3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 12/20Pretty good example of the Northern English Brown style. a: light toasty, sweet aroma. Nuttiness at the front. Slightly alcoholic. Subtle hop aroma of English variety. a: Light brown color, relatively low head but with good retention. Creamy off white to tan color. t: Moderate to high malt sweetness. Hints of caramel. Feels a little one dimensional: didn’t get the same complexity I found in the nose. Moderately sweet finish. Little toffee, chocolaty. Light diacetyl. p: medium body, lingers a little on the tongue. Moderate carb, no astringency. o: A little too sweet for the style. Would like to see a bit more hop bitterness and more complex flavors.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a very nice dark brown...amber head with staying power. Nice aroma. Overall good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Can, 0.355 l, at Oluttupa Viisi Penniä, 20130523) The beer poured dark brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and almost white. Aroma had roasted malts, molasses and mild fruitiness. Palate was thinner than bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, molasses, chocolate, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. A thin but quite tasty brown ale.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
355 ml can @ O’hara’s Freehouse, Tampere.
Pours clear dark ruby red color with a small lasting head. Aroma of wet cardboard, malts, some nutty notes and caramel. Flavour of dried fruits, faint resiny hops, caramel malts, nuts and some hints of toffee. Mild bitter palate, dry malty finish, medium carbonation. Not too fond of the nutty aroma but tastes ok.
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A solid brown ale that’s really roasty, malty, and a comfortable amount of hop notes to balance the sweet, smooth body. Pours brown with an off-white head. Aroma is nutty, malty, and toasty. Taste is sweet malt, nutty, and a faint toasty note. Finish is balanced and lingering sweet maltiness with a slight chewiness.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
.33l can @ Vihreä Haltiatar
Pours dark clear brown with nice foamy head. Aroma is dark malts, hops and caramel. Flavor is mostly same.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
0,33l can @ Vihreä Haltiatar. Pours clear brown with a low tan head. Aroma is malts with some coffee beans. Flavor is malts, coffee beans and some hops. Not bad.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Can. Aroma has roasted barley, nuts and vanilla with dark chocolate. Mouthfeel is silky smooth, great. Flavor has sweet chocolate with roasted nuts. Aftertaste is a bit bland and watery but is otherwise well balanced and has a nice bready roasted maltiness with some malty bitterness. Great brown ale with a surprising amount of flavor. The watery mouthfeel is tolerable for the abv making this a fine brew.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
355ml can, thanks Allen for the import! - pleasant enough brown ale as far as the style goes, with dominant roasted nut caramalts and a good medium mouthfeel. Stale milk chocolate notes, general subdued taste and a look at Ellie on the label could influence the more impressionable drinker into imagining that he is licking off the wet fur of a brown Labrador, though.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Can 355 ml @ Olutravintola Kukko, Kemi 11.5.2013. Clear dark brown beer with beige head. Malty aroma has roastiness nuts and coffee. Flavour is also quite malty with nuts, caramel and vanilla. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From can. Deep brown pour with a white head. Toasted bread, caramel, hint of chocolate powder with some nuttiness. Slightly sweet flavor with breadiness,chocolate and caramel with toasted nuts. Easy drinking and one of the better browns.
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