Utica Club - Matt Brewing Company

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev +40.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #44 (Sep 2010):

Fizzy head, decent amount of lace though. Shiny yellow clarity. Dried grass, cooked veggies and a touch of apple skin in the nose. Dry mouthfeel with a bitty, almost fluffy light body. Clean palate, very clean. Grainy with dried grass, bread crust and cooked cereal flavors throughout. Hop bitterness is there to balance; not much flavor to account for. Cooked veggies and a mild mineral or salty hints in the dry finish. Super clean, with enough flavor to certainly rival many of the other Retro Lagers hyped these days.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2011 18:27:37 | More by BeerAdvocate

Todd

Massachusetts

1.2/5  rDev -54.7%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Got this sample from a guy that does marketing for breweries. Apparently there's going to be a big push to revitalize the Utica brand. Hmm ... why?

UC comes in a 12oz brown bottle. "Brewed from the best quality malt, grains, and choicest hopes. Absolutely pure." This was also the first beer sold in the US after prohibition. Labeled as "XX Pure" and a "Pilsener Lager Beer" ... can we get a bit more redundant?

Pours a bright and clear pale golden beer. Highly carbonated and capped with a foamy, slightly sticky, pure white head.

Metallic aroma. Cooked veggies. Musty. Sweet corn and grain. Not very inviting, to say the least.

Smooth-bodied, light and creamy on the palate. Consistency is extremely thin, as are all characteristics of this beer. Grainy and oddly sweet with notes of veggies (mostly corn) that stick to the palate with an oily feel. More metallic and musty notes. No real bitterness to talk about. Finish is way too dominate, odd and unpalatable. Flavours seem un-beer-like. Where's the crispness? Where's the refreshment?

In short, this beer is quite hard to stick down your neck. In fact, I'm wincing with each sip, hoping to end this review. If you're looking for an post-Prohibition American Pils, there's much better examples ... like Schlitz, PBR or even a Bud. Skip UC.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2003 16:15:37 | More by Todd

brentblack1

New York

3/5  rDev +13.2%

05-20-2013 02:11:19 | More by brentblack1

TEAMHOLT

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +69.8%

04-12-2013 15:04:42 | More by TEAMHOLT

fx20736

New York

2.69/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

bought a 24 pack of cans from Beers of the World for $ 13.98 on 4/5/13.

poured from a can into a pint glass served at fridge temp.

appearance: pale gold with a 1 finger white head. Scant lacing.

aroma: sour and musty with a strong hoppiness.

mouthfeel: ok

taste: watery, very little malt flavor with a sour and dry grape like fruitiness. clean finish.

notes: alcoholic seltzer water with a little flavor, in a very pretty can. Lawnmowing beer.

Serving type: can

04-06-2013 03:25:56 | More by fx20736

BGsWo22

New York

2.25/5  rDev -15.1%

03-20-2013 23:45:29 | More by BGsWo22

nzerbe

New York

2/5  rDev -24.5%

03-18-2013 01:08:20 | More by nzerbe

bsopko

New Jersey

1/5  rDev -62.3%

03-01-2013 20:47:51 | More by bsopko

CountryRock2001

New York

2.5/5  rDev -5.7%

02-24-2013 22:29:49 | More by CountryRock2001

TonyY

New York

3.5/5  rDev +32.1%

02-18-2013 19:26:49 | More by TonyY

Dirtinabottle

New York

2.75/5  rDev +3.8%

01-20-2013 18:40:49 | More by Dirtinabottle

Mart1

2.25/5  rDev -15.1%

12-17-2012 21:18:10 | More by Mart1

Justin23060

Virginia

3.38/5  rDev +27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I'm gonna try to not let nostalgia effect my review... But I still remember the smell of the boiling mash (like oyster crackers) and the factory whistle every weekday noon from Gramma's house two blocks away from the Brewery. Thanks to Jay for providing a little flavor of home. Cheers!!!

A - Crystal clear light yellow with a stiff 3 finger head that dissipated but laced to the end.

S - Sweet with that harsh hop that I always smell in adjunct brews

T - Light malt with some fruity and grassy notes. Sweetness quickly turns to a very sessionable dryness.

M - Thin as expected for style. Lighter carb than I remember. Refreshing.

O - Lawn mowing beer for sure, but a good one, though. This should be tried on its history alone (first beer sold in the United States after Prohibition). History aside... try one next summer after mowing the lawn.

Serving type: can

12-10-2012 04:00:43 | More by Justin23060

scottypinthemix

1/5  rDev -62.3%

11-13-2012 23:04:46 | More by scottypinthemix

OldhouseRecs

North Carolina

3/5  rDev +13.2%

10-12-2012 22:22:39 | More by OldhouseRecs

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev +3.8%

10-08-2012 00:54:22 | More by DrunkinYogi

harrymel

Washington

2.58/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottled: unk

Light grain colored lager with a rim and some etching of fine whites. Brilliant clarity. Smells of sweet, white grape juice, some grass and not much else. Flavor also has the distinct grape flavor with some more grain and a bit of apple. Huh, empty body with moderate and sharp carb. A wet finish. I think this is very poorly crafted, but easy to drink. Fancy that.

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2012 04:44:41 | More by harrymel

dgeebs07

New York

1/5  rDev -62.3%

07-31-2012 21:53:44 | More by dgeebs07

hackomal

Pennsylvania

1.75/5  rDev -34%

06-26-2012 16:20:24 | More by hackomal

freshtojeff

North Carolina

1.75/5  rDev -34%

05-21-2012 18:21:03 | More by freshtojeff

Campodog

Spain

1/5  rDev -62.3%

04-16-2012 17:18:51 | More by Campodog

abrodsky

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev +3.8%

04-15-2012 21:22:40 | More by abrodsky

PKing

2/5  rDev -24.5%

03-05-2012 18:17:56 | More by PKing

AndyTaylor

North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -5.7%

02-25-2012 15:30:33 | More by AndyTaylor

beerFool28607

North Carolina

1.5/5  rDev -43.4%

02-25-2012 01:14:18 | More by beerFool28607