Saranac Pale Ale

Pros: Good Foam; Smoothness
Cons: Not very distinctive; pretty average

Saranac is a line of quality craft- beers produced by the Matt Brewery in Utica, New York. The product line of Saranac includes 6 regulars and about 10 other beers that are produced from time to time, as either seasonal offerings, or as special edition...

Pros: Delicate pale ale with good hop aroma.
Cons: None come to mind.

There is a common misconception, I think, among many beer enthusiasts that a beer has to be big, bold, and brawny in order to be a top-notch brew. The more malt and hops the better, the conventional wisdom seems to go, and without these you just...

Pros: Very good if common pale ale
Cons: fruity bouquet on a pale ale?

"On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a Pale Ale from a package o' beer a'plenty" • about SARANAC 12 BEERS • I recently walked into my local bottle shop and found a nice site - a 12-pack of ...

Pros: a good training wheel beer
Cons: a good training wheel beer

This is another beer from the Twelve beers of Christmas Saranac beers case I picked up last month. The pale ale is one of their year round offerings. That eliminates the novelty aspect that comes from drinking their specialty beers only available in...

Pros: Real genuine taste; fairly smooth finish; medium body
Cons: Flavor finishes rather dry; might be too crafty for lightweights

The pale ale style of beer is not for everyone. These beers have a very bitter flavor and are usually best enjoyed by a discriminating palate. In the case of Saranac Pale Ale I was on the fence trying to decide if I could appreciate this as a craft beer ...

Pros: Pretty color, but not much else to the beer.
Cons: A very bitter beer with no balance in the taste.

A few year's ago my friend's husband won the "Saranac #1" fan contest, a contest where fans submitted pictures of themselves with Saranac beer. He had on a hat, shirt, and was holding a Saranac beer in front of the sign to the brewery. He won a year's...

Pros: Cheap.
Cons: Brackish and unflavorful.

Being in fairly close regional proximity to the Saranac brewery, their beers are in every convenience store around here, and usually up to a dollar cheaper than the nearest premium beer. I therefore drink a disproportionate amount of Saranac brew....

Pros: Clean and crisp, nice kick, dry, quite smooth
Cons: Price

I had the honor of tasting one of these Pale Ale's the other day. I find it fruity, crisp, clean, with a somewhat lean body. It has more of a dry taste than the average Pale Ale. I noticed a very slight after taste that left my palate rather quickly. It...

Pros: light, crisp, and clean aftertaste
Cons: Is 12 oz. ever enough?

Out of the available American brews out there, Saranac's line of beers are among the front-runners in terms of taste and quality. You can try them all in the 12-pack sampler they sell. My personal favorites are the stout, the Black and Tan and, of...

Pros: Full body, rich flavor
Cons: Heavy

I enjoy trying micro brewery beers from all across the country. Saranac came my way by accident due to my first choice not being available at my local tavern.
I was most pleasantly surprised by its full body and smooth flavor from top to bottom of...

Pros: Dry, refreshing
Cons: None

India Pale Ales are dry and crisp, and this one, which is available just about anywhere in New York State, is an outstanding example of what brews like this should taste like. Saranac's IPA has a nice hoppy flavor, and finishes clean. The West End...