mreusch (726), Olathe, Kansas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 25, 2009 22oz. bomber, with thanks to HonkeyBra for the great bonus! Pours a clear dark brown with a large foamy tan head that lingers. Aroma is sweet malts, nuts, molasses, a light citrus hops. Flavor is lightly hoppy, with more sweet malts, nuts, and molasses. I’m not a huge fan of browns, but this is decent and drinkable stuff, thanks again Andy! PilsnerPeter (2617), Flushing, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 24, 2009 Cask at 3rd Manhattan Cask Fest: Pours a deep brown- not much light comes through- well retained tan head. Mild aromatics- some nutty notes and brown sugar. The body is nice and creamy with a great flavor. Very nutty with toasted crystal malt flavor and a solid but soft chocolaty caramel sweetness. There’s a mildly spicy hop character toward the back giving off some pine bitterness to balance. A very nice Brown Ale. chicagodri (1041), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Feb 18, 2009 22 oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Very nice aroma of roasted malt, molasses, and nuts. Smooth flavor that blends together well and is a little sweet. I am not a fan of most brown ales, but I did enjoy this one. Great flavor. jamvin23 (162), chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Feb 15, 2009 Had this as part of a taster at Flossmoor Station. Dark brown in color. Aroma: Roasty molasses, caramel, nuts & dark fruit. Flavor: roasted malt, molasses flavour w/ notes of nuts & fruit. TheEpeeist (1445), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 | Feb 15, 2009 22 oz bottle. Initially pours almost all foam, slowly recedes leaving huge tan craters. Nose is sourdough, chocolate pudding, brown sugar and stale dark roast. Sudsy body with sharp carb. Taste is espresso and grapefruit peel finishing metallic and ashy. Bubbly and bitter. mixinnixon2000 (227), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Feb 12, 2009 Sample at the brewpub. dark brown color with a small white head. aroma of nuts and roasted malt. pretty decent. MrBendo (1042), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Feb 11, 2009 Thanks to TheEpeeist for picking me up a bottle in his Chicago trip.
Deep brown pour with a huge, gushing head. Nearly opaque in glass. Aroma of cereal, nuts, attic dust and molasses. Very dry taste. Dry, dusty, earthy finish. This doesn’t really strike me as a traditional brown. It’s kind of close to the duck-rabbit brown. hellbilly (1522), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Feb 9, 2009 thanks to psprings for sharing this... pours a dark cola brown color with a small head which needed some help to get going. very rich aroma of chocolate, coffee nuttiness, a light lactic sourness, ash, caramel, earth (which i now know is the oats) and nearly metallic maltiness (metal dissipates). the flavor caught me off guard and i had to keep checking the label to make sure this wasn’t listed as an old timey porter... chocolate, ample amounts of roasty coffee, brown sugar, chocolate, ash, a touch of sourness similar to coffee and a plethora of floral hops on the finish which linger into the aftertaste to mix with coffee. the medium body leans on full but is in no way sweet or sticky. it’s very smooth and creamy yet a nice balance is made from ash and roasty bitterness. there’s something very familiar and comforting in this brew...8/4/8/5/18/4.3
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