Brooklyn Brown Ale

Thick, dark appearance. Hints of chocolate and barley in the nose. Thinner than appearance would suggest. Definitely got chocolate. Very good brown ale.

Six pack from Whole Foods. Fruity aroma. Pretty flavorful for a brown ale with plenty of chocolate notes.

Pours brown with a long-lasting frothy head. Smells of chocolate, cigar smoke,malt and fresh hops. Tastes of hops, bitter chocolate, old coffee, and milk duds. Nice lacing.

12 oz bottle from EZ. Pours a nice deep red with a large fluffy beige head. Aroma is all malts with some grainy bread and cereal, light chocolate, sweetness and a touch of vinegar. Medium to slightly thinner body with stingy carbonation. Flavor is a slight step up from the aroma with notes of chocolate malts, vinegar, cereal and light honey blended in. Sessionable at only 5.2% and an all around okay beer.

Bottle. Poured a deep brown, just a couple shades lighter than cola. Nose was big and rich, spicy, sweet, malty, and (surprise!) actually hoppy. Palate was deceptively simple, but very tasty and approachable, but the complexity showed through if you looked for it. A solid beer, from an often underwhelming style.

Bottle. Was actually brown which I liked as many other brown ales are black. Had a decent head as well. The brown ale had a nice roasted smell. Sweet, malty taste with hints of coffee and caramel. Slightly bitter in the finish but not to bad. A good beer all round.

12 oz bottle pours dark ruby with cream one fingered head. Deep raisin notes with chocolate and caramel, possibly cherry. Super sweet thick brown ale dominated by a fruity roasted brown sugar finish. Really unique brown. Almost hints of maple on the finish. Just a tad too much carb for my tongue.

Bottle from Systembolaget. Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head. Chocolate, hops and some rosted malts. This beer is a lot better than expected, but thats probably because I tend to underestimate the bigger american microbrewerys...