Sunday Night Suds - Saranac Citrus Squeeze

This week's Sunday Night Suds looks at Saranac Citrus Squeeze.

The Saranac Citrus Squeeze is one of three new beers in the Saranac 12 Beers of Summer Box for 2019. The box also includes new entries Summer Haze IPA and IPA 100, along with old standard Kolsch (reviewed here https://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2008/08/sunday-night-suds-saranac-kolsch-ale.html).

The good folks at Beer Advocate call this beer an American Pale Ale, while the Saranac webste calls it a "juicy ale brewed with orange and tangerine brewed with Citra, Centennial, and mosaic hops." I have a problem with both definitions as this is not a Pale Ale, nor is it a fruit beer in the traditional sense.

The Citrus Squeeze had some hops, but they were masked by the tangerine and orange juice added to the brew. The result was not something like a Shandy, but more like a cross between a fruit drink and a beer (almost like a Sea Breeze). The beer poured somewhat of a cross between orange and piunk in color, which may be due to fruit juice additives. Similarly, Saranac claims on their website that the beer is 5.5% abv, but I did not detect any alcohol flavor. 

I don't know of this being sold in six packs, but if you do find it in singles and know someone who does not like beer, but wants to use it for a 9 days havdalah, this would be perfect.

Saranac Citrus Squeeze 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/99/405763.

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

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