Magnolia Big Cypress Brown Ale

Brewed by Magnolia Pub and Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
San Francisco, California USA

Very dark brown with a fizzy white head. Nutty molases aroma and taste but a watery palate.

On cask: Their description says this is an American Brown but I really don’t get the hop blast that I would expect from most American browns. This beer has a very subtle hop presence. Quite malty with a medium roasted character. I would prefer a little more body. On cask, this stuff goes down quite easily and is fairly tasty.

Rich aroma with roast, nut, caramel and chocolate. Moderate hopping present. After that, body is highly carbonated, somewhat light. A good start and a bad finish.

Chestnut brown pour with a dense light tan head. Simple nutty aroma with some mild crystal malt sweetness. Toasted flavor with a fluffy feel. Nutty and softly sweet. Rounded, hits the style, it’s just nothing standout.

(10/30/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in San Francisco. 4.1%. Dark reddish-brown color with a rather creamy beige head. Nutty malt aroma with some caramel, light fruitiness and buttery notes. Sweetish malty flavor with some nuts, toasted bread notes and caramel. Medium-bodied.

On tap at the San Francisco "Brews on the Bay" Festival. Dark brown pour, off-white head; wort-like vegetable-like aroma. Pick up some coffee in the flavor, a bit of back end nuttiness. Smooth, crisp mouthfeel. Ok bbrewpub brown ale.

Cask at Magnolia. Dark burgundy. Mild, thin palate, a little maple, brown malts, some wood, maybe some smoke. Decent.

...was surprised at this beer. It was similar to a New Castle, with more quality. Deep flavor with nuttiness, but an overall lighter beer. It was good, and I wanted more.