Bear Republic Pete Brown Tribute Ale

Brewed by Bear Republic Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Healdsburg, California USA

Big bottle pour was dark, with some clarity, thin head that dissipates fairly quick. Aroma was milder than expected, even after warming to temp, some light coffee tones, roasty malts, a hint of pines. Taste was pleasing, a little hops bite, some choco-caramel, mild sweet sugars. I liked that this darker brew didn’t have that smokey, tobacco/cig taste that some have. Was very pleasing on the palate, very smooth finish, with a little alcohol hurrah. Going to finish this bottle with my t-bone about to come off the grill. A very good brew.

True to its description this sumptuous smelling beer comes on like roasted brown sugar, perhaps a hint of barley. Very little head in my pub glass out of the bomber. Its slightly sweet in the mouth with mild carbonation and a full body, but not syrup-y. Its a lot like Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar but without the Hazelnut. I highly enjoy this beer. It may replace the aforementioned brown ale as my favorite.

Poured this beer from a large bottle into a tulip glass to drink. It had a dark brown color, that could barely be seen through and a smaller, creamy tan head with good cling and modest retention. The beer had a malty caramel and nut scent with some brown sugar and grainy hops. The taste was somewhat sweet, toasty and malty but also had a good bit of bitterness too. It was a wet, creamy beer with low carbonation, and a filling mouthfeel.

Bomber. Certainly is brown enough... a nice stained mahogany color with a little bit of light coming through and a big sudsy head. Aromas are perfumy and sweet... almost a lilac like sweet floral edge to them, a bit of apples and sugar. Flavor is also a little odd... quite a bit of fruit and floral sweetness and then a bit of darkness in the back portion. Weird stuff...

Bottle - thanks odeed. Truely a brown pour with a large, creamy tan head. The aroma is rich with roastiness, chocolate, nuts, and toffee. The taste up front is aggressively hopped, even a little sour... finishs a little lighter with some roast and faint chocolate. No cohesion from initial sip to finish. Odd.

Pours ruby espresso with a very thin tan head. Nose is heavy with bread, biscuit and spent grain. Taste is brown sugar, bread, cocoa, molasses, and all flavors play very well together with a pleasant sticky mouthfeel..

22 oz bomber from Jonathan Ron. Poured a deep clear reddish/mahogany brown with an average size foamy beige head. Aroma had lots of chocolate, roasted malts, tootsie roll candy, nicely balanced between raosty and sweet. The flavor loses a lot of the roastiness and has far more sweetness, coffee, cheap milk chocolate, dirt. Nothing special here.

Bomber from the Bayou, drank with my man, Mikey. Pours a dark brown color with a large beige head. A sweet chocolate and nutty nose. Lots of nice toasted and sweet chocolate malts, sweet and easygoing. Very nice.