F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) Adirondack Lager

Adirondack Lager

 

F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Amber / Vienna Regular
Score
5.78
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 67
Our original award-winning Saranac beer is brewed in the German Lager tradition using Noble hops. We balance the hop bitterness with caramel malt sweetness, creating what we like to call a “round” beer.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Lots of head, taste of malts & some nuts. Clean & crisp. Pretty good Vienna style.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:45


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Deep goldish-amber. Nice quickly disappearing head. Aroma is well balanced and taste is also well balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:53


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Pours golden amber with a thick white head. Aroma is sweet and bread-like, similar to a pilsener. Taste is malty, subtly fades to a nice crisp hop element on the back of the tongue. The palate continues that hop note but leads to an intense and pleasant bread note that lingers on the nose. Excellent beer.

Tried on 18 Mar 2019 at 03:26


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

From old tasting notes. Bright orange gold color. Fluffy white head. Fragrant hop aroma. Tangy, citrus malt flavor reminiscent of grapefruit. Tart malt/hop finish.

Tried on 13 Jul 2017 at 21:36


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

355ml bottle. Pours a clear amber-orange with a small, short lived, off-white head that laces. Sweet aroma of caramel malt, bread and light fruit. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, corn, bread and a hint of fruit with a dry, mildly bitter finish. Light body with a watery texture and soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2017 at 01:21


6

Surprisingly hoppy for a lager

Tried on 16 Mar 2017 at 18:07


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

6 week old bottle into a pint. A: Poured hard but still little head, quickly down to thin film. Deep clear gold color with a few visible bubbles. S: Malty brown bread and yeast smell. Earthy hops. T: Bitter leafy hops note with a suggestion of citrus . Faint toffee provides nice balance. Not as malty as the nose. M: Average carb level. Light to medium body. Clean tart finish. O: Nothing sticks out here except the taste, which is actually quite good. Well worth a try.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2016 at 16:41


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Rated from old notes. Light-bodied and slightly sweet lager. Turns bittersweet near finsh but never develops a distinct character. Tolerable.

Tried on 09 Oct 2016 at 03:13


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From a 12 oz bottle in Old Forge. Pours a pale amber with an off white head. Flavors of bread and toast.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2015 at 17:09