Flat Earth Belgian Style Pale Ale

Brewed by Flat Earth Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale
St. Paul, Minnesota USA

Bottle, clear copper with a white head. Lightly phenolic nose with pear, clove and a touch of baked crakers. Flavor has notes of light caramel, some clove and a presence of earthy hops. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Solid.

(11/3/07, 22oz bottle, thanks Stine) Crystal clear amber body with minimal off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, Belgian yeast, peach, some honey, light straw. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some chocolate, bread, light straw. Some dryness in the finish. Light-medium body.

Clear copper honey color. Simple and slightly sweet nose of candy sugar, some apple and white grapes, a faint hint of coriander and anise. Yeast phenols are very faint but still noticeable. Overall a bit plain; very toned down and it would in no way stand up to true Belgian beer, but I understand that’s not the point.

(bottle) Pours dark amber with a white head. Aroma is slightly sweet with some hops in there too. Taste is pretty grainy with a little fruit and a slight hop finish.

22oz bottle, courtesy of Stine. Thanks, Eben! Pours a very clear, bright honey-orange color; thin white head with patchy lacing. Plenty of dough and fruit in the aroma; some honey and maple syrup; mostly sweet. Medium mouthfeel: chewy belgian core; dough, yeast, and belgian sugars; not sticky, but a chewy biscuit and yeasty presence; not much of a hoppy pale ale character coming through (which would have helped, as would a bit more dryness); a mild mineral bitterness and doughy note in the finish.

(Draught) Pours a deep golden body with a moderate off-white head. Aroma of toasted malt, caramel, nuts, apple, and light herbal notes. Flavor of nuts, caramel, floral hops, some pear, and herbs.

22 oz bottle. Grassy hops, light biscuity malt some caramel and a hint of dry and spicy yeast on the nose. Pours rich copper with a small white head. Flavor is relatively simple, but inoffensive. Fairly dry with the yeast and hops at the forefront. Lightly malty in the middle and finishing fairly dry with just a small kick of yeast. Medium bodied. Always good to see more craft brews come out of MN!

Tap @ Acadia Cafe: Coper caramelly color, no head or lacing. Nose of apple esters and woody, grassy hops, some light yeast and sprucey notes. The flavor is a bit bitter yet sticky, plenty of zesty yeast and hops intermingle. The finish is toasty, nice belgian character while it warms. Good, needs a bit less sweetness and more carbonation.