Foggy Bottom Ale

Formerly brewed at Matt Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Utica, New York USA

(draft) Saw it on tap and knowing it wasn’t going to be around for long, decided to grab it. Crystal clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some earthy, light toast. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some earthy, peach, light floral. Light-medium body with light stickiness. A pretty run-of-the-mill brew that no one is likely to miss other than for nostalgia.

(02.04.06) 12 oz brown bottle purchased from RFD Washington, Washington, D.C. Clear amber hued ale having a small white head. Soft carbonation. Very slight sweet malt aroma. Medium bodied ale that starts dry with tiny malt sweetness and toasted malt flavor. No discernable hop flavor. Finishes dry with tiny hop bitterness and light corn aftertaste. This beer could be improved with a little more flavoring hops. A decent drinkable pale ale.

(draught) Medium copper. Faintly sour aroma. Flavor is malt up front with a sour aftertaste. Maybe it just wasn’t kept well.

Foggy Bottom Ale pours to a deep golden/amber color with a nice white head and a good carbonation. The nose on this beer is really fantastic. Really great, piney, citric, hop aromas flood the nose. This beer is dry hopped, making the hop aroma very fragrant. The palate is a lean malt backbone, really good biscuit malt flavors with a touch of caramel malt sweetness. The body on this beer is lean, and this beer is very smooth and drinkable. This beer finishes with a nice, snappy, bitter hop bite, that lingers, but then fades quickly. Really a great American Pale Ale. Lots of good hop character in the nose, good pale malt flavors, and a short, but snappy hop bite. I often find myself drinking a few pints of this on draught when in Georgetown, Capitol Hill, or where else, Foggy Bottom. I also like buying bottles of the whole line of Foggy Bottom beers for home consumption. I would match this beer with a nice juicy hamburger, and some fries doused with malt vinegar. Great all around beer, seek this one out if in the DC Metro Area.

On tap. Pours a deep amber color. Powerful fruity nose with just a touch of hops. Flavors of apricots and apples, malts with very little hoppiness. Could’ve used some spice or hops for a drier finish, but was more fruity than sticky or cloying. Nice and easy to drink.

On tap at RFD. Deep golden amber, short head, little lacing. Mellow hop edges surrounding a fruity malt. Nice easy drinking ale.

On tap at local pub on Penn. Ave. in D.C. while exploring. The 95 degree heat may have affected the rating, but this hit the spot surprisingly well. My bro much preferred over his choice. Nice amber brown color, not too hoppy or thin, good mild malt flavor and fine enough almost medium mouthfeel.

Tap. A nice copper color. Very drinkable and clean taste. A lot more flavor than I thought it would have.