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Laughing Buddha Pandan Brown Ale

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A Brown Ale brewed by
Laughing Buddha Brewing Co.
Seattle, Washington USA

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56 3.47/5.0 3.45/5.0 6% 91.7 Dimpled mug P Stats

Commercial Description:
Pandan Ale represents a major advancement in Asian style beers. It is a complex brown ale brewed with crystal, chocolate, and honey malts. We have also given it a Southeast Asian flair by adding palm sugar and pandan , a nutty and fragrant leaf. Pandan, also known as bai toey (Thai) and lá dua (Vietnamese), is considered an essential ingredient to Southeast Asian rice dishes and cakes. This is a truly unique and flavorful beer that you will enjoy. Pandan Ale is a dark, full-bodied beer that will complement spicy Thai and Indian curries, as well as savory Filipino and Indonesian stews.

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masonjer (483), Holt, Michigan, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Jun 19, 2008
Thanks to Brewdad for a crack at this. Poured a dark brown (duh). Nice malty sweet nose. Flavor is nutty, little bit of chocolate and some spice (pandan?). Fairly straight forward, but definitely one of the better brown ales I have had.

Haslinger (567), Syracuse, New York, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 7, 2008

bottle from kegbear, pours a deep, dark brown with a frothy white head. The aroma is definite brown sugar with a hint of caramel. The taste is very unique, it’s very dark tasting with a very different sugary taste. It’s interesting but I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to buy again

anders37 (2834), Malmö, Sweden

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 20, 2008

Draught @ WABF 2008. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Roasted malty caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel and chocolate flavor. Roasted malty slightly nutty caramel finish.

riversideAK (1757), Shoreline, Washington, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 12, 2008

Brown pour with a decent head. Aromas of roasted malts, some sugar sweetness and pleasant leaf notes. Nice and roasty, some sweetness, leafy, nutty, a little sugar. I really liked this one.

Enniskillen (1626), Port Angeles, Washington, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jul 12, 2008

Brown with a nice tan head. Aroma is roasty, caramel, hazelnut, toffee. Taste is a toffee, caramel, nuttiness, with light chocolate. Nice depth for a brown ale.

Crit (2258), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	5/10	3/5	4/10	1/5	10/20

Jul 6, 2008

Brown, small beige head. Not much here,light sweet nose and palate, which is spoiled by a light tinny aftertaste

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