McNeills Summer Brown Ale

BCTC growler. Pours a light clear brown minimal head. Aroma is DMS, cooked corn vegetable, cabbage and light diacetyl. Fruity sweet caramel malts, light nutty and more DMS- canned corn. Ech. Body was thin and watery- perfect for chugging.

22oz bottle: Pours to a mostly clear medium brown colored body with a large eggshell-light tan colored head. The aroma is light roast, caramel, mild toast, light nuttiness with hints of coffee floating about. The taste is mild roast, like a light coffee mixed with some lighter malts, mild floral hops hidden in the background, with some toast, lightly acidic grains, and not a whole lot else. Light-medium bodied, medium carbonated, finishes sticky, though not very sweet, with some dry toasted/roasted grain notes towards the end.

Pour is light brown with thin white head...smell is horrid...vegetable and butter...flavor is the same...I see no reason to be more descriptive...I’m glad Clark chugged half the growler 2 hours before one of the cooelst fests ever because I didn’t have to look at it.

I enjoyed this brown because I have never had such a light brown ale before. Definitely interesting to try the summer brown!

Very enjoyable brown ale, and highly drinkable. I appreciate McNeil’s "summerfying" their beers without adding fruit/spice. This just has a bit less gravity and alcohol than the slopbucket and therefore the hop kick comes through. Good.