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Samuel Adams Brown Ale

Samuel Adams Brown Ale - Brown Ale

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 Percentile 
49
overall
Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Style: Brown Ale

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7103.03/5.03.03/5.0Special5.35%45.8Dimpled mug
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Commercial Description:
The Brown Ale is a traditional beer related to the first beers ever brewed commercially. Brewed with an interesting blend of malts, including pale two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Maris Otter malt, Caramel, Munich, and roasted Carafa malts, the Brown Ale shines with a deep mahogany luster. The malt flavor is complex and deep as well, with notes of biscuit, nut, and caramel. With moderate hop bitterness, a deep malt body, and a fruity ale fermentation character, the Samuel Adams Brown Ale satisfies the soul and doesn’t overwhelm the tongue.
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 Block (363), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Dark red with a small off white head. Nice malt aroma with some metallic notes. Flavor of honey, pale malts, roasted malts, and hops. Medium body with a bitter finish.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/56/20
Aug 30, 2008  
(Bottle). Mildly sweet malty aroma. Dark brown in color with thin disappearing head. Flavor is mostly watery, a little maltiness. More malt comes out in the finish. Disappointing.


Necron99 (19), Clermont, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/513/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Sweet aroma, pours brown with a tan head. Tastes like malt with a slight sweet and hop flavor, little watery. Finishes with a slight thin bitter taste. Not a terrible beer, but tastes very similar to SA Boston Lager without the grassy taste. Probably won’t buy this again.


 lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Nice deep purply brown with a two finger light tan head, recedes quickly. Good sweet aromas, sweet cinnamon breads but no noticeable hops. Flavors are sweet, caramel and even slight plumminess or some dark fruit. Body is tingly on the tongue, the refreshing carbonation borders on overdoing it but helps make this beer finish easily. Unfortunately with no noticeable hops in the finish it is sweet all the way through.


 bretupdegraff (172), Fishers, Indiana, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 22, 2008  
kindof boring. Better than most grocery store beers. I expected something more (nut?). Tasted like Sam Adams to me


 NomDeBeer (397), Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Aug 11, 2008  
I drank this back to back with their Honey Porter - they looked identical; same tawny brown color and thin, spritzy off-white head. Both smelled of biscuit and faint chocolate. Both were thinner than expected. They tasted a bit different, but it was a marginal difference. It furthers my theory that Sam Adams really only makes 3 beers but packages them under different names and labels. 21 award winning styles my ass.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Light brown color and thick head entice. There is a sweet malty aroma. The taste is less flavorful than expected but still has a malty tones with hints of hops at the back of the throat.


 GMUcrew7 (353), Mason, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/513/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Pours completely transparent brown with a tan head. Nice malty aroma with a heavy caramel backing. Flavor is a little more of a complex malt variety with some nuts and a pretty decent hop balance. Has a watery cheap beer palate that detracts from the beer.



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