Harpoon Brown

Brewed by Harpoon Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

Pint glass at Valhalla. Pours looks almost exactly like a cola... with its thick bubbly carbonation, caramel tone, and not much of a head atop. Nose is molasses, sweet malt, and slight hop. Flavors are similar but wow what a session beer. I went through this sucker very quickly and it was absolutely delicious! Very clean. The gentle hop backing really make you want to keep sipping. Not sure why there is no love here..

12oz bottle purchased as part of a mixed mutli-pack at Market Basket. Pours a crystal clear dark copper brown with a thin film of off-white head. Roasted burnt malt dominate the aroma. Tastes sweet, with toffee, caramel, and chocolate notes. Medium in body with moderate carbonation. Extremely drinkable and that combined with the flavor and ABV make this one extremely sessionable. A fine brown ale.

Clear brown pour with one finger beige head. Aroma is biscuity caramel malt, and floral grassy hops. Flavor is caramel malt with some roast and hints of dark fruit. Palate is silky but perhaps a bit over carbonated. Leaves a sticky, though dry coating on the roof of the mouth.

brown transparent pour with a small tan head. Aroma has sweet malt, caramel, molasses, and a bit of roast and smoke. Flavor is pretty typical brown ale- malt, molasses, and some nuts, with a thin, unimpressive palate. OK brew, nothing special.

Dark brown in color with a medium sized head. Aroma is mostly malt with some caramel. Mouthfeel is lively with carbonation and medium in body. Flavor is un-remarkable with some caramel and a hint of nut.

Pours clear copper with brown hues and thin off white head. The aroma is roasty with hints of caramel and slight dark roastiness. It tastes roasty with fairly full notes of malt, sugar and some caramel sweetness. Pretty nice stuff.

Deep brown color...thin head, but good lacing. Mild malt aroma, with very subtle hop undertones. Light malt taste in the front...very crisp, thin mouthfeel. Back is also a tad light, though with a slight hop tang. Finish has a mild malt sweetness, with somewhat of an underlying citrus flavor...very unusual for a brown. Pretty drinkable brew, though it doesn’t really seem to be put together very well. In an odd way, it reminds me of one of my first attempts at brewing.

One of the picks from the variety pack the wife bought me. Pours a medium to deep brown with a sweet malty nose. tastes of light malt and chocolate. Finishes crisp.