Fitgers Batch #1000 Indian Brown Ale

Brewed by Fitgers Brewhouse
Style: Brown Ale
Duluth, Minnesota USA

Was actually listed as batch 1037, but seemed the same. Deep mahogany. Very hoppy, bit citric character to it with some sweetness, some light peat and smoke as well. Basically a decent brown with lots of hops, which isn’t a bad thing.

Brown Coloring with Sandy Head. Hoppy Aroma. Malty Character, Creamy Dry Mouthfeel...Also Some Bitterness and Hop Bite at The End. . Overall a Very Decent Brown Ale.

Take a pretty decent nut brown ale and hop it up sustantially and you wind up with this experimental brew. A little tart/sour thing going on too, but I’m sure why. Very prominent alcohol burn. I’d like to try this again.

Growler. Dark reddish brown color. Aroma has a little nut with more than a fair helping of raw alcoholic fire. The taste is more bitter than most browns. Dry malt base. A little wood. Something was a bit sour, though it could have just been the time spent in the growler.

On Cask. Barleywinesque aroma, rich floral hops and sweet fruit and malt; rich and flowering. Slightly hazed orange-brown, a tinge murky, with a cask creamy head, peach colored. Hoppy! Dominated on the front end. Finishes with a nutty brown run. Pretty good balance, but particularly hoppy for the style. Interesting for a brown with a heaviness on the hops, but still a decent showing of the nutty brown characteristics. Tangy, with a tinge of sour lemon. Palate is an interesting mingling of dry and sweet, with some flourishes of honey and oak. Alcohol is fairly well hidden.