 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 4, 2009
Never used to be a big fan of the brown... Still not... Aroma was decent with some nutty chocolate, but that was as good as it got. flavor had that metallic brown ale flavor I don’t like. eh...
fredandboboflo (1431), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2009 Bottle. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel and toffee notes, molasses, a hint of oak. A bit more oak in the flavor, but the focus is still on the sweet malt. Not terribly complex, but the malt remains fairly rich as opposed to cloying, and surely pleasant to drink.
LilBeerDoctor (1549), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Sep 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours a light mahogany brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of molasses, caramel malt, roasted malt, sweet dark fruits (raisin, plum), and toffee. Flavor is a little sweeter than I would like (actually it also has some acidic/sour notes too) with a background of roasted and sweet malt. Ugh, not tasty at all. I don’t get any nut or oak.
7/4/5/3/10 ƒ.9/5)
williamherbert (475), Syracuse, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 The appearance is hazy and cloudy mahogany brown. Thin creamy head. Nice to look at; nice and thick-looking.
A woody, oaky top aroma, backed by a nutty malt. Hints of brown sugar. The malt is more roasted than sweet in this beer.
The taste is a very nutty bitter brown, with a slight sweetness at the end. The brown sugar takes a backseat to the nutty/bitter side. The oaky wood flavor is merely an accent, and the beer doesn’t make a fetish out of it. If it’s not perfectly fresh, it starts to have the taste of cooked vegetables, which is not a good thing.
In the mouth, it’s dry and ashy. Creamy on the front of the tongue, dry at the swallow. It’s a nutty, roasted, bitter brown ale. The oak is only slight. Pretty good.
JaBier (1294), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Bottle sample. Pours a clear brown with a thin tan head. Malty aroma with notes of maple and cherry. Malty flavor with some dark fruit and a nutty finish.
grandet (486), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 8, 2009 Bottle. Thanks jason. Poured a hazy dark brown color with a small light brown head. aroma is mostely oak. Almost smells fake or overpowering. Taste is strong oak flavor, almost dominates the flavor profile. Alittle chocolate and some nut notes at the end. Not great but not terrible
blipp (1772), Newark, New Jersey, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 4, 2009 Draft at Coles in Buffalo. Pours cola brown with a thin head. The aroma is sweet, with butterscotch, brown sugar, and hazelnuts. Oak shows up in the flavor, along with some sweet caramel malts. A bit muddled, the oak just seems out of place. Still not that bad.
swoopjones (1932), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 On tap at Coles Buffalo NY. Pours ashimmering light to medium brown. Small head. Nutty, roasty aroma. Light oak. Taste is roasted malts, nutty, light oak in the finish. Medium to lighter bodied. OK
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