Beer #7- Saranac.

I guess I’ll cut right to the chase. Sometimes things are just poorly made. And the whole Saranac brewery falls into this category.

Oh, the idealistic romanticism of a “brewery in the mountains”. Fresh water! Fresh ingredients! Local brewers, handcrafted for years and years! B-U-L-L- Crap.

My friends and I bought the sampler pack. It had Saranac’s India Pale Ale, Adirondac Lager, Black Forest Bavarian Black Beer (ooooh!!!! What a cool name!!! shite.), Brown Ale, and the illustrious “Black and Tan”.

These beers would be a waste of time to review individually. So, I will review them all at once, with one grade, and with one blog post.

Saranac beers are a shallow bunch, filled with the taste of cut corners and mass produced recipes. You know that guy who talks about things he knows nothing about? And talks often? That is Saranac.

I can tell you what happened at this brewery. Illustrated by a quick sketch that could have happened.

Master Brewer at Saranac: “I think I’m going to just keep this recipe for the India Pale Ale and Lager…”

Boss: “Oh that’s ok. We want our drinkers to get the same thing with every sip”

Master Brewer at Saranac: “Ok. Umm. What about that Black and Tan? And the uhh.. Forest Bavarian one?”

Boss: “I want the wort to be the same for everything!!”

Master Brewer at Saranac: “GREAT!”



The beers did not have a distinctive taste. Each tasted like most of the rest, with subtle differences that didn't matter one iota. I'm sorry I wasted my time on these beers.


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I give Saranac's entire product a well deserved 60.



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Brett's ratings are out of 100.

As with all connoisseurs, personal taste affects all ratings. The best ratings tend to lean towards his two different biases; 1) Well-crafted heavy Stouts and 2) Lagers made with a simple perfection.

Please understand that just because Brett gives a beer a high rating doesn't mean you may think it is good. Only understand that if he gives it a high rating it is because most people who have a good taste in beer would do the same.