Samuel Adams Brown Ale

Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Brown Ale
Boston, Massachusetts USA

12oz Bottle. This beer is like so many Sam Adams renditions of classic styles, bland and too sweet. The aroma was a minimal nutty browness. Poured copper hickory, with little head. Flavor was of general slightly roasted malt. A bit too much residual sweetness, little distinguishing character in terms of ester or mineral profiles. Finishes quietly. Whatever.

Hints of hops and alcohol with a caramel, malt backbone. The appearance is the best thing about this beer, nice foamy head on top of a nice dark beer with velvet edges. Good, but a little weak in the hops and biscuit characteristics that I like in a brown ale. A little on the thin side as well. Doesn’t knock my socks off.

12 oz bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a medium off white head. It has a molasses and malt aroma. It tastes of biscuit, caramel, chocolate and a little espresso with a roasted flavor. I enjoyed this beer.

Bottle. Pours a brown, clear color with a minimal white, frothy head. Lacing is very weak. Aromas of molasses, brown sugar, and a hint of caramel. Very clean mouthfeel with minimal staying power - also a crisp finish. Flavors of roasted malts, brown sugar, and some caramel. Okay but Sam does better beers.

Bottle. Poured a rich brown in color with a nice thick foamy off white head that lasted a while with very nice lacing.The aroma was of molasses and toasted bread malts with a hint of chocolate. It tasted smooth and sweet yet mildly bitter at the finish. The mouthfeel was medium to full bodied, very creamy with soft carbonation. Overall a tasty brew, fits well in its category.

Poured from bottle into English beveled mug. Clear medium brown with a reddish tint. Very, very thin head. Aroma of toast, biscuit, caramel, fruit and nuts. Semi-sweet malts with a mixture of toast, biscuit, caramel and dark fruit. Maybe a very slight nut taste, but not what I would call a Nut Brown Ale. Very mild overall, with very low levels of bitterness, just a slight kick at the end. Moderate carbonation, medium body but slightly thin. Very standard example of the style. Easy to drink but uninteresting. Just barely better than Newcastle.

Brown color; Medium body; Aroma mainly of malt and brown sugar; Flavor of roasted malt, some caramel, and even chocolate; I like these types of beers - this one was better than average for me.

12oz bottle. Pours a clear brown-red body with a finger-width, creamy, light brown head that dissipates slowly and leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma is caramel malty with a nutty, light toasty biscuit. A whiff of fruit comes in as well. Flavor is nice. Soft and sweet caramels with a light, balancing burnt roast flavor. A light nut and biscuit, some fruit, and some dusty chocolate, but mostly a nice, slightly burnt caramel. Finishes with a light bitterness, burnt roast, and malty caramels that linger for a good amount of time. Medium bodied and fairly dry after a smooth body and soft carbonation. Overall, a tasty brown ale. Nice malts and a balancing roast. I wasn’t expecting this to have any roast flavor, but it definitely satisfied. Nice beer.