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Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale 3.7 1459

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
14593.7/5.03.7/5.07.2%99Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
Indian Brown Ale A cross between a Scotch Ale, an I.P.A, and an American Pale, this beer is well hopped and malty at the same time. It is brewed with Aromatic Barley and caramelized brown sugar. - 50 IBU available year round, bottles & draft - Descriptors: Notes of molasses, coffee, ginger, raisinettes, chocolate
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 beerfest5 (216), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/514/20
Nov 16, 2009  
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?


 jeff789 (429), Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Nov 16, 2009  
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...


pressboxjoe (77), , New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Nov 8, 2009  
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.


iggynelix (17), Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Nov 3, 2009  
initial caramel notes with coffee and molasses , more hops than traditional browns, tending towards an IPA/brown mix.


JoeMurphy (35), Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Nov 1, 2009  
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.


 MJGG (425), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 1, 2009  
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.


 bsp77 (202), Minnesota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/516/20
Oct 29, 2009  
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.


09maso3 (69), vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 28, 2009  
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.



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