Ale Boy99 (19), Twin Lake, Michigan, USA
Jul 17, 2002
Hennes’ inital review hits the nail on the head. What more can I say!
 brownalegirl (199), Fountain, Michigan, USA
Dec 18, 2002 Well, they roasted the heck out of this - lots of smoke and toasted nuts. Too busy a brown for my top marks - I like ’em subtler.
Gunshy (479), Ohio, USA
Nov 28, 2002 This beer poured a dark brown color and formed a off white head that formed little lace. The aroma was of hops, malt and butterscotch as it warmed. The flavor, also as it warmed, was of malt and butterscotch. The finish and body was a bitter lighter than others. Not bad if your looking for a session beer, but nothing special.
bubslang (435), Kentwood, Michigan, USA
Oct 9, 2002 poured a nice brown, smoky aroma, burnt chocolate malt taste, with little hop balance, this just didn’t work for me
hennes (932), Fountain, Michigan, USA
Jul 18, 2002 Rerated on tap: Bright copper color with a big roasted attack swirling with some smoke and some chocolate. And yes, labbatblueleaf, the amber was so succesful in the brewery that it is now available bottled across Michigan.
Original review 4/12/02 I’ve heard great things about this brewery in Manistee, but haven’t been there yet. However, they are now bottling two of their brews so I was glad to get a chance to taste. The brown ale leans heavily on the toasted nut flavour of its malt, and this is nice at first, but I ended up finding it a bit murky and unbalanced as I finished the bottle.
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