Bed of Nails Brown Ale
Hi-Wire Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.53
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Bed of Nails is crafted as an American ode to a traditional English brown. A light hop addition balances the natural sweetness present in the specialty malt. This beer’s delicate body and dry finish allow flavors of toffee and dark fruit to shine through.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
A hopped-up English brown, with hopped-up being relative to a normal English brown ale. Plenty of chocolate and Brit yeastiness, too much, actually, resulting in a wort-ish, home brew-leaning brown with a firm, bitter finish. Thin texture, and not a pretty beer. Eh.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2017
at 19:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
8 week old bottle > stemless glass A: Pours a short yellow tan head atop a hazy mahogany body. Sort retention with a little lace. S: Bitter chocolate with a little caramel. T: Sweet and roasty at once. Then bitter chocolate with faint prune and roast lingering. M: Medium body with low soft carbonation. Ashy finish. O: Pretty good if a bit strong, with nice flavor complexity. Well worth buying if you like the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 16:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the taproom. Hazy brown color with some ruby around the edges and a medium light beige head that diminishes steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of malt, toffee and fruit. Medium body with flavors of caramel malt, toffee and ripe fruit. The finish is sweet with a roasty malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2016
at 22:23
8/10
Tried
on 09 Oct 2016
at 16:48
7/10
Tried
on 11 Jan 2016
at 18:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clear brown body with a small tan head. The aroma is sweet,nutty malts. The flavor is lightly sweet with the hop bitterness being there just enough to keep the sweetness in balance. Decent Brown Ale.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2015
at 16:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear deep amber with an ecru head. Nutty nose. Flavors of coffee and toast. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2015
at 19:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewpub, Asheville, 17/02/15. Chestnut brown with a beige covering. Nose is nutty, light spice, biscuit, toffee, yeast. Taste comprises toffee, spice, biscuit, cocoa rub. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok brown.
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 14:26
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Bruisin' Ales, 1/12/15
Aroma: The nose is fairly light, on the sweet side, some toffee, caramel, and a little chocolate
Appearance: It pours a lighter brownish color with a tan head and some drippy lacework
Flavor: The taste is on the sweet side for sure, fairly malty, with a minimal amount of bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, kind of sticky, a little thin, and with a fairly short duration
Overall Impression: This wasn't a favorite for me, it is just too sweet and lacks any semblance of balance. It isn't undrinkable or anything, but it is fairly forgettable.
Aroma: The nose is fairly light, on the sweet side, some toffee, caramel, and a little chocolate
Appearance: It pours a lighter brownish color with a tan head and some drippy lacework
Flavor: The taste is on the sweet side for sure, fairly malty, with a minimal amount of bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, kind of sticky, a little thin, and with a fairly short duration
Overall Impression: This wasn't a favorite for me, it is just too sweet and lacks any semblance of balance. It isn't undrinkable or anything, but it is fairly forgettable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2015
at 22:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Hazy brown color. Aroma of coffee and brownies. Taste is cocoa and coffee. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Nov 2014
at 07:30