Cricket Hill Brewmaster’s Reserve American Brown Ale

Brewed by Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
Style: Brown Ale
Fairfield, New Jersey USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 8/30/11

Aroma: The nose is malty, some nuts, chocolate, caramel, fruit, and some light hops
Appearance: It pours a clearish brown color with an inch of beige head and spotty lace
Flavor: The taste is malty, with some light sweetness, and light bitterness, fairly balanced
Palate: The body is light-medium, slightly creamy, rather drinkable, and with average carbonation
Overall Impression: I thought this was a fairly well-made Brown Ale. It is fairly sessionable and easy drinking. A solid brew.

22 ounce from Secret Santa. Deep brown color. Subtle chocolate. Caramel. Little brown sugar. Mellow flavor.

Growler… Clear burnt-orange ale with a small, fat-bubbled, white head. The aroma is lightly nutty and mildly chocolaty, but a musky hop component stands out above everything else. Medium to full-bodied with a buttery mouthfeel and modest carbonation. The flavor is well-balanced - earthy, funky bitterness; malty, chocolaty sweetness. Short, moderately bitter finish. Growler courtesy of jcwattsrugger!

Thanks to jcwattsrugger for the share on this growler. Pours hazy brown with a small white head. Nose is some malt, nuts, some definite hops, and hints of cocoa and slight coffee. Flavor is similar with nuts, hops, and cocoa with coffee. Light to medium in body and enjoyable for a brown ale.

Bottle. Pours clear brown. Tan head. Nose/taste of cocoa, sweet malt, caramel and light pine. Light to medium body. Slightly bitter finish. Smooth.

Bottle at Dstructo/Daknole tasting. Can’t remember who brought this one. Brown color with hints of coffee and chocolate. Not a lot of notes taken about this one but it didn’t really blow me away.

Brown pour. Chocolate. Coffee. Roast. Light hops. Flavor follows suit. Not bad. Not amazing.

Thanks to John for bringing this sixtel to Dmac’s. Pours out a birch-beer color with a moderate white head. Aroma is of caramel, light hops and some brown sugar. Taste is caramel, light cocoa, some light citrus hops. Solid session.

Pour is a deep brown color with a decent sized tan head which quickly recedes. Nose is of caramel and some roasted nuts. Taste is very much the same with a nice refreshing feel.

pours a deep clear brown color with a minimal white head. aroma is caramel and hops. smells delicious. the taste is even better. very smooth roastey malts and brown sugar initially and towards the finish the hops pop out with some pleasant bitterness and fruits. this is one great tasting brown ale.