Flat Earth Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Flat Earth Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Rated 3.275 by BeerPals
Brewed by Flat Earth Brewing Company
St. Paul, MN, United States
Style: Belgian Ale
5.2% Alcohol by Volume
25 International Bittering Units
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Our first offering from Flat Earth Brewing Company is this complex Belgian-style pale ale, brewed with Belgian malts that yield a copper-red hue with hints of raisin, cherry and toast. The moderate yeast character marks itself with flavors of clove and spice but finishes dry to leave you thirsting for more. Our Belgian-style pale ale is brewed to be enjoyed with a variety of foods, but try it with steamed mussels, a rack of lamb or a char-grilled steak.
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| Overall Rank | 13031 |
| Overall Percentile | 75.6 |
| Style Rank | 251 of 1126 |
| Style Percentile | 77.7 |
| Lowest Score | 4.1 |
| Highest Score | 4.1 |
| Average Score | 4.100 |
| Weighted Score | 3.275 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7
A well carbonated beer, a careful pour fills up my glass with four-fingers of light tan colored froth. The beer is a brilliantly clear, copper color. The head leaves quite a bit of lacing on the sides of my glass and even forms a rocky surface as it slowly recedes. The aroma is hoppy and spicy with notes of clove, lemon zest, a touch of ginger, some pepper-like notes. This finishes with a solid malt character reminiscent of toasted grain, biscuit like malt notes, dry soda cracker aromas and perhaps a bit of caramelized malt up front that accents the sweeter spice notes. The aroma is definitely dominated by the spicy yeast character and it is quite nice.
Still well carbonated as the beer completely foams up as it hits my tongue. The carbonation combines with some of the hop notes to give this a flavor of something like lemon pepper. Light and easy drinking, especially if you swirl out the excess carbonation. Lightly tart notes definite accent a lemon zest sort of flavor, but also induces fruity hints of pears, tart apples and a plum note that becomes more noticeable as the beer warms up. This is fairly dry, though there is a touch of caramelized malt sugars towards the middle that provide a touch of raisins. This finishes bone dry with a nice bitterness and peppery yeast character that begs you to take another sip. The finish also has quite a bit of malt flavors in it, all dry though, but with notes of biscuits, soda crackers and cracked grain. Substantial spice notes of clove are joined by softer notes reminiscent of ginger, white pepper, and perhaps a touch of somthing like nutmeg. As the beer warms I am able to pick up a light, herbal hop character that adds an extra dimension to this brew.
Light and easy drinking, yet it has a ton of character from the Belgian yeast. I am always a sucker for these interesting, lower alcohol, Belgian-styled beers. Certainly not a beer to knock one over, but I really like the interesting mix of flavors between fermentation character, substantial malt and light hop notes.
