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RATINGS: 11   MEAN: 3.53/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.36   SEASONAL: Series   IBU: 75   EST. CALORIES: 225   ABV: 7.5%
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Imperial / Double Red Ale
Brewed with a portion of locally grown heirloom hops, this beer showcases big citrus and herbal hop character with a firm, resinous bitterness. German specialty malts provide a bold amber color and lend a balanced maltiness.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Patrickctenchi (5107) - Cox’s Knob, columbus, Indiana, USA - OCT 11, 2015
Bottle: Pours slightly hazy, orange-amber with a small beige head. Caramel, slightly nutty scent. Toffee malt, spiced orange, pine flavour. Decent bittering.....a slight alcohol note.... Pretty good.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DCLawyer (1952) - Falls Church, Virginia, USA - AUG 30, 2015
Bottle->snifter. Dark copper with small offwhite head. A: caramel malt, spice, lite hops. T: bitter pine hops, caramel malt, toffee. Lingering bittersweet aftertaste. OK..

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Drake (10949) - Free Union, Virginia, USA - AUG 26, 2015
12 ounce bottle from Wegman’s Lake Manassas. Clear copper, thin foamy tan head, Decent retention. Aroma of toffee malts, citrus. The taste is toffee, caramel, piney and citrus hops, faint raisin. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
FROTHINGSLOSH (5672) - GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 11, 2015
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark honey color with a large foamy orange-white head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was crystal malt, caramel, pine, resin, and was fairly sweet. The flavor was sweet and tangy pine, resin, perfume and crystal malt. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Decent.

4.5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
actionman7 (2) - - JUL 4, 2015 does not count
Great beer. Amber in color. Very hop forward. Taste more like a double IPA. I would recommend trying this.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Butters (3983) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - JUN 16, 2015
not quite like an ipa as others have mentioned. Pleasant hop resinous character. Imperial red ale seems about right. Lots of caramel for balance. Finishes of sweet floral hops. Pretty good for what they were trying to achieve.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
solidfunk (5685) - Washington D.C., Washington DC, USA - APR 27, 2015
Surprisingly good. Pours reddish amber. Great malt profile and light citrus hops. Better than most Saranacs. Good balance. Pretty drinkable. Tap at jackpot.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Chad9976 (1473) - Albany, New York, USA - APR 18, 2015
Saranac is one of the brands that introduced me to craft beer. They have a reputation for being, shall we say, weaksauce craft beer. I think that’s unfair, though, since they make pretty good products across the line. Though what they consider part of their top shelf offerings are a lot of brewery’s core releases, like the new Saranac Immortality – an imperial amber ale that drinks exactly like what it claims to be. Maybe not quite top-of-the-line in terms of impressiveness, but a solid, tasty, and well-balanced brew I’d say.

I poured a 12oz bottle into my official Saranac shaker glass. It was bottled on 1/14/15 and cost $3.65 ($0.30 per ounce).

Appearance: Beautiful copper/amber color; nearly crystal clear with plenty of carbonation visible. Pours to a small, off-white, soapy head that retains and laces fairly well.

Smell: Piney and flowery hops; sweet dark malts (the Vienna really comes through).

Taste: Amber ales tend to be close to IPAs in flavor, though they accentuate their maltiness much more so. Traditional brews tend not to go overboard on the hops, but if you make a big brew you certainly can justify upping the bitterness. This beer is a good example of what I mean. There’s a strong malt character here, even though it’s only brewed with three malts (two-row, Vienna and Carastan). The latter two accounting for the darker color and sweet flavor. Definite notes of caramel and a touch of toffee are found here. Additionally, the hops are quite prominent. There’s a strong piney/resin flavor at the beginning, but it becomes a little more dry and floral-like on the backend. Those 75 IBUs are impossible to ignore, but neither is the sweet malt base. All in all it’s an interesting, well-balanced beer. A nice change of pace from the typical IPA.

Drinkability: At 7.5% ABV, Saranac Immortality is much bigger than the average brew in their portfolio so they put it with their limited edition “High Peaks” series. Personally, I don’t find it to be anything monstrous or weighty. It’s a full-bodied beer, yes, but the mouthfeel is consistently crisp and well-carbonated to prevent it from being cloying or feeling like carbonated oil. The hops do linger a bit on the tongue, but it’s a faint and fairly pleasurable sensation. This would definitely stand up to a savory meal.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Sammy (9836) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - APR 15, 2015
Good hop flavour. Almost a dipa. On tap at griffon pub clarence. Overcarbonated.a little funky.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mtdewa1 (441) - rome, New York, USA - APR 14, 2015
Nice amber pour, white head. Aroma of citrus, some pine and hops. Taste is citrus and pine up front, malt backbone. Smooth easy drinking. Medium body. More IPA like. Overall very good, worth seeking out.


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