Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Milton, Delaware USA

im just not getting it. on tap @ GIBF, I really dont know how this brewer gets such good ratings, i do like the 60 min IPA, but everything else Ive had has been way too overbearing, maybe i dont like my beers with that much flavor, but this one was too muddled, is it a malty IPA or is it a hoppy brown?

Pours a deep ruby, nice sized off white head with excellent lacing... Very aromatic, sweet dark sugars, coffee, chocolate, caramel, chocolate is very noticable as it warms.. Rich, roasty, coffee, chocolate flavors, and a touch of the hops to keep it in check... Lingeringly roasty, bitter finish with sweet undertones, dry, medium full bodied... this beer defines american brown ales...

Bottle. Quite like a porter, though the roasty coffee bitterness is balanced by a fullness and a perfumy hoppiness. Sweet. It’s not a beer you want to drink a bunch of at one sitting, but not special enough to want to set one aside for savoring.

initial caramel notes with coffee and molasses , more hops than traditional browns, tending towards an IPA/brown mix.

Good thick head, nice mouthfeel. Taste of coffee and maybe molasses. Almost reminds me more of a porter or stout than a brown ale - which is fine by me, because I usually like those styles better.

Bouteille de 12 oz. Arômes de malt chocolaté, de mélasse, de caramel et de fruits mûrs. Robe brune foncée et claire, effervescence à grosses bulles et peu de mousse. Moyennement ronde et légèrement sucrée, la bière montre une très belle complexité maltée (chocolat, caramel anglais, mélasse, fruits mûrs). Finale légèrement amère de houblon. Très bon.

Dark brown which glows a nice ruby when held up to the light. Very nice fluffy head, which leaves behind layers of lacing. Toffee, caramel, brown sugar, dark fruit, English hops - smells like a big English Brown. Major malt explosion upfront - strong caramel, fruit and roasted notes, maybe even a slight smokiness. Bitter at the end, much more so than other Browns, with a persistent bitter aftertaste. DFH describes this as a cross between a traditional Brown, a Scotch Ale and an IPA; throw Porter or Stout into the mix (because of the roasted character) and that may be just about right. I didn’t know a Brown could handle this much taste. This is a very smooth beer with a full body and moderate carbonation. Slightly warming. Great sipping beer. Almost too much flavor for multiple beers. This is a Brown Ale on crack.

Deep ruby brown with foamy light tan head. Rich caramel malt aroma with traces of fuggles and goldings. Quite remarkable flavours. The first is meminiscent of an english bitter. Then comes a huge malt punch; caramel, licorice, vanilla and butterscotch. A big hop bite at the end. Big body but a dry finish. A really smooth quaffable, but still interesting beer. Drinks like a session.