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Sweetwater Georgia Brown

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2393.22/5.03.21/5.05.4%69.5Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
Definitely one of the finer American Brown Ales. A deep copper colored, mild brown ale. SGB is accentuated by a slight nuttiness from its malt character. Designed to be a session beer it has a real smooth finish with a very subtle hop character.

Medal: Gold medal winner at the 2001 Great American Beer Festival – English Style Brown Ales.

Malt: 2 Row, Black, Victory, 30-37 Carastan, 70-80 Crystal, Chocolate

Hops: Columbus, Willamette
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 Rciesla (3604), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/512/20
Nov 16, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a brown body with an off white head. Malty, nutty tones, light roast y malt. Thin and sessionable. Caramel and a dry light hopped finish. Decent.


 jsquire (2100), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Nov 6, 2009  
Bottle thanks to craftbeerdesign. Clear reddish amber color with a thin off white head. Nose of wet grains and burnt toast, with hints of play-doh. Lots of brown sugar sweetness, some toasted grains, a little nuttiness and a slight hop presence in the finish. Not very complex, but an easy drinking brown ale.


 beernovice39 (256), South Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Nov 4, 2009  
My bottle has a fish on it etc. Taste is balanced and smooth but a bit weak and thin.


 KimJohansen (6921), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Cloudy deep amber with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Flavour was hoppy with toasted malt, caramel and fruity notes. Finished bitter.


 yespr (12020), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 11, 2009  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is wooden hoppy and light fruity. Caramelish and wooden hops flavoured. Light bitterness and caramelish lingering into a smooth finish. Lasting dry malty flavoured impression.


 Ungstrup (15111), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Bottled. An unclear dark red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of of caramel, malt, and a bit of straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, caramel, and a bit of butterscotch, leading to a bitter finish.


 Papsoe (14904), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of brentfeesh. Hazy deep amber with a rough off-white head. Sweet nutty aroma with some perfumy hops. Medium body, overripe fruit and nuts. Perfumy hoppiness but not bitter at all. 111009


 williamherbert (466), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Aug 31, 2009  
The appearance is hazy ruby red. Finger of pillowy white head. Tiny bubbles. Nice color, nice-looking. The smell is a complex malt character. Some of the more bitter elements of an amber, with dry German aspects. On top of that, a sweet, sugary brown. Likewise, a flowery hop on top. Odd, but good. The taste is nuttier brown than in the aroma. Less sweet, more dry. A little bitter malt too; balance of German and amber flavors in the malt. The hop is strictly an accent here, takes a backseat. As it warms, roasted malts like a porter. The feel is creamy and substantial, but not thick. Minor fizz, but smooth too. A good beer overall, easy to slug down but not wimpy. It’s a complex, malty concoction.



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