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Samuel Adams Brown Ale

Percentile
49
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bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7123.03/5.03.03/5.0Special5.35%46.1Dimpled mug
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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 jeg (115), Austin, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/59/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Pleasant aroma and nutty taste - aftertaste was very sweet. Toasted malty aroma but not hoppy enough. BBC has several better beers than this one.


 CasperQuaffer (142), Casper, Wyoming, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Pours late autumn leaf brown, with a medium length head. Aroma is brown sugar sweet with a hint of garden herbs. Has a full tongue feel and a pleasing flavor with good hop balance. Goes down smoothly, but a little of a sweet aftertaste.


 dchmela (1426), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 24, 2007  
Nice dark copper pour with tight white head. Slight toasted bread aroma with a touch of hops. Taste is smooth and balanced with a hint of malt and hops. Good easy drinking beer.


 McGarnigle (307), Rochester, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/511/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Bottle from mixed six pack. Brown color with slightly beige head. Smells a bit like caramel to me. The initial taste is somewhat sweet, but the finish is dry and roasty, maybe of burnt nuts. I’m not sure if it comes together. I do like the body, which is medium with good carbonation.


JamesMulvenon (21), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2007    Updated: Jul 15, 2008
Drank this beer in Maui in August 2007. Deep ruby red color. Strong toffy flavors with a very full palate. Different than brown sugar or chocolate brown ales. Strong kick, when combined with the strong flavor, make it a "first beer" of the night rather than a session beer.


 jalichio999 (502), Brazil
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Bottle. Reddish coloration, with a beige head. Notes of coffee and toasted malt. Lightly dry palate. Average carbonation.


 colts9016 (198), Idaho, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/511/20
Aug 20, 2007  
A deep mahogany color with hints of red. There is a small head that disapates. The aroma is toasted malt. Molasses, and slight hint of a sweet smell other than the molasses. Taste of toasted caramel malt A touch of molasses, slightly hoppy a touch bitter on the palate. The finish doesn’t last. Not to bad of a beer


 bhensonb (4240), Woodland, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Aug 20, 2007  
12 oz. bottle. Caramel malt aroma with hints of fruity ester? Dark reddish amber color with a white head that filmed and ringed. Thin bodied. Mild carbonation. Bread, caramel and nut. Very little bitter follows. Thin enough to be thirst quenching. The finish is mild malt, with a very slight touch of bitter. It’s really quite refreshing in the late hours. Probably not in the heat of a California summer day. It’s going extremely well with smoked herring.



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