Lil Pug
Parallel 49 Brewing Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular|
Score
6.30
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Root Beer Brown Ale
We’ve brewed a classic brown ale with a secret blend of root beer spices, creating a harmonious symphony of nutty, toasty, caramel, and chocolate malt notes, beautifully complemented by the woody and complex root beer spices. A hint of earthy and citrusy hop flavor from Willamette provides moderate bitterness, balanced by subtle red grape and dry fruit esters from our English ale yeast. Overall, fairly light, dry, and easy-drinking.
We’ve brewed a classic brown ale with a secret blend of root beer spices, creating a harmonious symphony of nutty, toasty, caramel, and chocolate malt notes, beautifully complemented by the woody and complex root beer spices. A hint of earthy and citrusy hop flavor from Willamette provides moderate bitterness, balanced by subtle red grape and dry fruit esters from our English ale yeast. Overall, fairly light, dry, and easy-drinking.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
On tap. Pours a dark mahogany with moderate head. Aromas of spicy caramel and toasted malts. Flavors of malty root beer. As advertised.
Tried
from Draft
at
St. Augustine's
on 24 Feb 2026
at 20:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Parallel 49. Pours clear brown with an off-white head. Root beer on the nose. Flavour has dry root beer and some bready malts. Not bad for what it is.
Tried
from Draft
at
Parallel 49
on 17 Dec 2025
at 21:07
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Parallel 49, pours a clear dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma smells like a root beer—any further word would be superfluous. Flavour is a little more complex, with lots of root beer spices, and actually some dark malts in here. Not my thing but it’s not egregious.
Tried
from Draft
at
Parallel 49
on 17 Dec 2025
at 07:56