Appalachian Trail Blaze Organic Brown

Brewed by Appalachian Brewing Company (PA)
Style: Brown Ale
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

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UPDATED: JUN 13, 2010 Location: Updating this rating with a draft sampling from the Brewpub, Harrisburg location, 6/13/10

Overall Impression: Nothing much to add to this one, the rating sticks just where I had it from the bottle sampling previously.

October 2009 Beer of the Month Club, 11/13/09

Aroma: The aroma has some nutty flavors, lots of bread, a bit of chocolate, toffee, and some light fruitiness
Appearance: Pours a clear brownish-red color with a small tan head with minimal retention and lace
Flavor: Taste is has nutty malts, a bit of fruitiness, some caramel, toffee and earthy hops
Palate: The mouthfeel is decent, though a drop on the thin side, smooth and drinkable
Overall Impression: I would definitely avoid serving this one freezing cold. I know that this disclaimer should not really be necessary, but some of the other review seem to indicate to me that they drank this beer to cold, as it has no aroma at that point. However, once it warms it becomes a relatively aromatic brew. Beyond the nose, it is a pretty decent beer, heavy on the malty characteristic with a bit of hops to give the appearance of a balance that really isn’t there.

(Draught) Pours a clear amber-brown body with a medium cream head. Aroma of cocoa, roasted malt, and caramel. Flavor of nuts, roasted malt, bread, chocolate, and caramel with a dry finish.

On tap at brewpub. Pours a medium brown color with a small white head. A light aroma is caramel malts, toasted notes and some mildly biytter hops. A nutty toasted flavor; light hops in the finish and lots of toasted malts. Slick and watery mouthfeel. Love that organic thing! Do more of it folks.

Pours a deep redfish brown with an ample tan head. Malt forward with a bit of hop bite. Smokiness makes this interesting.

Decent brown ale, a little hint of chocolate. Nice thick consistancy. I also tried it on cask which was very good.

Draft @ ABC, Harrisburg, PA. Pours a brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish.

Sampled at 4th NoVA Summer Brewfest. Pours clear amber-brown with a medium, fizzy off-white head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (caramel, toast, bread), average hops (earthy, woody), and average esters (fruity) with notes of dates. Flavor is malty with light hop support. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth and a dry finish.

From tap. Pours pale brown to orange with a small offwhite head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight roasted malty. Flavour is bitter and dark roasted malty. Lingering dark malty and roasted. Bitter and dry. Smooth breadish and slight hoppy bitter.

Serving: 12 oz. bottle from Wegman’s Leesburg. It pours a ruddy brown with a foamy, light tan head. The nose has a stale nuttiness to it and not much else. The flavor has some caramel malt, a light nuttiness, and a slight bitterness on the back end. Simple and drinkable. Medium bodied with rather prickly carbonation leading to a medium, slightly dry finish. There isn’t anything really remarkable about this brew, but it would make a good session beer.

Lightly hazy, brown color with a small, off white head taht left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of light caramel and nuts. Taste of the same, with a bit of burnt cardboard. Nothing really special here.

Slightly cloudy brown color with next to no head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, and nuts. Flavor of caramel, nuts, and some hops. One of the better from this brewer. Nice beer.