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Thirsty Bear Brown Bear


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A Brown Ale brewed by
Thirsty Bear Brewing Company

San Francisco, California USA

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342.97/5.02.96/5.0-32.9 Dimpled mug P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The brown and caramel malts give this classic British style brown ale a lovely mouth feel and a fragrant, toasty malt aroma.

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 rmussman (687), California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
May 21, 2008  
Sampled at the brew house. Flavor was pretty good with some solid malts. Color was nice and mouthfeel was smooth. Definitely worth a try.


 GJF (214), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/510/20
Apr 26, 2008  
Pours a nice ruby color with white head. Malt flavor up front, but not much depth. Thin finish.


 BillKismet (1388), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/512/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Deep amber, almost maroon color. Dry dusted malt aroma with some dusty malt flavor as well that is rounded well enough to render this a solid brown ale offering.


 Ethereal (869), London, Greater London, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Pint at the Thirsty Bear in San Francisco, 19th Feb 2008. Ruby brown in colour with a simple aroma of caramel malt. Solid palate, tastes like a fruity, malty brown ale. OK I guess, but served too cold in my (British) opinion.


 jasonp (1440), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/512/20
Jan 18, 2008  
From June 2007 tasting notes, sampled at Thirsty Bear. Dark clear bronze with a quickly fading head. Pleasant sweet caramel toastiness and a hint of roast. Nice toffee, caramel, brown sugar and a hint of coffee. There’s a slight touch of maple syrup in there too. Thin and watery with soft carbonation. Needs a little tweaking.




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