 ebrowner88 (113), Rice, Minnesota, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 9/20 |
Apr 26, 2008
Pours deep coppery brown with 1 finger head that leaves a good lacing. Nose is not very forthcoming but what is there is malty sweet. Taste is not as sweet as I would expect. Impression is very much of rasted nuts and slightly dry. Not that impressive. Drinkable but would not buy again as their are several browns in this price range that taste much better.
Toxygen (414), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 (br-btl or/br-lbl, mix pack, 5.35%, 10¢/oz)
lct-cpr, creamy-tan-head, ^co2, med-body, patchy-lace.
aroma: §sweet-malt bready fresh-earthy-piney-hop.
flavor: §bready §earthy-hop T1, §mnrl piney-flrl-hop T2, nutty-pale-malt hop-leaf short T3Tf.
simple, crisp for style, T2T3 very similar to the boston ale.
FishManLA (301), Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 Not a half-bad example of a brown ale. I was somewhat surprised, but as the macro-that-pretends-to-be-a-micro, Boston Brewery generally does a pretty good job. Dark brown with a small off-white head that dissipates to nothing fairly quickly. Very nice nose with notes of chocolate, coffee, and caramel. Coffee and caramel flavor with some grass and citrus notes. Tingly, carbonated mouth feel. Coffee-bitter finish with some notes of sourness.
georgekillian (236), USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Not a huge fan of brown ales, but this one pours with a deep mahogany color and there are definetely traces of caramel in the taste. it is not my favorite from sam adams
hayduke (1695), Eureka, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Boston Brewing makes a lot of different beers and they are all remarkably average. Not great, but not bad. This is right in there with the rest. From a 12 oz bottle this pours a medium brown color with a big foamy beige head and light lacing. The nose is of caramel malts with a hints of chocolate, nuttiness, light roastiness. The flavor is medium sweet, and again showing the nuts, caramel, an d some chocolate. Light to medium body and mildly sticky. OK, drinkable, and average.
nhamilton (72), Cibolo, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Pours to a medium tan head that laps at the side of the mug. Very smooth taste that is not bitter and doesn’t leave an aftertaste. You can definately smell the caramel in the aroma.
rustychiles (1071), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Pours a nice brown with a light brown head and sticky lacing.
Aroma is caramel malt nuts and a little dust.
Flavor is caramel, roasted grains, chocolate, nuts, and caramelized malt. Finish has a slight bitterness and some caramelized toastiness. Decent.
CharlesDarwin (1873), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 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.
BrewingFan (100), Texas, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 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.
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