This week's Sunday Night Suds looks at Saranac Backpacker Pils.
As I mentioned in last week's SNS post, the good folks at Saranac have continued to roll out new beers, including three new beers in the 12 Beers of Summer mix box. This includes the Backpacker Pils; Blood Orange Wheat (reviewed here http://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2020/06/sunday-night-suds-saranac-blood-orange.html); Suncatcher Ale and last year's Summer Haze IPA (reviewed here https://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2019/08/sunday-night-suds-saranac-summer-haze.html).
The Backpacker Pils poured a rich gold which was the first indication that this was not a macro style pilsner. The first sip was surprisingly fruity in addition to the typical pilsner backbone. Subsequent sips gave additional fruity notes and I found myself liking this beer very much. At 5.4% abv, this brew is right around the sweet spot for alcohol content for pilsners and I am considering trying this again next Shabbos to see how it stacks up to a cholent.
I have not seen this beer sold in anything but the 12 Beers of Summer Box and I am unaware of this beer being sold in six or twelve packs, so if you want this beer you need to pick up the mix box.
The Backpacker Pils is under the Kosher Supervision of the Va'ad of Detroit as is every other beer produced at the Matt Brewery plant in Utica, NY. Keep in mind, Saranac brews some varieties off site, so check the cans/bottles for kosher certification from the Va'ad of Detroit.
To see what the experts on Beer Advocate think about the brew, please follow this link https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/99/487823. As always, please remember to drink responsibly and to never waste good beer unless there is no designated driver.
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