Black & Tan
F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Black and Tan Regular|
Score
6.26
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Saranac Black & Tan is a judicious melding of our classic irish stout with an all-malt german-style amber lager. The result is a brew that is hearty, pleasantly bitter and full of flavor, yet can be enjoyed bottle after bottle. Our unique Black & Tan has multiple flavor notes... you may enjoy counting them. Enjoy!
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle Pours a deep clear dark brown with a small but lasting light tan head. Dark roasted chocolate and leather aroma. Intense sharp roasted flavor. Smokey and astringent. A little surprised to see that it is a stout. More porterish and somewhat dry. Nice robust upfront flavors and a moderate feel. A bit sour. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2006
at 20:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark color with a small tan head. Smoke and malt aroma. Flavor of watered down cold coffee.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2005
at 16:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Chocolate and hops aroma. Opaque black-brown color wtih small head. Slightly sweet chocolate malt flavor with a mild but long lasting hops finish. For Saranac, a very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2005
at 17:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours dark, with a coffee like aroma. A little sweet and bitter flavor. Not bad at all.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2005
at 15:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a black color stout with a nice big brown bubbly head with better then average retention. Aroma is kind of weak with limited sweet malt being distinguishable. Taste is also on the light side with lots of sweet malt, a quite thin body and no discernable bitterness at the end. Nothing to write home about I guess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2005
at 14:13
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Dark, very dark with a reddish tint. Filtered with a fine, creamy beige head. Soft water, but extremely dry and very bitter. Not really my style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2005
at 12:09
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark and nutty, but not quite a Stout more like a thin Porter. But I don’t think the site has a category for "blends". Dark, creamy, and light overall. This doesn’t venture into any uncharted territory. Saranac produces some drinkable brews that undoubtably lead many on to trying the world of craft beers in general so they deserve a lot of credit for that alone.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2004
at 06:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Dark brown ale with a thick offwhite frothy head. Light caramel aroma. Burned roasted coffee with some caramle notes and german hops in finish. Boring.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2004
at 21:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This one sat at the back of my fridge for months. It came as part of a sampler case - and I have to say that the concept of the beer did not really appeal to me. I have never had much luck with bottled black & tan beers.+++ Sampled from a 12 oz bottle the beer poured a dark black color with a medium brown head. The aroma was hoppy and mildly malty. The flavor was surprisingly strong with hops, roasted malt and a hint of chocolate and coffee. A little dry and hoppy on the aftertaste. Really a pretty pleasant beer. I almost wish I had tried it sooner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2004
at 11:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This poured brown with a thin off-white head. The aroma and flavor were largely defined by the strong presence of diacetyl which lent a buttery aspect to this beer which otherwise displayed some toasty malt character which bordered on a burnt tone. An odd beer. A stout? With diacetyl? Hmmm...
Tried
on 11 Mar 2004
at 00:43