3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks to sixpoint for the trade...
Appears a murky mahogany toned brown with a small, 1 finger head of beige fluff that quickly fades into a mild cap and sea-foam collar. Streaks of lace stick all around the glass. A small amount of grainy residue finds it’s way to the bottom of the glass.
Smell is of rich toffee, toasted nuts, light caramel, some "green", earthy hops, and mild peppery spice.
Taste is of the mentioned aromas with more of a hop presence detected in the flavor. The brown sugar-like beginning works it’s way back to a toasty, mildly bitter flavor with a very light undertone of a cocoa powder, or espresso bean.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, semi-sweet, mildly fizzy up front and leading to a creamy, smooth ending that has a texture like a piece of tiramisu.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I had this great brown ale at Bobbique on tap which was well matched with my tray of ribs. The medium body of it made it easy to drink and it was lightly hopped with the snappiness one gets from most of the Sixpoint ales.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap at Barcade. Dark brown with a medium off white head. Aroma is sweet caramel, perhaps with a touch of chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is caramel, sweet and nutty, with some chocolate, and lightly astringent roast coming through. Medium lasting bitter finish. I am not usually a huge fan of brown ales, but I really liked this one.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draught at Five Point restaurant, NYC
Hazy dark amber color; thick head. Light aroma of caramel. Taste of caramel, bitter, with an off flavor of dirty water or tap water. Strange.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(tap at Gingerman) Burgundy with a medium off-white head. Burnt toasts aroma. A slightly watery body in which swims flavourless malts and some light toffee and traces of nuts. Very short finish. Unremarkable. Something’s wrong here, bodies of mine had it at another bar and they all loved it. The night after I ordered a pint at Gingerman and got this lacklustre brown ale. Bad keg? Probably. That’s just my luck again, even my fortune cookies tell me stuff like “Death will come swiftly”.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
I may be bias in this beer’s favor, simply because I drank straight out of the fermenter on the brewery tour. Pours a nice opaque brown with thick tan head (nice lacing). Nutty malty aroma. There’s nice toasty malt flavors in the background with a subtle nutty sweetness and a firm hop bitterness, especially for a brown ale.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very nice, good looking, creamy, nice nuttiness, well balanced and more interesting than most brown ales.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Any first impressions?
-A frail veil of foam nearly covers the ruby brown.
-Rich roasting meats, hazelnut, and deep fruitiness coalesce into an enticing aroma.
-Nutty earth sweetness swings into cherry fruitiness once in a while.
-This is very rich and smooth, and the cask feel is perfect to let the sumptuous maltiness express itself.
What if you dig deeper?
-A gentle coffee links the nutty sweetness and inherent fruitiness.
-Neither too sweet, nor too roasty, this brown ale exhibits lots of complexity and hits most spots I like in this style.
-Nuts evolve into caramel/toffee depth soon enough.
-A very nice surprise this brown ale is, and a great fit for the cask.
On cask at Spuyten Duyvil, Brooklyn.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at Hop Devil Grill. Dark, amber, nice head. Nutty to the nose, I had a hint of floral. Very smooth, well balanced. A bit hoppy at the end. I really enjoyed this beer and hope to see it agian.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Henry St. Dark Brown with lighter brown creamy head. Aroma of coffee, roast malt and burnt sugar. Medium creamy palate, with flavor of roast malt and dark coffee, matching the aroma, with some almond/filbert nuttiness. A good general description of the flavor would be "liquid biscotti," those toasty, not to sweet cocoa-almond Italian cookies. Nice, smooth finish. An excellent fresh-flavor brown ale for those with access to this brewer’s limited market.
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