Samuel Adams Brown Ale

	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
712	3.03/5.0	3.03/5.0	Special	5.35%	46.1	Dimpled 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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ben4321 (988), Rockville, Maryland, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

May 15, 2009

Overall Impression: One of the Sam’s you can find pretty often, especially in those mix packs. Always thought of this as a pretty solid brown, nice looking beer with some interesting flavor characteristics.

GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

May 11, 2009

Bottle. Poured a clear dark brown color with ruddy light shining through. Smelled of nuts, cola, subdued chocolate, and earthy root. Medium bodied and slightly sweet. Nutty flavor with notes of chocolate and caramel. There was also a distinct lingering graham cracker flavor. Good stuff.

Beerlando (2310), Orlando, Florida, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	12/20

May 3, 2009

Pours clear, brassy brown in color, with a small head of fizzy taupe foam. Minimal, wet spotting mostly rejoins the body. The nose shows light caramel malt, sweetened grain, and faint traces of nuttiness. Flavors are the same, mostly grainy and caramelized, with very little hop chaacter. Light in body but balanced, it’s drinkable enough, but lacks anything resembling excitement. Decent.

livelaughlovep (96), Lakewood, Ohio, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	4/10	5/5	7/10	5/5	16/20

Apr 4, 2009

Pretty standard for a brown, full of maltiness, a bit of toastiness, and no hops to really speak of. Flavorful and multipurpose. Wish it were in a sixer.

shawnm213 (913), South Bend, Indiana, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 30, 2009

not bad. sam adams is a great gateway beer for new beer drinkers. we’ll see about that

ansermadide (507), Kyle, Texas, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Mar 22, 2009

Bottle at home on March 22, 2009. Surprised at this beer’s excellent head and web-like lacing. It has a dark, yet clear, amber-brown color. Standard brown aroma with a lightly sweet brown flavor. Mostly malty, not very bitter. Fruit at the back of the throat, otherwise a pretty standard brown.

Butters (1637), Virginia, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	5/10	4/5	4/10	3/5	7/20

Mar 12, 2009

Pours a clear dark amber brown with decent light tan head. Malty and caramel and sweet. Flavor has some metallic notes, and hints of old vegetables. But not entirely unpleasant.

War4soccer (115), , Nevada, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	3/5	7/10	2/5	12/20

Mar 5, 2009

Bottle. deep, dark brown tan head. Aroma sweet caramel , malt.not to bitter, fun brown ale

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