Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This one came in my holiday sampler. The name and description had me fairly enthused to try this one. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a medium sized dark brown head. The aroma was sharp dry bakers chocolate - and rather yummy at that. The flavor was filled with a bakers chocolate element and was rich, malty and smooth. I found the texture to be nicely thick. I would definitely get this one on its own if it were available.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2005
at 12:39
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Can you say BOOOOORING? There’s nothing special or original here. Drinkable, with nul-flavored malts.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2005
at 01:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark amber beer with orange hues and off white head. Light caramel malt in aroma. Sweet caramel and light nuts notes in mouh with an oily mouthfeel. Harsh finish.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2005
at 08:06
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Golden amber with a small white head. Smells wheaty, yeasty, and only slightly malty. Flavor is yeasty and slightly malty, and very thin. Watery, plain. Boring.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2005
at 17:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Amber with a small white head. Sweet floral hoppiness in the aroma. Flavor is bitter and tangy, without much else going on. Very drinkable, because it’s unfilling, and not bad, but it lacks a lot of flavor.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2005
at 21:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pretty auburn color with a large off-white head. Smells bready. A very drinkable beer with caramel malts and a breadiness... thin, and nothing spectacular.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2005
at 20:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours deep amber/brown, with an inch fluffy head. Smells of sweet malts and bitter hops- not overpowering, not extraordinary, but nice. Flavor is full of hops, as well as fresh cut grasses and other green vegetables. Finishes bitter and grassy. Not bad, overall, but nothing I’d seek out.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2005
at 03:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Beautiful blackness, with a large, soft creamy head. Really pours nice: frothy & nice lacing. Similar in aroma to their Caramel Porter, with the sweet malts in the nose, but adds a hit of coffee as well. Flavorful taste, no doubt. Stars out with a sweet caramel flavor, followed by a chocolatey thing, and finishes as bitter as a cold cup of leftover coffee. Very pleasant. Nice to see Saranac making some decent brews... may be a nice and inexpensive way to get macro-drinking-friends switched to better beers.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2005
at 23:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep rubious brown, nearly black, with a soft, fluffy head that’s quite large. Aroma is not strong, and only smells slightly milky. Flavor is malty, with only the slightest tinge of a chocolate flavor. Kinda plain.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2005
at 22:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
In the Saranac "12 Classic Styles" 12-pack. Very dark brown with a large fluffy beaige/tan head. Looks nice. Aroma is outstanding: SWEET caramels, vanilla, and other aromas. Good for someone who enjoys that type of thing, bad for someone who doesn’t, as this aroma is quite strong. Flavor is porterlike, for sure, with heavy accents on caramel candy. Too tasty to be this cheap.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2005
at 21:07