Saranac Chocolate Amber

Pros: Good malt character; Good dessert beer
Cons: Body is thin; Flavors not very intense

Saranac, a product of Utica's Matt Brewing Company, is a brewery that can be counted on for making good- tasting craft beer with plenty of varieties to suit the tastes of most drinkers. At the end of 2004, Saranac decided to market a 12- pack sampler ...

Pros: Delicious dark lager
Cons: Only available in the 12 Beers sampler

If you haven’t already run out and bought one of Saranac’s wonderful 12 Beers holiday packs yet, I’m going to give you another reason to do so. The reason is Saranac Chocolate Amber, a delicious dark roasty lager beer that is...

Pros: great chocolate flavor, wonderfully complex beer
Cons: Yet another only available in the Seasonal 12-pack

It's that time of year again, when the craft brewers start sending out their 'Seasonal' variety packs for the beer lovers like me, exciting us with new and rare treats that we'll think fondly on (mostly) later in the year. Last year, I did a piece, "The ...

Pros: some nice chocolate textures in the beer
Cons: not all that distinctive

In numerous reviews of Saranac Beers, I have noted that they do a pretty good job with most brews yet there always seems to be some other beer by another brewing company that better defines the style. Perhaps that is why they would try an ...