Schooner Exact King Street Brown

Brewed by Schooner Exact Brewing Co.
Style: Brown Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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Warm brown colour in draught. Sweet and nutty with a bit of pecan? in the aroma. Again, would make a good session beer if served in small enough glasses. Good for washing down spices.

Bomber. Pours dark brown with a smallish biege head. Aroma of malt and chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate, and nuts. Some bitterness at the finish. Decent Brown Ale.

pours a semi-cloudy copper-brown with a very small tan head that goes away quickly, and little to no lacing. smell is of molasses, wood, roasted malt, hazelnut, and chocolate. taste is a little oily, malt, some spice, a little cocoa, hazelnut, some roastiness, and a few hops. ends oily and somewhat spicey.

Schooner Exact Brewing Company King Street Brown Ale--2011 32 oz. Growler Bottle. 5.50% ABV. 32 IBU’s. (3.5 / 5.0) Thin lace thin light tan head. Clear bright rich dark ruby brown color. Gentle cocoa soft floral hop front. Smooth mild sweet refreshing brown biscoti mild chocolate fruit hint body. Cloying mild sweet light toffee cocoa fruit end. Well made with subtle hops. Sampled 1/22/2011. Purchased for $10.25 after $5.50 growler deposit at PCC--Fremont, Seattle on 1/22/2011.

Looks a little thin. The nose is dusty, nutty malt. In the mouth it is super smooth and light with some real nutty sweetness in the finish. Pretty good but not something I’ll pay to revisit.

Growler from Chuck’s. Tasty if mellow brown ale. I suppose it’s not supposed to be too sweet but there seems to be something missing. Interestingly nutty. Slight tang in the finish, like a Guinness.

Tap @ Parkway, SE and other places. Clear, deep red-brown pour with a creamy, tan head leaving heavy, coarse lace. Coffee nose is a bit of a turn-off for me, but most will like it. Medium-light body and carbonation. Bitter chocolate, toffee, burnt caramel, coffee and a touch of honey liven this one up without making it overly sweet and thereby not sessionable. Hops are peppery and pine and very much in the background as they should be for a brown ale. Quite tasty, have more than one!

Don’t see what the hype is all about, I’ve had this beer on 3 separate occasions and each time realized that it was fairly ordinary. Not too malty, no dominant hop presence, no prevalent malt presence either. It’s beers like this that I wish I could say that there was a unique yeast ester or a malt ester, or even a masterful combination of fermentation control and timing...but there really isn’t. In no means is it a great beer, but by no means is it truly a horrible beer either. Yes, there are some malt notes of medium caramel and nuts, no hangover esters either, but it’s not outstanding and I would deifnitely ask about other beers on tap before ordering this one.

On tap at Wingdome in Greenwood. Pours a dark brown with tiny white head. Not much in the aroma but a bit of toffee and coffee. Flavor of roasted malts with a creamy finish. Decent, but nothing special.

On draft. A mid-range brown ale. Decent, but lacking any distinguishing qualities. Underwhelming.