3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours brown with a creamy tan head. Light aroma of roasted malts. Flavor is pretty good. Dry, bitter with coffee, chocolate, roasted maltds. Dry finish. Nice hops, and Nice mouthfeel. One of the better takes on a Brown ale I’ve ever encountered.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
What a lovely treat, shared by DrBayern (Thanks Matt!), poured from 16 oz can a dark, murky brown. Aroma of malty goodness, roasted nuts, toffee and milk chocolates. Flavour of coffee, with nutty malty goodness. Extremely smooth drinking beer. Not a big fan of brown ales, but this one is tasty, would definitely drink again.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pint can courtesy of theisti. Pours a dark, muddy brown with a small tan head and a ring of lace that follows the beer down the glass. Nose is malt and chocolate. Palate is smooth and medium bodied. Not a lot of tingle on the tongue. Flavors are roasted malt, chocolate, some nuttiness, oatmeal, caramel & maybe a hint of coffee. Nice smooth, tasty, easy drinking brown ale.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice brown. I don’t love browns but his has some nice flavors. Some coffee and nuts. Dark malts and bit of bitter chocolate. Some bitterness balances it out.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From the can. Pours dark brown, red hues at the edges with a smooth khaki head. Roasty chocolate nose. Flavor pulls a lot of bitter chocolate in, soft coffee note in the finish. Smooth with a long lingering bitter finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can thanks to the always-generous dchmela. Deep brown pour, nearly opaque in a pint glass. Tan/yellow head that starts big and pillowy but settles down after some decent lacing. Malty caramel, cocoa, roasted barley, cotton candy, and hops on the nose. Similar taste, but with surprising fruitiness as well... apple juice, perhaps? A tad nutty. Quite good. Nice light mouthfeel and low alcohol. That won points in my book. This is not a ’huge’ beer, but its all-around balance and drinkability are top-notch.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Can, thanks to kosko20. Brown pour with some light brown head. Meaty smoked malt and toffee in the aroma. Flavor is the same; a little nutty, smoked / meaty and sweet also. Pretty good flavor.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 23, 2011 In short: A milk-chocolate and toastiness abound in this very good but atypical Brown Ale
How: Can 16oz. Consumed relatively fresh, 2 months after receiving it from Stine. Thanks a lot Eben.
The look: Dark mahogany body topped by a very small beige head
In long: Nose of hot-chocolate that has cooled down. Taste has milk-chocolate, toasted whole-wheat bread, more milk-chocolate, pecans, some baked pie crust and a whole lot of leafy hops to perfectly balance it out. Very easy to drink. The fact that it’s a liquid helps in that regard.
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