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Saranac Imperial Stout

Saranac Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
89
overall
Brewed by Matt Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout

Utica, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1753.56/5.03.53/5.09%30.4Snifter
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Mt. Marcy, Skylight, Algonquin...Majestic Adirondack High Peaks - They are the inspiration for our "High Peaks" series, a line of beers that are bigger, more complex and flavorful; beers that are meant to be sipped and savored. The second in our series, Saranac Imperial Stout, is brewed with eleven malts to balance a delicious chocolate and coffee roasted flavor with the spicy herbal character of the generous kettle and dry hops. At 50 IBU's this beer captures the essence of the Adirondacks. Enjoy!
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 jb (1024), Rochester, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Jan 11, 2008  
I was surprised how nice this looked and how true to form. Was expecting a pretender, but judging by looks this one starts out as a true IS. Not a lot of complexity in the nose, I smell mostly mocha, some graininess. Palate hits strong with flavor of dark chocolate, a bit of oiliness and a staying licorice and coffee taste. Not as smooth of a blending of tastes and textures overall as I’d like but a nice effort from Saranac nonetheless.


 blipp (1630), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 11, 2008  
Bottle. Appearance: Dark chocolate brown with a thin brown head. Aroma: Bittersweet chocolate, coffee. Palate: Medium/full. Flavor: Roasted malt, bittersweet chocolate and coffee which is nicely complimented by some dark fruity tastes. Overall: Probably one of Saranac’s best.


 SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 9, 2008  
12 oz. bottle: Dark brown, near black pour with a receding tan head. Soft nose of chocolate and coffee malts. The body is drinkable, with a nice balance of sweet chocolate and espresso notes, but nothing pushes this to the complexity I expect from an Impy. Seems dumbed down.


 Ron (1000), Rochester, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 8, 2008  
One bottle. Dark black body with a medium creamy light brown head. Sweet chocolate and coffee aroma. Roasted malt and chocolate flavor. It had some bitterness with the coffee flavor at the ending. .


 jayme9874 (756), Hamburg, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/514/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Black, nice tan head, clinging lace. Classic although a bit mild imperial nose of charred malts, tar, raisons, fat chocolate malts, bit of dark fruit and others. Medium-full bodied, very smooth, roasty, coffee flavors, nice hops finishig it up. A bit subdued but nice nonetheless. Standard imperial.


 jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/101/56/20
Jan 6, 2008  
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish cola coloured head. Decent look! Aroma of candied sugars, metal, cardboard, nuts and more sugar - nothing too imperial about this one at all. Medium-bodied; Fizzy taste filled with some roasted malt, a light chocolate taste (light amount of chocolate) and a bright taste of milk - nothing good at all. Aftertaste is almost lactic, somewhat sweet and overly dry from the malt - nothing good flavourful-wise at all. Overall, probably the worst imperial stout i’ve had - definitely another loser from Saranac. This one should be tried by people who hate Saranac beers or people who want to know what NOT to taste in a imperial stout, rather what people should taste in a clone of a sweet stout and a milk stout with no complexity whatsoever. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from K&E Discount Beverage in New Paltz, New York on 05-January-2008.


 georgekappus (296), Brookfield, Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a thick dark brown with a chocolatey head. A thick strong aroma of roasted chocolate and molasses. The taste is thick rich and sweet full of chocolate and coffee flavors. The palate was thick and hardy with just a bit too much carbonation.


 beerlord (215), tonawanda, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 2, 2008  
Huge hop bouquet with a touch of roast mixed in from a black body with a creamy nitrogen like head. Big hop flavor with roasted barley and malty sweetness and dark chocolate coming through. WOW this is probably the best beer Saranac has ever made.



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