LoneRider Bootleg Brown

Brewed by LoneRider Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Growler from TJs. Listed as Sweet Josie Brown. Pours a copper brown with a two finger creamy sandstone head. The nose is pretty traditional, nutty, caramel, sweet malt, mild grain, chocolaty. Flavor is a nice balance between sweet malt and toasted grainy characters, mild leafy hop character. Smooth palate with a mild toasted sweetness.

Draught at Brixx Pizza in Chapel Hill. Pours dark soda brown with a small sudsy tan head. Nose is brown sugar, molasses, light hops. Flavor is slightly roasty, some hops, more brown sugar, lightly bitter finish.

Sampled at WBF in Durham. Poured a dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is caramel, sugar, chocolate and hops. Nice combination of tastes going on with some hops, chocolate, sweetness and even some nuts. A solid addition to the LoneRider line-up.

Growler from the brewery. Pours a clear deep, dark brown color with a bit of a copper tint. Medium creamy offwhite head with good head retention and lacing. Aroma is chocolate, caramel, citrus and a faint hoppiness. Bitter roasted malt taste with a bit of chocolate, citrus, apple, nuts,brown sugar. Big minty hop finish. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Medium bodied. Good beer.

On draught at the High Country Beer Fest, this pours murky mahogany with an eggshell head. Malt and doughy nose. Sweet malt throughout, and hints at brown sugar in the mid-palate. This is contrasted in turn by a decently bitter back. Such a stark contrast makes for a slightly hollow mouthfeel. Smooth drinkability with a slick texture, it feels a little devoid of substance. A decent brown, just not quite up to the next level yet.