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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 I’ll fully admit that I bought my sixer of this brew way too early. A spring beer… in January? Maybe the lack of snow threw me off, or maybe the cold winds had me wistfully dreaming of spring blooms. Who knows and who cares, it’s beer and if it’s on the shelf then it is there to be consumed.
With that said, there is nothing spectacular about this beer. It’s definitely a decent, easy drinker. It’s unfiltered and has a pleasant, citrussy taste, but nothing really stands out. The only thing that kept going through my head as I put the first one down was: “Yeah, this will taste great when I’m on my deck that first warm day in April when the leaves have started budding.” So that’s my plan… save the four I have left for then, at which time I may come back and revisit this review.
Ok, who am I kidding… I’ll be buying another pack of these in April as there is absolutely zero chance that the current one will survive into February.
On the net: Sam Adams
Posted on 19th January 2012 | Tagged with: sam adams, new england, mass, lager, united states | |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 Big and bold. Creamy and dark. Maybe even a little chocolate. What’s not to like here? This wouldn’t be a good beer for the heat of summer but for cold, dark January it is perfect. The big bottle is just enough to give you a healthy weeknight glow too, so drink up!
On the net: Smuttynose
Posted on 19th January 2012 | Tagged with: smuttynose, new england, new hampshire, porter | |
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by jamie |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 This is a truly unique beer. Saranac has combined cacao from Belize with German hops and a nice caramel malt to come up with a smooth drinkable beer. The essence of chocolate is light but present and returns in the aftertaste. The 6% ABV is completely hidden in the wonderful flavor of this beer. Not too hoppy, and not too chocolate, it is just the right blend of flavors.
On the net: Saranac Brewery, Matt Brewing Company
Posted on 12th January 2012 | Tagged with: lager, new york, saranac | |
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by jamie |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 A triple hop American Pale Ale, very reminiscent of an IPA. It has a crisp, on the verge of tasting as thought it hadn’t matured flavor. Not to sound like a snobby aficionado, but if this were an IPA, I would say it needed to mellow out a little. Saranac does say that it is meant to have a crisp quality, but it tastes more like an unfinished quality. A bitter drinkable ale, but not one of Saranac’s best brews. The 5.3% ABV is respectable.
On the net: Saranac Brewery, Matt Brewing Company
Posted on 12th January 2012 | Tagged with: new york, ale, american pale ale, saranac | |
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by jamie |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 A truly nice twist to the IPA. If you like IPAs, you will like this. Saranac has kept the wonderful hops tones of the classic IPA but melded them with the malts of a darker ale. The grapefruit bitter of the hops marries well with the body of the malts, making a very drinkable IPA. The 6.0% ABV is masked by the hops and malt. I am partial to IPAs, and so this one goes high in my book. Chock this one up as another great concoction by Saranac.
On the net: Saranac Brewery, Matt Brewing Company
Posted on 12th January 2012 | Tagged with: i.p.a., new york, ale, saranac | |
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by jamie |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 This German style larger has a dark amber color with surprising flavor. This strong malty flavor is balanced with the hops to make a smooth and flavorful drink. With a 5.95% ABV, and flavor to boot, this is a very drinkable beer. A few of these and you will be having a good time no matter what.
On the net: Saranac Brewery, Matt Brewing Company
Posted on 12th January 2012 | Tagged with: lager, new york, saranac | |
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by jamie |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 Saranac states that this is a classic Czechoslovakian pilsner. It has the classic pilsner appearance, as a clear, light beer. This pilsner has more hops than a Budweiser, but has that familiar flavor, or lack thereof. I would have to say that it is more drinkable than a Budweiser, with some fruity floral overtones. The 4.8% ABV puts it higher in my ranking than Budweiser too. This is a beer that a Bud drinker may believe is reaching out to try different beers, but if you are familiar with good beer, you will cringe at the first sip.
On the net: Saranac Brewery, Matt Brewing Company
Posted on 12th January 2012 | Tagged with: new york, saranac, pilsner | |
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by jamie |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 Slim Chance is the RedHook Brewery’s attempt at a light beer. They print on the label that the beer only has 125 calories. All this tastes like is watered down ESB. I know that Sam Adams has come out with a Light offering as well and so that must be the new rage. Just some advise to both breweries, people that like the taste of beer, don’t care about drinking a light beer. I’m sorry, I just have issues with a good, well flavored beer being lowered to the standards of a calorie conscious sales model. If you are watching your figure, drink water, or even better, one of those beer flavored waters. If you like the taste of beer, drink something that has taste.
On the net: RedHook Brewery
Posted on 20th July 2009 | Tagged with: beer flavored water, new hampshire, ale, redhook brewery | |
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by jamie |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 This summer ale by RedHook has the typical wheat ale taste, slightly sour, but not as much as a Hef. It is a nice refreshing, summer in the sun, beverage. The SunRye has a crisp finish to quench that summer thirst. Not a bad beer to be struck drinking while relaxing by the pool.
On the net: RedHook Brewery
Posted on 20th July 2009 | Tagged with: summer beer, new hampshire, ale, redhook brewery | |
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by jamie |
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BeerOnSunday's Rating:
 The RedHook Brewery has prided itself on their original ale offering, and ESB (Extra Special Bitters). This is a nice crisp and refreshing ale, but not as bitter as other ESBs out there. It is a well rounded drink that goes nicely with dinner, or kicking back watching a Red Sox game. This beer has nothing exceptional as way of characteristics, but a clean local beverage for all occasions.
On the net: RedHook Brewery
Posted on 20th July 2009 | Tagged with: new hampshire, ale, e.s.b., redhook brewery | |
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