India Pale Ale
F.X. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) in Utica, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.12
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A hop lover’s delight! In the India pale ale tradition, this brew is very hoppy in both aroma and flavor from the generous amounts of Cascade hops used in brewing. Look for a medium to full body and golden straw color.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, pale, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Somewhat leathery and flowery body. Medium body, some fruit and flowers and a slightly chemical tang. Dry and hoppy finish. 240507
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2007
at 15:42
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Mild grapefruit and pine hops aroma. Medium amber color with larger head. Light creamy malt flavor to start with a moderate pine hops finish. For Matt’s, this is pretty good, but overall a fair IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2007
at 18:21
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle from 06 mixed pack...light amber color.. very faint malty aroma ..just a hint of foam scattered about the top...mild hop flavor with the right amount of hops to back it up...an easy to drink ipa
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2007
at 23:48
1.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1.5
Flavor 1.5
Texture 2
Overall 1
I tasted all three of these Saranac pale yellow beers in my variety case, four beers each; Indian pale ale, Adirondack lager and traditional lager. Price was 88 cents per 12 oz bottle at Beer for Less in Moon Twp. The lagers were a little less pale and the Indian pale ale was just a little more bitter. All three though, I consider a typical American pale yellow beer. They all had about the same over all flavor, that Saranac flavor. They are lively when it comes to carbonation. I’ve had these before and they seem to have not changed over the years. Drinkable. I was really excited about tasting an IPA but was not surprized.
Tried
from Bottle
from
JR's Beer Warehouse
on 01 Sep 2006
at 18:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A copper colored beer with an OK beige head. The aroma is quite strong with notes of straw, hops, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet and very malty to start off with, but soon the aroma hops hits You with notes of grass, and citrus, on a back drop of caramel, which again leads on to a dry hoppy bitter end still with the citrusy notes lingering around.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2006
at 15:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Brown bottle, 12 ounces; eye: golden with yellowish reflections, white head that lasts made up of small compact bubbles, light effervescence, clear, some lacing; nose: hops Cascade, sweet side of 7-UP, malt (grain); mouth: not that tasty at the start, bitterness then appears to let its sweetness take over, finale where its aggressive bitterness coms back strongly, lightly sweet, moderately bitter, medium to full body, relatively thin and somewhat oily texture, nice carbonatation; overall: good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces; oeil : dorée avec des reflets jaunâtres, mousse blanche de bonne durée formée de petites bulles compactes, légère effervescence, clair, dentelle; nez : houblon Cascade, côté sucrée du 7-UP, malt (grain); bouche : pas très goûteuse en début, l’amertume apparaît par la suite, puis cède sa place à son petit côté sucrée, finale où une amertume aggressive revient en force, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps de moyen à plein, texture relativement mince et légèrement huileuse, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : bonne
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2006
at 15:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Slightly hazy, golden beer with a small white head. Citrus, pineapple, hops and malt on the nose. Malty flavor with a good chunk of hops. Some pine and resin too. Medium body and quite bitter finish. Quite good, pleasant IPA, but I would prefer to sample a new beer, instead of drinking it one more time. Rating: 6-3-6-4-13-3.2. 060614
Bottle, at Esbjerg Beerfesetival. A clear, golden beer with an off-white head leaving lacings. Resiny, citrusy nose with bready pale malts. Resiny and citrusy flavor with a bready hint. Bitterness shines through towards the end, and is followed by the bready flavor. A rather anonymous beer, but refreshing. 091022
Bottle, at Esbjerg Beerfesetival. A clear, golden beer with an off-white head leaving lacings. Resiny, citrusy nose with bready pale malts. Resiny and citrusy flavor with a bready hint. Bitterness shines through towards the end, and is followed by the bready flavor. A rather anonymous beer, but refreshing. 091022
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2006
at 15:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thanks to Kevin? Argo0? for this one. Medium gold pour with a creamy tall white head. Fruity citrus aroma. Bitter on the front end dry in the finish. The hop bitterness is a bit coarse and the malt flavor could be a bit fuller. Decent but some of the parts don’t fit in smoothly leaving this one a touch out of balance, but overall, a quite drinkable beer.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2006
at 06:47