 smooch (106), Sylvania, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 9, 2009
A tasty shwarz. I liked Shiner 97 which is the only one I had ever had so I couldn’t pass up this 2.99/growler special. I’ve never had much Saranac, but this one has a nice mouth feel and is quite tasty and malty. Pretty good stuff.
EithCubes (2162), Indiana, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 After too much Zonenkinder, time for a bottle of this. Very sweet nose, a little stale roast with caramel. Lighter-than-Coke pour with a sudsy light brown head. Taste initially very sweet, a ltitle bite from the roast up front, and then dries out magnificently. Light sourness with slightly nutty brown ale notes. Medium-light body, smooth, quite nice, really. Surprising depth of flavor for a Matt beer, though my mildly burnt tongue may be shielding my senses from the brunt. No berries, and not a Schwarzbier.
Tessic (471), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 This shwarzbier poured a deep black colour with a quickly lived tan coloured head. To the nose there are scents of caramel, sweet malts and brown sugar. First swig was heavy flavoured but yet slightly watery for a shwarz. Flavours of molassas, malt and caramel most prodominent. Finish is thick and almot oily with a flavour of sweet malts lingering.
ALCOHOLNIZM (64), WARWICK, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 4, 2009 NOT MUCH AROMA HERE IN THIS BEER THAT LOOKS LIKE COLA. TASTES SLIGHTLY LIKE NUTTY CHOCOLATE AND MALT NOT OVER POWERING VERY LIGHT NOT BAD NOT GREAT, FLAVOR JUST DOSN’T HAVE MUCH UMPH.
Neeskens (18), Sweden
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Pours dark, no surprise, with a medium head. While still quite malty like all black lagers, this is more on the hoppy side than the malty sweet one. A little sour taste lurking in the back. A little bit too thin to compete with the best black lagers.
goozen (1088), Leiden, Netherlands
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle 0,33ltr: Almost black with an good hidden caramel taste, and well balanced bitter finish.
Maverick34 (711), New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 En Bouteille. Poured a very obvious dar with a mild head. Pretty nice aroma, a bit watery but still pretty decent for a saranac. Well done overall.
Cakes (56), New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Bottle. A nice dark beer.
You can taste the caramel with it’s malt sweetness.
Has a very creamy head.
Braincage1 (139), Cary, North Carolina, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Bottle. A deep red brew with a fluffy tan head. Aroma of sour cherries, raisins and yeast. Begins with a grapefruit and dark chocolate bitterness with some unspecified fruit flavors thrown in. Flavors seem a bit lost
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