Sunday, October 18, 2020

Sunday Night Suds - Saranac Hoptoberfest IPA


This week's Sunday Night Suds looks at Saranac Hoptoberfest IPA.

This fall, Saranac continued to roll out new beers, with their 2020 German Roots mix box. This includes long time standard Black Forest (reviewed here https://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2010/01/sunday-night-suds-saranac-black-forest.html); 1888 Octoberfest (which was introduced in 2017, but never reviewed here) and two new beers for 2020, the Festival Pils and the Hoptoberfest IPA.

The Hoptobefest IPA bills itself out as an IPA, but it is not a traditional IPA. The color is an orange which tends towards rose and the most prominent taste is the octoberfest spice note. Their are some piney hops, but they tend toward the metallic and the breadiness screams lager, not IPA. 

I tried this beer on Shabbos with chulent and it did not stand up to the hearty beef and potato stew. I tried it again tonight by itself with my daf and I was able to taste more of the individual elements of the beer, it still did not make sense to me as it seemed like a clash of tastes more than a bonding.

At 6% abv the beer is not light on alcohol, but if you are looking for bitters, consider looking elsewhere.

The Hobtoberfest IPA 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, click you can search on  https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/99/500161/

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

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