Kent Old Brown

Brewed by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)
Style: Amber Lager/Vienna
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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bottle. Had a few years back, just adding to my records, but i do enjoy this beer, nothing special but enjoyable in the right circumstances.

Schooner on tap at the Ivanhoe Hotel, Blackheath. Pours a clear ruby brown, with a large white head, which lasts well and offers good lacing. Whilst it thus looks pretty good, it doesn’t quite live up to its appearance. The aroma is a bit weak, and mainly sweet malt notes, without much complexity. It is a similar story with the taste. Light floral hops combine with sweet, mild chocolate malt notes to give a light-bodied and very slightly creamy feel. Not the most complex beer out there, but a decent enough brew, and far better than the the swill on tap in most Australian pubs.

On tap. Pours pale russet brown, with little head. Sweet malts on the nose, and sweet on the palate too, with toffee undertones. Light mouthfeel, and rather underwhelming overall.

This is a beer I remember fondly. It was the beer that started my obsesion over twenty years ago. At the time nothing could beat a schooner of brown. I remember it as being quite malty with a very frutiy yeast character. I some how doubt it will hold up quite so good today. Anyway. On tap at the Berry Hotel. Pours more of a dark amber than brown with bvery minimal cream coloured head. Nice enough looking beer. Aroma is almost no existent and is not helped by the fact that the beer is served freezing cold. What aroma is there just reminds me of all the other mainstream beers. Nothing at all how I remember it. The is a little malt sweetness in the flavours and the finish is quite dry. Carbonation is super high and really takes away from the overall flavours of the beer. Bugger nothing like i remember and quite ordinary if I am to be honest.

375ml bottle. More red and copper than brown. Very clear with a haze of foam across the surface. Watery looking with a mild aroma that reflects the flavour. Nothing spectacular but I had to try it.Would not go back for more.

...on tap at some place in Moruya. Brown, nutty, no head, watery, some malt, thin.

On tap at Phin McGoogin’s Irish Bar in Hamilton. Pours light brown with a quick white head. This beer has a very tingly palate. A mild roasted flavor emerges as it warms. I get a bit of pepper on my tongue. A quick finish, but some lingering hops continue. Has a pleasant finishing tartness.

I wasn’t expecting much coming from the CUB stables, but it’s better than I expected. Thin body, slightly vomitous POR aromas and sweet caramel tastes.

Not entirely dire but pretty bland. Whisper thin head, some hints of brownest but not much. A watered down less offensive version of VB with some coffee overtones (not much). Doesn’t seem to have the usual signature metallic taste of most CUB products.

Pale brown amber beer, no head at all. Sweet aroma, especially toffee and brown sugar. Thin body and flavour, light nuttiness.