Independence Brewing Bootlegger Brown Ale

Brewed by Independence Brewing Co.
Style: Brown Ale
Austin, Texas USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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This is one of my favourite texan samplers... Looks similair to coca-cola, no real head, little lacing... SoLiD taste! crisp!! Refreshing!! syrup like smell, a WINNER!!

Pour is deep dark brown with a thin bright tan head...smell is mild chocolate with some caramel and molasses notes along with something piney...taste is sweet with molasses and nuts, but overall very sweet...finish is overly sweet and a tad bit sour...

A nice nutty, roasted malt flavor. Palate is slippery. I’d love to say more, but this was one of the last beers I had at the Texas Craft Brewers Festival, so come to your own conclusions...

Wow! Finally a brown ale that is brown. Great choocolate notes that finish smoky’roasty. Medium bodied, not too heavy, ends up being very drinkable. No aftertaste, which is nice. This is a beer everybody can like.

Seem to be odd man out on this one, but not too surprising as I’m not a big fan of brown ales. Was FAR TOO SWEET for my taste and had little backing it up beyond that. Sticky and sweet. Will try again and alter rating if I see fit.

Tap. Off-white head, dark color with mahogany edges. Somewhat complex aroma of cocoa, dark malts, and random hints of sherry Good followthrough into the somewhat sweet taste and lasting finish. Can’t wait to have more from this new brewer.

The Bootlegger Ale is a stout beer. Full, rich flavor, and a bit of a sweet aftertaste. The body and consistenct and overall complexity makes it a beer that is not TOO heavy, but packed full of flavor.

UPDATED: FEB 23, 2005 Rerate Solid chocolate and coffee flavor really present themselves this time around - better the second time around Original 3.4 Had on tap at Lovejoy’s in Austin - labeled as "Bootlegger Brown Ale" (will submit correction here in a minute). Dark brown pour with a frothy,mocha colored head, good lacing. Faint aroma of chocolate. Flavor has some pleasant chocolate notes as well well some nutty notes in the back end. Quite pleasamt. Fairly thick mouthfeel. Good session possibilities. I’ll keep my eye out for this brewer while in Austin.

I liked this beer. A little too sweet at first, maybe, but pretty nice chocolatey flavor at the finish. Body is decently thick, maybe a little more than I expected from a brown ale, but I liked that.

Light tan head, with a slight mellow malty aroma. Initial light bitter/sweet taste, finishing with a smooth deep coco flavor. Excellent complimenting of flavors that makes this a very easy drinking brown ale, without being heavy or overbearing. This beer should do especially well in the mild winters of south Texas.