[1] Review by bigred00 from buffalo, NY, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (7/16/2008 5:58:48 PM)
"It has a dark murky brown color with dark red highlights. The head is tan in color, foamy and leaves nice lace on the glass. There is a dark malty aroma with a heavy toasted flavor. There are some chocolate notes as well as some mildly bitter hops within a creamy smooth medium bodied palate. This is a very good offering from the Saranac family of beers.
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Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by eaglefan538 from DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/8/2007 8:49:19 AM)
"Bottle from beastiefan2k. Pour was deep dark brown, thin initial head, tannish color, pretty steady retention, weak lacing. The aroma was chocolate with a little roast. The flavor was sweet chocolate, light roast, slight bitter finish, but not dry enough for a "dunkel" and the chocolate was annoyingly sweet. Came across as a bad brewer’s cover up for a dunkel that didn’t go right in the first place. Not much lager-like about this one, although it was drinkable. Thanks for the bonus brew, Eugene, they’re all fun the first time!"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.69 Unit Cost: $2.25 per Pint
[3] Review by Th3B33RM@n from Hampton, VA, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (12/2/2007 10:30:49 AM)
"Pours a very dark brown almost black body with a big tan head that is two fingers thick. Smells malty and sweet, with burnt, bittersweet chocolate and a very light hopp aroma. Tastes like chocolates, roasted caramel, a little on the light side, some what creamy."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[4] Review by dirtyamerican from Wamego, KS, USA who has tried this beer many times. (11/9/2007 9:31:15 AM)
"Pours nearly opaque black with a tinge of red. Beige head. Aroma is boozy! Flavor is not what you'd expect from a lager. The chocolate influence doesn't seem to be there but if you imagine you're simply drinking a porter then this beer is delicous with it's roasted malty character. Nice bitter finish."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.5 Unit Cost: $2 per Pint
[5] Review by jinji from Parma, OH, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (1/2/2007 11:45:18 PM)
"This is one of the best tasting beers I've ever had the pleasure of trying. I'm from upstate NY originally, and the Utica area sucks, but the Saranac Brewery is one thing to be proud of since they create some of the best flavored brews around, and aren't ridiculously overpriced. The Chocolate Amber you can taste that cocoa zing in the aftertaste... its too bad this isn't a regular one that Saranac brews, its only a special seasonal one (as I've never seen it except in a sampler pack). They should start making this one as a regular because its just that good!"
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
10/10
Overall:
10/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0.85 Unit Cost: $1.13 per Pint
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