 Dacrza (164), Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA
Mar 2, 2008
Last of the winter sampler, and I saved this for a contemplative moment, as Saranac doesn’t strike me as a brewery able to take on this complex a brew... medium golden-brown body with a frothy, swiftly-thinning off-white head...fruitiness apparent enough to counter-balance the yeast--so far, so Belgian...dry, yes-- oily, oh no! slides erroneously off tongue; effervescent and active body is too malty to be representative of the genre, I believe.... esthers and grapefruit tastes... not tart, however--remains grounded with malt again... in a way I find difficult to describe, the body is too small and the taste paradoxically is too big... light in alcohol and odd body equals a beer that’s fun to sample but not up to the style’s expectations...
Lubiere (3324), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jul 6, 2008 A golden ale with a thin frothy white head. In aroma, a rather chemical orange aroma, a bit of bubblegum, sweet, not bad. In mouth, a malt with lots of curacaoa added, pleasant veering on blanche territory. Very nice. Tasted in late nov. 2006.
TomDecapolis (2474), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Pours a lightly hazy amber with golden notes and a medium bubbly off white head. Aroma of dark fruits, light toffee, some nuts and light spicy notes. Flavor of raisins, some other dark fruits, toffee, other fruity notes, light spicng, honey a little sweet yet dry finish.
rampmaster (162), Alden, New York, USA
May 18, 2008 It has a thin off white head over an amber color brew that looks to have to have been filtered. The aroma has a definite Belgian malt and yeast character that I like. Its flavor is very malty and sweet with some classic Belgian yeast and fair amount of hops that give it some bitter citrus notes. The palate is medium bodied with a nice texture and carbonation. Overall it’s not as complex as other Belgians but it is still a decent brew.
Haslinger (547), Syracuse, New York, USA
May 16, 2008 Bottle from Saranac Winter mixpack, nose is rather spicy with some fruit. Taste is decent for the style, better than Blue Moon but not as good as Hoegaarden. Decent beer would drink again for sure maybe buy again
elihapa (308), Connecticut, USA
May 14, 2008 fruity nose, sweet flavor, plain finish. Tastes of light caramel, but altogether flavor is empty and palate is really too light for this style. Not my favorite.
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