mike67 (73), , New Jersey, USA Jul 19, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pours mahogany with long lasting off-white head. Aroma of sweet malts, bread and brown sugar. Light to medium body. Flavor of earthy hops that are balanced by sweet fruity malt. Some coffee and citrusy notes are in the background. Finish is long well balanced and pleasant. One of my favorite browns. fluffy (229), Florida, USA Jul 18, 2009 bottle at Crowbar in Ybor City in Tampa. aroma is nutty and citrusy. flavor is somewhat dark chocolate bittery with roasted nuts, and for some reason a little bit of bitter citrus rind on the palette. pretty good, but there are better browns out there. noncaloric (601), Madison, Wisconsin, USA Jul 15, 2009 Big thanks to JoeMcPhee. Dark mahogany-brown pour, moderate beige head. Aroma of fruity malts, leaning towards cherries. Flavor somewhere between brown ale and porter, decided chocolate malt presence, just a little bit nutty, something of a sour cherry presence. Hops are there, aromatic, bitter, but secondary to the malts, decided orange zest bite. A bit of cinnamon spiciness throughout. Nicely harmonized in all its parts. BellsFan (47), Michigan, USA Jul 14, 2009 Not a huge fan of brown ales, but this one was pretty good. Very smooth. Dark tan pour with a hazel colored head. pete4999 (121), Buffalo, New York, USA Jul 11, 2009 Pours dark brown, light tan head. Light shines through, color appears a nice mahogany under the light. Bubbles rise to the top quickly. Nothing to complain about. As for the smell - take this as a compliment or a detraction (your call), but it smells a lot like Newcastle Brown Ale. It smells good, but not terribly complex. Definite nut tones. The beer goes down smooth and sweet. Not much hop bitterness...but then again, you wouldn’t really expect that. It’s just a nutty, sweet flavor. I could drink a ton of these. Mouthfeel is a bit fizzy...meh. Overall....Is this a beer to write home about? No. Is this a good, reasonably-priced, readily-available (around here at least) session beer? Hell yes. It’s a great session beer, and something that my swill-drinking friends would enjoy too. hellbilly (1492), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA Jul 7, 2009 this pours an actual mahogany brown color just like the bottle stated it would! it also has a light brown/tan head but the stupid bottle couldn’t predict that!...
it smells of coffee, caramel creams, nuts, malt, pine-like hops and something weird...slightly tart.
the flavor is a bit one dimensional or at least it doesn’t change... buttery caramel creams, milk chocolate, toasted brown sugar covered nuts and a coffee aftertaste.
it is thin to medium-light bodied, prickly and sharp. 6/4/6/3/14/3.3 tomer (365), Rishon Le Zion, Israel Jul 4, 2009 .355L bottle, small light quickly diminishing head, clear brown colour with deep red taints, aroma of american hopps with notes of light roasted coffee and some malt.quite dry with the same hoppy traits continuing and a touch of caramel, The finish is also hop dominated and medium long. Too much hops to my liking. beerchugger (285), Colorado, USA Jun 29, 2009 Pours deep brown with thin off-white head. The aroma was fairly weak with not much coming through. The flavor was mostly watery, fairly bland, let alone a lack of character. Finish is lightly bitter.
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