Beer Review: Saranac Blueberry Blonde

Serving Type: Bottle

ABV: Five percent

Appearance: This brew poured a very hazy golden yellow. The chroma was very reminiscent of golden honey. The half-inch, pure white head peaked and then faded away into oblivion leaving a thin layer of fizzy bubbles to crown the beer. Along with the fast disappearance of the head, not much lacing was left.

Smell: There was plenty of grassy and sweet scents to go around. I also picked out some tart blueberries. Nice and tart. Just the way I like the fruit in my beer. Maybe that's why I really liked the Warheads candy when I was a kid?

Taste: As I wanted it to be, the blueberry flavor in this was quite tart and sour all of the way across the tongue. As the beer made its way towards the back there was a slight cracker and hop bite. The hop bitterness interestingly increased a little when the beer was able to warm. I like my fruit beers to have a crusty backbone to compliment the tartness. I got a bit of it in this brew's flavor, but not enough to vault this over some of the others out there.

Overall Rating: 

I love my blueberry ales and this one gets the job done. This tasted nice and tart. Still, I would have liked to get some more pie and pastry taste going when I have one of these. That's what holds this back. The head is also a bit weak and it looked as if this contributed to the lack of texture of the brew.