Subsidiaries
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Tops. Brown colour. Roasted malts, coffee, coffee powder, some bitterness. So-so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2018
at 18:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Tops. Slightly hazy golden. Fruity, floral, mango. Fairly sweet. Ok beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2018
at 18:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Tops. Copper, off-white coloured. Caramel, toffee, a bit nutty. Slightly sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2018
at 18:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
12 oz bottle into a lovely Kasteel chalice on 9th Jan 2018 while on holiday in California. Brown with a tanned topping, nose had malty molasses as did the taste, caramel to the fore. Thought the beer sweet and thin, not overly impressed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2018
at 01:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the "Black Friday 03" tasting on 11/24/2017. Clear brown color with a medium thin light beige head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Strings of lace. Aroma of roast malt, hops and fruit. Medium body with flavors of roasted malt, citrusy hops and a bit of chocolate. The finish is malty up front with a mildly hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2017
at 17:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle, labelled as Tropical Snow Storm (6% ABV and 50 IBU), sounds like the 'normal' Tropical Storm description to me, same beer. Misty orange body, thinning white head. Plenty of tropical fruit esters in the nose and the taste is all about those same mango's and oranges that give the beer it's aroma. Not bad at all, liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 02:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle of 5.7% ABV, labelled as Big Moose Winter Ale. Poured into a Leffe chalice on 14th Dec 2017 at my daughters place in California. Slight haze to the old gold/amber body, smooth off-white blanket of foam for a head. Malty, semi-sweet front with a lingering hop bitter finish. Almost liked it, OK, I did like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 02:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle, one of three in a 12 pack (four different beers) of Winter Brews from Saranac. Poured into a Leffe chalice at my daughters place in California on 14th Dec 2017. Deep amber body, clear and clean, the head a beige affair that didn't last long. Malty brew from start to finish, semi-sweet with toffee and caarmel notes. My sweet tooth took to it straight away, but it did lack a bit of depth and character after the initial interest wore away.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 01:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle from a 12 Beers of Winter pack (Saranac labelled beers, four types, three each). This bottle was BB 31st Mar 2018. It was poured into a lovely 'Kasteel' stemmed glass on 12th Dec 2017 while I was on holiday at my daughters place in California. Pack of beer bought at a Bev-Mo store. Very dark body, ruby hue to the edges when held up to a bright light, light tanned foaming head. Chocolate nose with a roasted/toasted light burnt ester or two. Taste again leads with a chocolate feel, less burnt notes in the flavour compared to the aroma. Some ground coffee in the mix alongside some unsweetened vanilla traces. Easy drinking Porter with enough going on to keep me interested until the end. Nothing exciting or wonderful about it, just a decent Porter with a sensible ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2017
at 23:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tops. Clear golden coloured. Light hoppy, slightly grassy and hoppy. Refreshing and very well drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2017
at 12:51