Hook and Ladder Backdraft Brown Ale

Brewed by High Falls Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Rochester, New York USA

Pours a clear dark brown color with a huge frothy off-white head. Aroma is overall very light with some low roasted malt notes, very light hops presence and some mild nutty hints. Flavor has a watery toasted note at the start, some light almond and walnut nuttieness in the middle and finishes with a light chocolate malt note with some earthy hops. Body is very light with the texture pretty thin as well. A modest amount of lacing is left on the glass. Overall there seems to be something lacking in the early part of the flavor, its like there is a delay in the flavor onset which seems to water down the palate a bit and when combined with the low aroma presence, really makes it just an okay beer.

Poured a dark/clear with a decent head, aroma I thought smelled like a cleaning solution? and first sip was a little metalic, or soapy, kinda hard to describe, it was a clean glass too. But, once it warmed up a touch, it was a whole new beer. Dark roasted malt, with what seems to be a spicy dark belgian. turned out to be a nice Brown....but wait for a warmer brew, maybe upper 40’s.

Clear ruby/brown color with a fleeting head. Mild roasty malt, chocolate aromas. medium body. Very mild roasty nutty flavors with some rootbeer spicyness.

Bottle. 12 oz. Pours deep brown with a smooth, off-white head. Full body, nearly stout-like. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, pepper, cloves, and hints of hops. Clean finish. Good brown ale.

From a 12oz bottle poured into a Dimpled mug at 40°. Color is a deep amber with good carbonation and a loose off white head. Aroma of roasted malt with a little caramel. Taste is thin and mildly roasted. Starting with a lighter medium body it goes down easy with a crisp feel. Finish is a mild roasted malt taste with a hint of hop spice and ending with a light bitterness. Overall its an easy brew to drink but it seems a little too light.

pours mahogany brown with quickly dissipating head. aroma is buttery and nutty. flavor is very sweet, like toffee brittle. leaves and oily coating on the tounge with some woody caramel notes. good but a tad too sweet for me.

Thanks 17thfloor for sharing! Pours dark slightly hazy brown with a nice creamy tan head. Aroma is very sweet malts, toasted bread, sugary, with just a bit of a candied nuttiness. Flavor starts with a basic sweet sugary toasty malt character. Picks up some sharpness from some hops but retains that roasted chocolate malt throughout. Some light bitter nuttiness in the finish with a slight metallic bite. Medium body and a biting carbonation. Not a bad brown ale, light and refreshing.

Pours a dark brown color with a nice initial tan head. Some sticks around for spotty lacing. Sweet and malty with light balancing hop bitterness and some caramel mixed in. A bit thin on the back end but overall a pretty solid, albeit unspectacular Brown Ale.