Belgian Ale
F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style Regular|
Score
5.53
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3.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Fig aroma. Copper pour, thin yellowish head. Very metallic flavor of cherry and caramel malt. Ends with a generic bitterness. Flavorful, but not pleasant. There’s little Belgian about it. More like a bad amber.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2008
at 17:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
12 oz bottle from Beastiefan2K; Nose of caramel, yeast, and light vanilla; orange with a medium beige head; flavor has lightly sweet caramel, hop bitterness, and peppery spices; Belgian style attributes, but not a great combination.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2007
at 19:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear copper beer with a short-lived head - light belgian fruitiness in the aroma, with notes of apricot and orange peel, mineral and metallic smells underneath - light grainy flavors and moderate orange peel and coriander - some qualities that taste somewhat phenolic, but like mj notes, they seem artificial and "wrong" - mineral flavors and some metallic notes that remind me of sucking on a penny - this beer would taste a lot better if it weren’t for those Saranac imperfections.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2007
at 20:30
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
2007 bottle...amber with fluffy beige head...lacing is pretty and dainty...smells like cloves, malts and sweet and sour cherries...a very clean scent overall...(granny smith apples)...body has a creaminess to it with a sharp metallic bite...its like cloves were tainted with metal shavings...after the first few sips, the aroma takes on a metal quality as well...Saranac, you disappoint me. Has your mountain water become tainted over the years?
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2007
at 15:13
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Pours dark with no bubbles into the steeler stein. Darker than I expected. Looks just like flying dog old scratch without a haze, slightly fruity aroma too. Has a good prickle chime on the tongue which is similar to Leffe. Finish is a a little hoppy or malty and it lasts. Label says it’s brewed in the trappist’s tradition.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2006
at 11:57
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Poured initially a bright and clear amber, on the dark side with a brown tinge to it. Barely any head and effervescence a bad sign. I poured the yeast so the clarity gave way to a medium haziness. Initial yeasty aroma notes at bread dough, and a touch of green apple (part of the bread dough component). Medium palate, semi-sweet up front but finishes empty and thin, with a lingering spicy hop. Lingers somewhere between abbey dubbel and pale ale. Light astringency in the finish also, which is somewhat grainy/cereal-like. A fair beer, that is all.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2006
at 16:18
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
this is a good beer if you are looking for a Belgian Lite. It has many of the flavors of a belgian but much weaker. For example, pours with almost no head. The color is like a cloudy amber. One could see through the beer, never a good sign for anything with the word belgian on it. I got it in a winter mix pack, which contains a few other good beers (caramel porter). So, its up to you if you want to get the box.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2006
at 19:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
12oz bottle-pours a light tan head. Hazy dark gold color. Aroma is spices, wheat. Taste is spices, wheat, too much spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2005
at 11:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle, 12 bottle winter pack. Tasted a lot like a regular belgian ale. Like I’ve said before, I’m not a huge fan of these kinds of ale, so I didn’t like it that much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2005
at 00:54
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Orange color with a somewhat frothy white head and a relatively malty aroma. lightly sweet taste even if a little overly spiced.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2005
at 23:52