Tilburgs Dutch Brown Ale

Whoa. I think this one is way under rated. This is the one of the best brown ales I ever had! Rocky tan head. Reddish brown in color. Slight musty raison smell? This is definitely made with some kind of Abbey Ale yeast strain. Mouthful is very creamy. I can see how some may find it a bit too sweet (and even to me it might be), but I’ve never been much of a hop head. And the musty yeast kind of balances it all out. Bitter at the front, malty but musty caramel at the end. A great beer! This is a brown ale for Trappist fans. If only they bittered this one up a notch more. It really is a tad too sweet as I continue to enjoy my sixer.

Picked up a six pack of this at Harris Teeter for $6, thus I wasn’t expecting much but was pleasently surprised at what I found.

(Bottle) Red brown color with disappearing beige head. Nice lacing. Aroma is sweet and sour. Taste is very sweet, malty with berries, perhaps some cherry. Has a hint of sourness to it that I like.

Nice dark red color with a small head b ut good lacing. Nice aroma with a good flavor. Very drinkable I will hav e this again.

Bottled: Mahogany coloured. Unclear. Small light brown head. Sweet and fruity aroma. Light syrupy.Caramelly, fruity and sweetish flavour. Is a little artificial. Ends on a very very light bitter note. A bit too sweet for my likings.

11.2 oz bottle. Dark and ruby brown hued. Clear and filtered. Spotty off-white head. Nice lacing ring. Musty and raisinous initial aroma. Sweet and malty, cocoa and vanilla. Lively and sweet. This is not what I was expecting, in fact a whole lot better. Sugary and syrupy. 7-Up like effervescence, which tingles across the gums. Clinging head. Reasonably full bodied and sugary. Me Likey!

a reasonable brown ale, true to the style of (or lack thereof) brown ale. dark brown with beige head, the aroma is faint chocolatey with a hint of vanilla. smooth and sweet.

Bottle (330ml). Poured bright clear copper with a good sized lasting off-white creamy head and nice drapes of lacing. Cola-like sweet roast malt, mild winter spices and vanilla, some fruit hovering around. Very sweet taste, brown sugar and caramel roast malt, cinnamon and nutmeg, some bitterness in the finish. Mouthfeel syrupy, almost thick, fairly flat. Extremely sweet, but very easy to drink - would be a good dessert beer.