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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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Commercial Description:
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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 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 11, 2008  
Bottle. Pours black with a creamy two finger tan head with spotty lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, and a hint of caramel. Flavor is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, alcohol, and a touch of smoke with a creamy mouthfeel and a dry and bitter finish. Decent imp stout


cloudstrife (50), Rochester, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 7, 2008  
12 oz bottle poured into glass: Not too strong of an aroma, however chocolaty in smell. Very dark, just about black in color with a deep tan head. Very impressive head of a decent size. With an IPA flavor as a preference, I still thoroughly enjoyed this brew. Great chocolaty taste, compares with the imperial chocolate stout from Southern Tier, just more balanced. Easy on the palate, tipped back two since i got the sixer about 30min ago. Overall, it was better than I expected, I would certainly buy it again as a special treat to myself.


 rampmaster (314), Alden, New York, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Jun 7, 2008  
Presentation: Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. It pours very thick and slowly into the glass. Its color is dark black with dark brown high lights near the edges of the glass. You could say that it has the appearance of used motor oil. The head is tan in color, thick and foamy. It has good retention and leaves behind light tan rings of lace. The aroma is full of dark roasted malts with a light herbal hops note off in the distance. The flavor has a deep roasted malt character with notes of dark toast, espresso, burnt caramel and baker’s chocolate. Hop flavors blend in well under the deep malty character of this stout and add a solid dose of bitterness. It is very thick, creamy and slick in texture with a full body and soft carbonation. This is defiantly a heavy hitter with good depth from the FX Matt Breweries Saranac line. The 8% abv. is well hidden and the silky smooth texture makes it an easy sipping full bodied beer. This is a must try for stout lovers.


 Naven (864), Poway, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Bottle from Jimbo. Typical dark dark color. Somewhat watery pour. Light roasted malt aroma. Flavor is pretty dull, not a lot going on in the body, and there is a sourness that is really quite annoying. Im hoping this gets better as it warms, but so far im striking out. Average.


 Shag (1922), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 26, 2008  
This poured a black color with a tan head. The aroma contains roasted coffee, chocolate, and licorice. Some sour notes in the flavor which also contains some chocolate and coffee. Overall this was better than I expected from my name sake brewery.


 michael-pollack (2601), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
May 25, 2008  
12oz. Bottle: Smells of roasted malts and melted dark chocolate. Poured black in color with a small brown head. Opaque. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of chocolate, coffee, alcohol, cream, and very roasted malts. Medium body. Chalky, viscous texture. Average carbonation. Dry chocolate and malt finish. Flavor was off and made my mouth pucker. Alcohol was not balanced, nor was the beer overall.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 25, 2008  
Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: black, wispy tan head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: light roasted aroma backed by a dark caramel sweetness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor, dark caramel sweetness, light bitterness, touch of milky sweetness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4


 CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
May 10, 2008  
Pours an oily, nearly-opaque with a thin, spotty-lacing dark tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and dark chocolate with some band-aid phenols underneath. Body starts with some fizzy carbonation and dark caramel malts toward a roasty malty finish with some bittersweet dark chocolate character. An ok imperial stout, but needs more body and balance.



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