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RATINGS: 308   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.11   EST. CALORIES: 171   ABV: 5.7%
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Affiliated with the Nectar Ales experience through shared origins at Humboldt Brewing Company, Hemp Ale is a one-of-a-kind brew that boasts an incredibly rich profile and unique herb-accented flavor that is attributable to the incorporation of hemp seeds into the brewing process. A wonderful brown ale full of complexity Hemp Ale is great with food or by itself. American hops create a perfect balance to the darker malts used in this brew. This brown ale is the Gold Medal winner for first place in its category at both the 1999 and 2000 California State Fair Craft Brewing Competitions. (Editor’s Note: originally brewed by the Humboldt Brewing Company until their acquisition by Firestone Walker)

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Rusty (1509) - Mesa, Arizona, USA - FEB 24, 2010
Pours a dark reddish brown with a small off white head. Aroma is malts, hops, some spices. Flavor is malt, hops, some herbal qualities that must be the hemp seeds among other things. Bitter slightly chalky finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
5000 (3998) - Hardened Liver, Washington, USA - JAN 2, 2010
Bottle:   Deep brown, copper highlights, small sudsy off-white head, a few spots of lacing.   Sweet malty nose, subtle roastiness, hint of bittersweet chocolate.   Much the same on the tongue, although not as malty as I would have liked.   Flavors fall off quickly.   Average body and mouthfeel.   Perhaps a little dry.   Some astringency on the finish, albeit its minor.   Average Brown Ale.


2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
KAggie97 (3170) - Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA - DEC 18, 2009
Bottle from Todd Warshoff. What a guy!
Pours a decent and deep mahogany amber with a nose of sweet and earthy malt, with bits of carrot and freshly picked lettuce. Flavor is floral malt with a very earthy vegetable finish. Chunks of thin topsoil complete the taste. Watery mouthfeel. I’m not sure why hemp was added (other than the novelty factor) but whatever the reason, it doesn’t belong in beer.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bu11zeye (9626) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - DEC 18, 2009
( 12oz bottle, provided by ericandersnavy ) Pours an amber-brown body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of toasted grain, nuts, roasted malt, light cocoa, and caramel. Flavor of nuts, caramel malt, cocoa, grass, and herbs.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
LtDan (1415) - Los Angeles County, California, USA - DEC 9, 2009
Appearance: Pours a dark amber brown with a decent looking 1/4 inch of tan cream. Aroma: Dry malt, bread crust and other earthy herbal notes I can’t quite describe. Taste: Bread crust, burnt and toasted European malts and subtle bitter hops. Mouthfeel: Full bodied and modestly carbonated. Overall: I feel like I got a fresh bottle,based on the updated crowns on the bottle. I like this a lot better than when I had it on tap years ago. For the marijuana aficionados, this beer doesn’t taste or smell like weed. Go grab a bottle of Green Flash Hop Head Red or Imperial IPA if you are looking for that.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
thirdeye11 (3911) - Dallas, Texas, USA - NOV 21, 2009
( 12oz bottle thanks to ericandersnavy) Pours medium brown with no head but good lacing. Nose and taste of chocolate, a spicy/roasty linger and it’s also creamy. This beer is big on flavor, and I enjoyed it.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
hopheaven (89) - Eureka, California, USA - NOV 9, 2009
Deliciously fruity, zesty aroma... Rounded brown malt background... Nothing too dark here, perhaps chocolate malt, lighter caramel... Very slight coffee aroma... Malts are very mellow and nutty and pleasant smelling... Malt flavor is similarly subdued... Yeast is faintly estery... Sweetness is appropriate and this is a dry-finishing, low-carbonated, thin yet quaffable ale.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
travita (2535) - Frisco, Texas, USA - OCT 27, 2009
Bottle thanks to ericandernavy. The look is clear, reddish in color, with an off white head. The smell is malts, cardboard, caramel, and a little weird. The taste is off, malts, and not that great.


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Beer: Humboldt Brown Hemp Ale Rating Avg: 3.11 No. of Ratings: 308
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