It’s payday.

Payday means I stop at my new local beer heaven and pick out a mix-and-match six pack to sample and review.  Among the ones I grabbed today is this Saranac Brown Ale.

It’s the simple things in life that get you by, you know?  Gas in the car.  A clean windshield.  Payday. 

Assorted craft beers.

Life is good.

Popping the top, I take the traditional whiff.  Lightly hoppy, gently malty, and smells a touch sweet.

Things are looking up.  I raise the bottle to my lips.

The hops are right up front and sharp, like in Saranac’s IPA.  That fades quickly to a mild chocolate maltiness that rides the foam until the hoppiness returns to dominate, leaving a smooth bitter finish.  This finish invites you back for more.

Ah, yes!  No disappointment here.  This brown ale is worthy of being deigned a groovy brew, and I score it 4.5 on the Holy Grail Scale.

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