Brawler
Yards Brewing Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.48
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The most approachable of our ales, Brawler is malt forward and delicately hopped for a knockout flavor. Its smooth character, hints of caramel and toast, and remarkable drinkability define this ruby colored brew as a true session ale. Perfect for when you want to go a few rounds.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sample @ Iron Monkey, Jersey City, NJ
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, grain, caramel and floral hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, grain, caramel and floral hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2011
at 12:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from a trade with Steeeve. Pours clear medium brown color with tan head. Malty aroma with some caramel. Toasted malt flavor with some nuttiness. Light to medium body with moderate carbonaton. Thanks Steve.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2011
at 21:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy orange to brown with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and slight roasted malty. Bitter, roasted malty and slight caramelish. Sweet and lingering. Dry malty and roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2011
at 07:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Merryweather Post Pavillion, MD 24oz ($9.50): Pours a dark amber color with a nice head. Aroma is very malt heavy, but you can detect a good layer of British style hops. Taste is a little more bitter than I would expect a mild ale to be; however, the hopping is done very much in keeping with British style hopping and this does not strive for American excess. They tried to make a session ale and it worked well for the boys at Yards.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2011
at 06:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 2/11/11
Aroma: The nose is pretty malty, some bread/toast, caramel and toffee tones as well
Appearance: It pours a clear copper color with about a finger of foamy beige head
Flavor: The taste is much like you'd expect, malty, proper amount of sweetness
Palate: This one has a slightly tingly feel, a light-medium body, and a high drinkability
Overall Impression: My first rating from Yards, and that is a little surprising because I have definately had their beers before. Anyway, I can see why they would call this a good session ale, as it is quite sessionable. I enjoyed this one, it has a good flavor and feel, and it is something I could drink again for sure. It isn't a knockout, more like a scrappy puncher (I couldn't resist a boxing pun).
Aroma: The nose is pretty malty, some bread/toast, caramel and toffee tones as well
Appearance: It pours a clear copper color with about a finger of foamy beige head
Flavor: The taste is much like you'd expect, malty, proper amount of sweetness
Palate: This one has a slightly tingly feel, a light-medium body, and a high drinkability
Overall Impression: My first rating from Yards, and that is a little surprising because I have definately had their beers before. Anyway, I can see why they would call this a good session ale, as it is quite sessionable. I enjoyed this one, it has a good flavor and feel, and it is something I could drink again for sure. It isn't a knockout, more like a scrappy puncher (I couldn't resist a boxing pun).
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2011
at 15:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Shaker Pint draft at Jet Rock bar and grill, Concourse B, Philadelphia airport. Pour is hazed copper brown with a smallish tan head. Aroma is nutty toasted malt and a crystal maltiness. Taste is the crystal malt up front, followed by the nuttiness. Very much about the malt, but smooth. As it warmed, there was a tiny hint of a diacetyl, but not too much for the style. Palate was thin to medium bodied, lowish carbobation and a clean mineral finish. Nice session ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2010
at 13:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a caramel brown with a off white head. Aroma is malts and bubblegum. Taste is a very sweet malt and a rough gritty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2010
at 13:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz bottle. Pours a amber color with a small, off-white head. Aroma is malty, toasted, touch of nuts. Flavor is a smooth malt, nut, citrus one, decent finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2010
at 20:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Brown with a light head. Highly sweet malty aroma, caramel, a touch of toasted malts, too. Flavor is is very similar to the aroma with the sweet malts really coming on strong. A bit too sweet for me but still pretty good.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2010
at 16:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep dark brown coloured body with a very thin tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, alcohol and a touch of caramel. Medium-bodied; Assertive roasted malt flavours with a very nutty and almost pecan flavour. Some caramel and light sugars come through, but with a relatively mild body - only some gets through. Aftertaste shows some complexity, but the roasted malt and caramel tastes come through most. Overall, a decent beer - lighter than I expected, but showing some good complexity. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 25-May-2010, sampled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 30-May-2010.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2010
at 19:11