Brown Ale
F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.16
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This Brown Ale is brewed with American malt and hops, and traditional ale yeast. Look for a sweet, chocolaty taste, with balanced bitterness resulting in a full flavored but smoothly drinkable beer.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
bottled. Your standard american brow, not a whole lot else to say. A bit watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a delicately bronzed to transparent brown color with a decent little white head. Moderate lacing.
The smell started off with some roasty malts, light toast, some nuttiness. Then gets kind of dirty to earthy.
The taste was mainly the same. Dirty/grassy/earthy aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body but has a really great sessionability about it. Boy, one could really slam these if they wanted to.
Overall, it’s like a session brown ale, if there really was one. Hmmmm...almost makes me wonder if it needed more body, lol, oh well, not sure.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a delicately bronzed to transparent brown color with a decent little white head. Moderate lacing.
The smell started off with some roasty malts, light toast, some nuttiness. Then gets kind of dirty to earthy.
The taste was mainly the same. Dirty/grassy/earthy aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body but has a really great sessionability about it. Boy, one could really slam these if they wanted to.
Overall, it’s like a session brown ale, if there really was one. Hmmmm...almost makes me wonder if it needed more body, lol, oh well, not sure.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2016
at 14:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours bright mahogany into a shaker. Off-white micro head with good retention recedes leaving spider lacing to coat surface. Sour roasted caramel and hay aromas. Dry with toasted sourdough upfront and a sour roasted nut finish.
Tried
on 06 May 2011
at 14:24
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz bottle bought in Norfolk, VA
Appearance: Pours a medium brown with a small beige head, no lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts and nutty
Taste: Toasted malts, medicinal flavors
OK
Appearance: Pours a medium brown with a small beige head, no lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts and nutty
Taste: Toasted malts, medicinal flavors
OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2010
at 14:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Mild vinous aroma. Clear brown colour. Small semi-stable light brown head. The flavour is roasted with a mild grainy finish, not bad, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2010
at 12:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
6pack sampler beer #5. Nice little brown ale. Not overpoweringly nutty. some earthiness and caramel malt. kinda light. this isn’t my favorite style but still drinkable.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2010
at 18:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle. Pours a reddish copper with a thin cream head; malty aroma with some dark chocolate; bitter chocolate flavour with some sweetness, but not too much; and an underlying bitterness to finish. A pleasant brown ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2010
at 18:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pleasantly musty and moldy aroma that is reminiscent of an old sofa. Clear ruby brown, medium tan head, good lacing. Well balanced grassy hop and toasted malt. Subdued peanut finish. Not outstanding, but very well done, and easily enjoyable.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2010
at 17:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This ale poured a deep red colour with a nice, big, frothy, light tan head with a little lacing. To the nose there are scents of ripe fruit, baby powder, caramel and nuts. First swig was very smooth and creamy but a slight bit watery. Reasonably flavourful with flavours of malts, caramel and a little hopp flavour in the form of spruce? Finish was slightly bitter with hopps lingering with a floral caramel.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2009
at 18:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours clear brown color with tan head. Toasted malt, molasses and nutty aromas. Moderately sweet and malty with some nutty flavors. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2009
at 18:39