Colonial Brown Ale

Brewed by Colonial Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Perth, Australia

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Pours a reddish-copper colour with a fairly large tan head. It also has a pleasent aroma of caramel and sweet malts with a hint of honey. Rich in flavor, sweet from start to finish. With a little bit of tart cherry flavor initially. nice retention, scattered patterns of lacing. its worth trying and enjoyable, despite my sub-par rating.

UPDATED: MAR 13, 2007 as far as brown ales go i think they nailed this. not my style but i appreciated the balance between caramel and nuts, with higher than expected hop presence. watery in a good way - easy to sink, but leaving a pleasant nutty malt aftertaste. good session beer. would love to try this on cask - just needs a bit of yeast character as well i think.

tap and bottles. a very nice brown ale. first batch i had was disappointing, but very glad i perservered because after the first dud it became a favourite.

12 May 2006 (AIBA 2006-Rating 28) - Very light malt aroma. red-brown colour low head and lacing. Malt sweet hop flavour. Thin, light malt finish.

bottled, brewtopia, melbourne. sure enoug poured brown with a hint of purple. dusty aroma with a hint of cocoa powder. firm texture, some light lactic sourness but not compelling

Another gem from this South West brewer, and delivered to my door just in time for Chrissie. Pours a dark cola brown, quite clear, with a tinge of maroon coming through. Head slowly formed and filled the top with a creamy tannish layer that remained ’til the finish. Deep malty and slightly earthy bitter/sweet chocolate nose with a light note of coffee beans. Quite dry in the mouth; malty and earthy with a strong hint of dusty cocoa and chocolate similar to the aroma, and a lighlty roasted malt bitter back end. Medium bodied, smooth and soft in carbonation giving the generous malty flavours room to fill the mouth and follow long into a deliciously dry, malty swallow that had a hint of the missing coffee beans. This was tasty. Easily a session Brown ale and yet just as easily a quiet sipper. Quite nice!!! (33cL, bottling date unknown)

Clear red-brown, nice aromas of roasted malt. Caramel, toffee and a hint of vegemite. Overall slightly sweet with a mildly bitter finish-- I could drink this all day!

This ale was my favourite drop from this brewery, it wasn’t out there or anything I just liked this one the most. Light tawny red in colour with a light tan head, some smooth caramel in the taste as well a hint of nuts.