Crannog Bogtrotter Brown Ale

Brewed by Crannog Ales
Style: Brown Ale
Sorrento, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Dark brown. Very chocolatey, toasty aroma. Very aromatic. Light, sweet character with hints of toasty. Smooth - actually could have used a bit more carbonation to carry the flavours along. Hint of toffee is the finish.

Pint on tap at Frick & Frack in Kamloops, BC pours a nice brown color with a finger of off-white head which little lacing. Aroma is caramel and mild hops. Taste is light malty sweetness with a mild hop bitterness in the finish. A typical brown ale, nothing special.

Brown with small beige head. Toasty malt nose and toasty sweet palate, earthy start.

(Draught) Sampled at the Great Canadian Beer Festival 2008 on September 7th. Pours a mild, watery headless beer. Yikes, smells like a lager. Thin, very weak flavour. Not a good start to this festival. 5/2/4/2/9

Growler driven back to Calgary and enjoyed 3 days from the brewery. Minimal short but lasting head. Dark mahogany. Smells like a brown! Roasted malt with a hint of prune. Flavour is rich coffee and plum with some nuts. Body is thick.

Opaque brown, malty, medium body. No chocolate notes. Sweeter as you drink it. A hint of sour cherry. Try before you buy. Not a popular brew so it’s often not in the best of shape.

Had at Sailor Hagars on tap. Dark brown, with some red tint and a medium sized diminshing head. Aroma was of light chocolate and some nuts, but a little thin. Flavour was better with some cocoa, and roasted malt. Smooth but not rich enough

On tap at Sailor Hagar’s. Dark brown, clear, with a bit of a ruby tint and a thick tan head. Chocolate malt, caramel, cola, and a bit of alcohol in the aroma. Flavour is pretty good, chocolate, cola, a bit thin bodied, but still interesting.

Dark amber in color with some malty coffee aromas. It was watery and possibly tasted old. Balanced malt/hop combination and finished a bit dry.