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Saranac Brown Ale

Saranac Brown Ale

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38
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A Brown Ale brewed by
Matt Brewing Company

Utica, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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1032.94/5.02.93/5.0Winter6%28.4 Dimpled mug P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewers Notes: This Brown Ale is brewed with American malt and hops, and traditional ale yeast. Look for a sweet, chocolaty taste, with balanced bitterness resulting in a full flavored but smoothly drinkable beer.

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 DandyWolfFloyd (209), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/512/20

May 13, 2008  
Aroma is malty, and packed full w/ chocolate. It’s appearance is a brown body, w/ a light head. It’s flavor is malty, hoppy, and chocolate. It’s rather hoppy for my taste, at least what I expect from a brown, but all in all it’s not bad, middle of the road.

 bubbleflubber (645), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Pours a deep mahogany into the glass, with a small frothy cap that leaves slight soapy lace. Some malt on the nose, sweet caramel-ish, but nothing heavy. Some slightly roasted caramel malt, drier than the nose suggests, dominate the pull, but also incorporates a little unwanted copper-metallic note. Roasted finish, with some lively carbonation (almost too much). Decent body, but off-kilter with the seltzer mouthfeel. Ok, but nothing to write home about.


 AskForJenny (421), Ontario, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 5, 2008  
12oz - Dark tan head over brown liquid. Faint malt on nose. Roasted malt and hops on palate with a bitter finish. Nice.


 The_Captain (270), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Bottle - Brown ale medium head. Mild aroma of malt and some hops. Mellow and mild roast quality with minimal chocolate flavor. Subdued hop bitterness toward the end. Refreshing and nice medium bodied brew, nothing really strong or outstanding.


 smjohnst (106), , Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 2, 2008  
This is a very strong version of a typical brown ale. It is a normal brown ale but it has a good kick behind it that sets it apart from others.


 Palidor19 (1231), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/59/20
Jul 29, 2008  
not really what I am looking in a brown ale. a bit over hoppy in a bad way, the malts are kinda thin and the overall flavor is flt.




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