Humboldt Brown Hemp Ale

Brewed by Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Style: Brown Ale
Paso Robles, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

Bottle 355 ml
Aroma good malt aroma , hint of hops , good character , depth , woody leafy scent. Touch of alcohol. 7+
Appearance brown shade , hint of red ruby garnet. Light creamy foam.
Flavor and Palate : Mid bodied with lighter sides. Good depth of malt work , smooth with gentle bitterness. Solid offering. 14+/20

12oz. Pours a nice average brown, little head/retention, some lacing. Smells of roasted grain and malty sweetness. Slight creaminess but mostly the roast grain and malt sweetness from the aroma. Medium body, low carbonation,

Brown in color with a decent off-white head. Aroma is of herbs, caramel and malt. Taste is of herbs, malt and brown sugar.

Serving: Draft at Fireworks. It pours a tea like color with a frothy, off white head. Poor head retention and little to no lacing left. The nose is light with notes of nuts, caramel, and slight herbal notes. The flavor is light bordering on tasteless with notes of caramel, a little earth, some herbals, and nuts. Light to medium body with medium to high, over agressive carbonation and a short finish. This one comes across almost as a palate cleasner. Not impressed. Skip it.

Bottle. Pours a dark but clear amber-ruby-brown with a very faint, white head. Easily detected malts in the aroma, some caramel, some florals. Holds a somewhat nutty flavor, mild chocolate notes, a bit of honey. Leaves an odd sensation on the teeth, like a coating of some sort. There’s also some earthy bitterness in the finish. Overall, it’s not bad, but didn’t strike me as particularly great.

Weak wood nose. Ruby brown, thin yellow head. Wood ringed with cherries, mild nutty finish. Sessionable average brown ale. Not as unique as you might expect.

UPDATED: FEB 14, 2011 4 oz. Taste @ Portland, Oregon Spring Beer & Wine Fest April 3rd, 2010. 5.0% ABV.? 20 IBU’s.? Clear thin dark bronze color. Mild herbal front. Thin slightly roasted dry sweet body. Clean end. Novel, but bland. (3.0 / 5.0) Nectar Ales--Firestone Walker Brewing Company--Humboldt Brown--All Natural Ale Brewed With Hemp--2010 22 oz. Bottle. 5.70% ABV. 32 IBU’s. (3.0 / 5.0) Brown Ale. Thin mild lace tan head. Clear dark walnut red brown color. Mild hop chocolate hint hemp front. Mild thin dry sweet light toasted caramel cocoa brown ale mild fruit vegetable flavored body. Mild hop spice thin herbal hemp weak bland Brown ale. Bad flavors from Hemp. Sampled 6/13/2010. 2 @ $4.99 Each. Nectar Ales--Firestone Walker Brewing Company--Humboldt Brown All Natural Ale--Ale Brewed With Hemp--2010 12 oz. Bottle. 5.70% ABV. 32 IBU’s. (3.75 / 5.0) Thickish pour. Thin light lace fizzy tan head. Clear dark bright red brown color. Herbal soft cocoa mild hop front. Crisp somewhat zesty dry sweet thin textured soft toasted brown biscuit body. Soft clean hop spice end. Tasty refreshing with herbal hemp hint. Sampled 2/14/2011. 6-Pack purchased for $9.99 at Sharif’s Deli, Ballard, Seattle on 7/31/2010.

A dark brown pour with almost no head. Aroma is fruit and slightly roast malt. Flavor is dark fruits, like plum, prune, fig, with a bit of roasted malt in the background. Sweet. Could use some hops though.