 Ando (105), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Jun 2, 2008
*DNM/WNB*
aroma: when i close my eyes and smell this beer i see... hanky the christmas poo??? lemme smell again. huh.. this time i saw willie wanka throwing a bottle of soy sauce @ me. app: when i look at this beer i see a chocolate cake covered w/ powdered sugar. Flavor: when i close my eyes and taste this beer i see my self walking to a friends ranch down a muddy road. WAIT, i tripped and got some of the mud in my mouth while landing face down on the cake. only to find that i burnt the edges. Palate: when i close my eyes and feel this beer with my mouth i see a cold pool i the fall with a boy drowning in it... so cold.. such icy death... OA: When i close my eyes and think of this whole experiance i see, a half burnt extinguished cigar in an ash tray at the funeral of the boy who has willie wonka crying by his casket.
jimmack34 (137), Ohio, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Drank straight from the bottle. Smelled malty and roasty. Tasted about the same, maybe nutty, sweet like brown sugar. Finishes dry.
JohnQPublic (252), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nov 2, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark brown, with a fluffy off-white head that pours thin, but never really goes away either. Lots of lacing. Nose is roasty, with a slightly dry element that hinted at roasted pecan shells, if that makes sense. Breadcrusty, a bit of bitterness from the roasty elements. Taste is bone dry up front, bit of acidity, light roasty malt. Around mid palate, the flavor really opens up, with a dry breadcrusty roastiness pairing with a bit of the bready sweetness coming from the amber, with a dry hoppiness coming through also. Finish is more roasty breadcrust, with a slight acidity that lingers also. Medium bodied, with a creamy carbonation. Really a nice beer for what it is.
troysworktable (107), Washington, USA
Oct 29, 2008 12 ounce bottle. One of six beers in the Saranac Sampler Adirondack Trail Mix six-pack. Drunk in Arlington, Virginia.
Saranac Black & Tan poured root beer brown with an orange-red aura. It was accompanied by an ivory head. The main aromas and flavors were dark chocolate, roasted malts, and wet bark of an alder tree.
Would I drink it again? Likely. Elements of both lager and stout kept trying to peek through, although the stout seemed more successful. This may even explain why RateBeer lists it as a stout.
djrn (59), Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA
Oct 26, 2008 Wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. Chocolate malt in the nose with some nuttiness. Flavor of roasted malt with a decent finish. Not bad, but I’ll never get it again.
Beershine (1473), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Oct 23, 2008 Opaque dark brown, with small fizzy head. Diacetyl to the max, buttery nose, like butter spread thick on brown bread. Also peanut butter and white chocolate and baklava-level sweet, buttery aromas. Soft mouthfeel, a bit fizzy. Has nice roastiness in finish but the butter and walnut oil diacetyl notes are pervasive, barely tolerable. There is another bottle in the fridge and I haven’t gone near it.
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