Canoe Beaver Brown Ale

Brewed by Canoe Brewpub
Style: Brown Ale
Victoria, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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: Described as chocolaty and roasty but not too heavy. Very dark brown. Not as much chocolate aroma as I would like (Baird?). Hop aroma present, but not too noticeable. Perhaps a little more chocolate malt than I use, but not much (~7%). Very drinkable, with a nice chocolate character, more roasty than ours. Finishes nice and smooth with NO aftertaste. Very much enjoyed conversing with the staff

Hop aroma. Red-black with a creamy head. Burned coffee on the palate, earth and smoke aftertaste. Relative lightbodied, but other than that it could go through as a stout.

Draught at Canoe; clear dark brown to red with small beige head; aroma-coffee, cocoa, caramel; taste-medium sweetness and bitterness, full body, thick. Good porter

Growler from Canoe. Very dark reddish brown with thin beige head. Big roasty aroma of coffee and cocoa with hazelnut and a little dark fruit thrown in. Smoky sweetness tinged by soft (and late) hop bitterness. Fuller-bodied, flat but smooth. Good complexity, lively character. May be Canoe’s best.

7/14/07 On draught at the brewery. Aroma is caramel forward followed by light roast, cream, light citrus and a low fresh hop character. Appearance is at the dark end of the spectrum for the style with an off-white head. Flavor is a medium intensity malt/bittering character with citrus, a low dried fruit character and a resin finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy, with a medium carb bite. Overall, this is a very cool brown with a great complexity for the style.

On the pour: black mahogany with a tan head,crazy lacing.bitter coffee/chocolate nose. On taste:Sweet crystal malt for about a nano-second that goes into chocolate malt,just before the dark malt kicks in there is a little bit of hop bitterness too.The middle is a basic dark chocolate malt and golding blend,done right,the finish is coffee and hops. On body:This is a very creamy finishing beer,yet with a dry start,a reasonable body,some thickness on the tongue all in all a real nice beer.. This is a brown ale not a stout,so comparing it to one is like apples to oranges.

Aroma is caramel, mollases, lightly nutty, light chocolate. Taste is chocolate, caramel, hazelnut, nice body, brown with a tan head.

Any first impressions?
-A veil of creamy head leaves decorative lacing around an obscure brown with burgundy hues.
-Sweet chestnuts atop roastiness form a meek perfume.
-Roastiness takes the lead in the flavor, but plenty of caramel and hazelnuts sweeten the deal.
-A silky mouthfeel is created by these malts; well-fed yet perfectly drinkable.

What if you dig deeper?
-Subtle citrusy, herbal hops link the roasted and chocolate malts well.
-Dark chocolate soundly makes its way to the malt’s reach, a sign of its complexity.
-It finishes smoothly with just enough of a roasted malt bitterness and sweet cherry fruitiness to please.
-This is definitely reminiscent of Bedondaine’s own Noix de Marmotte brown ale.
-An expertly carved monument to brown ales which remains accessible to most beholders.

Bottle; no date.

UPDATED: SEP 10, 2007 Weird! Two years later and my rating points are identical when sampled on tap. Musty roasted malt aroma. Very dark with a light thin creamy head and a light lacing. With a bright light against the glass a few floaties can be seen. Aggressive initial flavour. Very good with a bold coffee approach. Slightly acidic sour finish.

Bottle shared with jerc, mabel, blankboy & mds - my bottle. Dark ruby-brown with a small off-white head. Sweet and roasty aroma with notes of dark malt and coffee, a bit of smoke and tobacco leaf, and an interesting earthiness that I couldn’t quite place. Medium bodied. Full roasty flavour with notes of molasses, malt, coffee and nuts. Pretty decent.