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 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle Pours a clear medium orange amber. Very small sandy head but very durabla thin sheeting lacing. Nice moderate hop aroma. Not very strong and the malts are light and a bit sweet. Flavor is light on the body and malt character but was IPA’d by adding more hops that have a light and sharp bitterness. Quite soft carbonation and a lingering tangy bitter that doesn’t sit quite right. A bit off in general.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2006
at 23:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a nice copper/amber color ale with a medium head with good retention. Aroma of bitter hops is clearly identifiable. Taste is comprised of well balance floral malt and bitter hops. Body is above average without being too full. I guess this is a middle of the road IPA that can be quite enjoyable with BBQ on summer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2005
at 14:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
2004 bottle. Good deep orange-honey golden appearance, with a firm white head. Aroma of strong juicy hops, mostly citrusy and quite bitter. Some light caramel and toasted malt in the background. Flavor is all hops, for the most part. Some decent malt establishes a decent backbone. The rest of this beer is just full frontal assault of cascades. It’s real enough and quite juicy and bitter. Medium-full body, moderate carbonation. Aerated, zesty mouthfeel. Nothing new here, of course, but it’s a tasty American IPA if that’s what you’re in the mood for.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2005
at 12:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden beer with ligh orange hues. Surprising floral aroma of hops and citrus. However, the hops finish seems almost harsh and jump too much at you at the first sip. A bit more malt would be in order to balance out the hops and agressive grapefruit. Maybe they are using extracts. Medium bodied. Still, very good for a Saranac.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2004
at 17:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
An ok IPA but nothing special. +++ I Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours medium golden color with a medium sized tan head that lingers. There is a strong flowery scent. The flavor is moderately flowery and sharply bitter. There is very little balance. Pretty acidic tasting. The bitterness lingers on the aftertaste. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2004
at 22:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Wow- this is a pretty weak IPA. Poured clear light orange/amber with a thick off-white head, leaving a light grassy somewhat citric hops aroma in the glass. Flavor was very light sweet biscuity malt imparted with grassy, somewhat metallic hops and leaving a bitter aftertaste. So thin. So bland. So weak. So tame. So...this review.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2004
at 17:39