Sunday Night Suds - Saranac Suncatcher Ale

This week's Sunday Night Suds looks at Saranac Suncatcher Ale.

As mentioned in the last few SNS posts, 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 (reviewed here http://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2020/06/sunday-night-suds-saranac-backpacker.html); Blood Orange Wheat (reviewed here http://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2020/06/sunday-night-suds-saranac-blood-orange.html); last year's Summer Haze IPA (reviewed here https://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2019/08/sunday-night-suds-saranac-summer-haze.html) and Suncatcher Ale.

The Suncatcher Ale bills itself as an "Ale brewed with lemon" but there is not much more of a description of the beer on the bottle. The website is not much more descriptive (its actually less helpful) as all it states is "A crisp and refreshing German-style ale. ABV – 5.3%."

The Suncatcher Ale poured a warm dark maize and had some lacing which surprisingly disappeared rather quickly. The lemon was present, but it was mild and did not overcome the hops. But having said that, the beer itself was not as rich and flavorful as I was expecting. I won't say that it was disappointing, but KB Jr who tends towards macro lagers liked this, so you can tell that this was no IPA. 

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 Suncatcher Ale 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, you can search on  https://www.beeradvocate.com, but as of now there are no reviews. 

As always, please remember to drink responsibly and to never waste good beer unless there is no designated driver.

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