On tap at the brewpub on 6/20/07 as Spicy Brown: Pours a transparent copper brown with a spotty-lacing light tan head. Aroma of some sweet toasty dark caramel, nutmeg, and ginger spice. Body starts with a well-dissolved carbonation leading to a creamy mouthfeel with lightly sweet caramely chocolate and winter spices toward a drier, mildly earthy finish.

Name: Spicy Brown
Date: 06/20/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark brown, fine beige head, lots of drippy lace sweet clove and cinamon aroma, sweet chocolate flavor, lots of spices like cinamon and nutmeg plus ginger and clove, ginger balances with the chocolate sweetness to create a gingersnap cookie, a bit of dark fruit comes along to make it a rum raison cookie

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4

The body is a clear mahogany color with a modest head that does some spotty lacing. Vanilla dominates the aroma, covering a lightly roasted malt. The flavor is lightly roasted malt, somewhat sweet, with loads of vanilla and a splash of chocolate. Clove and cinnamon emerge as an afterthought very late in the finish. Decent enough.

Carlyle Brewing Company, Rockford, IL