LaConner Brown Ale

Brewed by LaConner Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
LaConner, Washington USA

Date: September 05, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: cloudy brown, creamy beige head, scattered lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma, touch of caramel sweetness brings out the chocolate, nice nutty character
Flavor: sweet nutty flavor, touch of chocolate, light caramel sweetness, balancing earthyness, light bitter finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Tap@Brewpub. Nutty aroma with a hint of smoke. Hazy, brown colour, beige head, good lace. Sweet, light bitter, malty, nutty, bitter finish. Medium body, lightly warming. Flavourful, nice balance.

Draught @ the brewpub. Pours a brown color with a small off-white head. Has a malty nutty caramel aroma. Sweetish malty nutty caramel flavor with some hints of chocolate. Has a malty finish with some nutty hints in the aftertaste.

Nutty, malt aroma on this brown pour. Sweet, good nut, malt flavor. A smooth and decent drinkable brown ale.

This is one of their better beers. Has some rich chewy maltiness, with some chocolate and cocoa flavors, followed by some caramel and a bit of bitter hoppiness coming through towards the finish.

6/28/08 On draught at the Brewpub. Aroma is malt and very roasty, almost munich, and has a light PNW hop balance. Appearance is hazy brown with a moderate tan head and lacing. Flavor is roast sweet malt forward with low bittering and very light sourness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a medium-high carb texture that give a slight tartness. Overall, good and complex and very easy drinking for a hot day.

Draft at the brewpub. Crystal clear dark amber with dense and creamy tan head and light streaky lace. Nutty, toasty and brown sugary nose. All those notes come back for the mid-palate, on top of a light, clean, easy-drinking body and soft carb. Big leafy and earthy hop notes erupt at the finish and hold with a cling. This is a clean, clearly defined, and fresh-tasting beer. Not sure if it was a recipe tweak and a brand new keg or what, but clearly a better beer than what’s been served under this handle in the past.

on tap-pours a thin retaining off white head that laces and hazy amber color. Aroma is mild medium malt-molasses/brown sugar. Taste is peat, medium malt, secondary earthy hops.