Penny Brown Ale
Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.28
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Our true-to-style Brown Ale is brewed with English malts to create a rich, dark ale with hints of sweetness and a caramel-like finish.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Poured a deep brown. Mild head. Pretty nutty. Some toffee. An ok brown nothing spectacular.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
5 week old can A: Clear dark reddish brown pour with 1/2 of bubbly tan foam that held the ring and cap. S: Bitter chocolate and faint roast coffee. T: Follows the nose with roasty chocolate, coffee and a nice woody bitterness. But where's the caramel? M: Smooth and thin texture, light carbonation and sticky finish. O: Pretty good if not very complex.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2018
at 21:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Sam's Quik Shop. Pours brown with a small head. Aroma is chocolate, cocoa, roasted nuts. Flavor is cocoa, roasted nuts, coffee, something else.... Simple, but decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2018
at 23:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This beer is a clear brown color with a medium light beige head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Roast malt, chocolate and slight hops in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of chocolate malt, nuts and mild hops. The finish is sweet with a short malty aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2017
at 21:50
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
From my future son ion law. Aroma is quite malty. Taste is rather obtuse. Yes, malty carries over and its a little annoying. Reminds me a little of nes castle, no?
Tried
on 04 Apr 2015
at 12:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
12oz pour at Charleston Beer Works, pours a clear brown with some slim head. Nose has brown sugar sweetness, some malt, faint chestnut honey, some dried fruit. Flavor is the same, overly sweet, fig, caramel, some orange. Messy finish.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2015
at 13:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft. Clear brown color, thin tan head. Nutty aroma with a bit of grass. Taste is grassy brown bread. Thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Oct 2014
at 12:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz. bottle. Dark brown, with a reddish hint and a small, tan head. The aroma is nice, light roast, oak, sherry, peat, and floral hops. Sweet and malty, with a light bitterness and some booziness. Medium body, creamy, a little acidic, and malty. This is an excellent brown ale! Nice, mellow nose, and good balanced flavor. Overall an approachable, complex, and delicious beer. I’m impressed!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2014
at 20:43
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours brown with off white head. Nose and taste of caramel, toffee, nuts, light smoke and molasses. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2014
at 12:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Toasted malts and cola. Clear bubbly brown with a thin head. Nice toasted malts, nutty and some light chocolate notes. Only a little over carbonated for my taste but overall pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2014
at 12:20