Pale Ale

Bottle from a trade with Porterhouse; nose is caramelly, flowery, with a small citrus hint; dark amber with a very tiny beige head that didn’t cover but about half the surface; flavor caramel malts with a hint of maple, and a little bitterness in the finish.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces; eye: copper with golden reflections, beige head made up of small bubbles, head falls quite rapidly, no ’effervescence, no lacing, clear; nose: hops (floral), caramelized malt; mouth: start all in bitterness, quickly followed by its caramelized malt, lightly bity throughout, finale is of a nice bitterness, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, creamy texture, nice carbonation, lightly astringen;: overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces; oeil : cuivrée avec des reflets dorés, mousse beige formée de petites bulles, mousse tombe assez rapidement, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle, claire; nez : houblon (floral), malt caramélisé; bouche : commence tout en amertume, vite suivi de son malt caramélisé, petit piquant d’amertume tout au long, finale d’amertume agréable, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, texture crémeuse, bonne carbonatation, légère astringence; en résumé : ordinaire

A reddish/copper amber color with white head. Sweet malt aroma fills your nose. Rich full flavor malt with a just a hint of sour taste that sets it off.

Bottle. Slight sweet citrus kind of flavor which actually tastes good even though I didn’t expect it.

Bottled. Dark golden with small head. Fruity aroma. Light hoppy aftertaste to follow a fruity and warming flavor. Rating: 7-3-7-3-15-3.5. 051104

Bottle, at Esbjerg Beerfestival. A clear, golden beer with a small, off-white head. Resiny, citrusy hops and bready malts in the aroma. The flavor has a bready base with citrusy, resiny hops leaving a nice bitterness. Medium body, dry. Bitter finish. A bit bready for my likings, but an easy drinkable and tasteful beer anyway. 091022

Amber color with a white head that dissipates relatively quick. Lightly hoppy aroma. Very ligh bitter flavor with a slightly more bitter aftertaste.

Bottle: Poured a dark copper color ale with a nice bubbly white head with good retention. Aroma of English hops is clearly identifiable. Taste seems to be a bit overpowered by the bitter hops, which is a bit surprising for English pale ale but doesn’t deter this beer from being quite enjoyable. Another BBS/summer beer from Saranac it seems.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Lightbrown, clear and filtered with a lightbrown and pretty stable head. Actually a very pretty appearance. The prominent hop character (Kent Goldings and Fuggles) tickles the taste buds first, but also six different malts contribute to making this a very complex and well done brew.

Amber color with the typical smallish Saranac head. Small amount of hops in the aroma, but the flavor is that of a timid Pale, yet some hop bitterness is there. Average gateway Pale Ale. 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.