- Reviews:
- 186
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 23, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 22, 2002
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by sethmeister:
Reviewed by sethmeister from New Hampshire
2.98/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
12 oz bottle (from winter 12 pack sampler) into pint glass at cellar temp.
Dark brown with ruby highlights. A hard pour yields 2 fingers of fluffy mocha colored head and leaves a decent amount of lace on the glass.
All I detect for scent is a light, bready lager aroma.
Fleeting chocolate and caramel flavors with a slight roastiness and an unusual but inoffensive peppery burning sensationg on the tongue. Bitterness creeps in at the end.
The mouthfeel starts off creamy but unfortunately ends watery, a trait I've noticed in a few of the saranac beers.
Drinkability is reasonably good, though I'm ready to move on to something else. Neither the worst nor the best of the 12 pack sampler. I would not buy this on its own.
Mar 14, 2007Dark brown with ruby highlights. A hard pour yields 2 fingers of fluffy mocha colored head and leaves a decent amount of lace on the glass.
All I detect for scent is a light, bready lager aroma.
Fleeting chocolate and caramel flavors with a slight roastiness and an unusual but inoffensive peppery burning sensationg on the tongue. Bitterness creeps in at the end.
The mouthfeel starts off creamy but unfortunately ends watery, a trait I've noticed in a few of the saranac beers.
Drinkability is reasonably good, though I'm ready to move on to something else. Neither the worst nor the best of the 12 pack sampler. I would not buy this on its own.
More User Ratings:
Saranac Chocolate Amber Lager from Matt Brewing Company / Saranac Brewery
Beer rating:
75 out of
100 with
227 ratings
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