The Civil Life American Brown

Brewed by The Civil Life Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
St. Louis, Missouri USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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Draft at PI Pizzeria.purs dark brown with a half inch of khaki foam that leaves a lot of lacing. Slight malty note on the nose which becomes more prominent as the beer warms. . Big malt, roasts, nutty notes on the tongue. Finishes clean. Very tasty!

pours a reddish copper color with a one finger off white head. SLight roasted malt flavor. Very simple, straight forward, and clean flavor. Slighlty sweet up front with a nice balance of subtle hops. Slight caramel flavor. Medium mouthfeel

Brown sugar, slight coffee, some chocolate, toasted malts. Really nice slight roast. Similar to the nose. Perfect amount of malts and sweetness. Brown sugar, chocolate, toasted malts, hint of roast. All very well done and put together nicely.

Tap @ The Civil Life. Pours a hazy deep reddish/maroon appearance with a light brown head. Quite nutty, toasty malty, caramel, light toffee, nice aroma. Burnt caramel malty, burnt sugar, toffee, light char, earthy, fairly well balanced beer.

On tap at The Civil Life. Pours a deep brown color with white head. Nutty, malty, chocolate malts flavors. Nice, drinkable brown.

Tap from a bar here in Jeff. Poured a dark brown color with a smaller tan head. Aroma was nutty, malts, mild chocolate and coffee. Burnt notes in the flavor. Finish was drier. Nutty finish as well. Medium body. Good beer all around.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2012 02/04/2012 Tasted at the 1st annual Urban Chestnut - Wolpertinger festival in St. Louis, MO, USA from tap into sampler beer boot. Poured a clear dark brown color with moderate white foam. I’m glad they called it "American Brown" because grapefruity hops dominate the aroma and flavor, which isn’t necessarily bad, but definitely not a typical English Brown Ale. Fermentation seems a bit off. Something weird and tart, more like a Dunkelweiss, perhaps due to the particular chocolate malt or roasted barley used, maybe even a mild infection. An okay brew, but strange, and not something I’d seek again. 04/09/2012 I tried this again on tap at a bar, and it was much, much better this time. Very malty, strong earthy and flowery hops, far less grapefruit. Nice dark color, creamy and persistent off-white head with lace and chill haze. Signs of kettle caramelization, roasty grain bitterness, raisin bread, plums, fruity, long-lasting bittersweet aftertaste.

(sample at Urban Chestnut Wolpertinger festival) brown with tan head. Nutty caramel aroma. Flavor is caramel malt, some nuttiness.

Sampled at an esbls tasting. Pat brought a growler. Opaque brown with a light tan head. I taste chocolate, citrus, more subtle malts.