Saranac celebrates their 125th anniversary this year. To properly congratulate them, I picked up a pack on some rural road meandering its way through Paul Smith's, NY, miles away from any plot of civilization. $10, can you believe it? Keeping them locked away in an icy cooler aboard the canoe, we headed out towards Black Pond...
The beer was tasty, a bit bready with mild hops and a clean mouth feel, but not really any surprises. I had no idea there was a German Pilsner resemblance to this Amber Lager until after reading a description on the website. You could have fooled me. Saranac is a brewery I'm very familiar with but this one just didn't seem to fit the bill for me, it was incredibly boring. I would have preferred trying the Blue Point Brewing Company's Amber Lager instead. I'll call this beer palatable, but so-so. Maybe it was just hard to match the amazing scenery and camping trip. I'll give it another go down the road.
Maybe give it another go when someone offers to buy you one! I felt the same about Anchor Brewing's Anchor Steam.
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