Lemon-seeded ruby red grapefruit tartness spreads delicately across washed-out white wheat base. Fizzy ruby red grapefruit continuance nabs bittersweet yellow and white grapefruit nuances and tiny floral daubs as well. Just a tad thin.
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SARANAC HONEY PILS
Dry Clover honeyed pilsner malting underscored by mild lemon spritz as gruff phenol spicing and musky hop astringency strike its buttered biscuit base before turning cardboardy.
SARANAC GEN IV SESSION IPA
Uninspiringly sessionable Northwest-styled IPA with grainier malt profile lacks decisive tropical fruiting. Murky lemon-seeded grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang never ascends above grassy hop astringency, musky floral-dried herbage and complacent Maris Otter malting.
SARANAC STRAWBERRY TART
Dubious kettle-soured wheat ale blitzes lemon-dropped strawberry adjunct with vinous green grape tartness, spritzy grapefruit zest and coarse citric hop bite. Needs higher strawberry concentration.
SARANAC BASKING IN BOURBON IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Growler & Gill, ‘decadent’ 11.9% ABV Imperial Stout laces oak-charred Kentucky bourbon barrel aging thru rich brown chocolate syruping and creamy vanilla sugaring. Ultimately, smoky mocha molasses malting gains resilience above tantalizing bourbon whiskey ambiance and singed wood tones.
SARANAC BLUEBERRY BLONDE ALE
Initial blueberry compost lacquering and hefty blueberry waft fall off as phenol hop astringency and arid carbolic spritz oppress gluey pastry malt sweetness (and wafting floral perfuming).
