Trail Blaze Organic Brown
Appalachian Brewing Company (PA) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.18
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear dark amber color with a thin creamy offwhite head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of faint chocolate and roasty notes with a tinny hop note. The taste is bitter leafy hops and faint chocolate malts. Watery and thin. Definitely needs improvement.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Location: Updating this rating with a draft sampling from the Brewpub, Harrisburg location, 6/13/10
Overall Impression: Nothing much to add to this one, the rating sticks just where I had it from the bottle sampling previously.
October 2009 Beer of the Month Club, 11/13/09
Aroma: The aroma has some nutty flavors, lots of bread, a bit of chocolate, toffee, and some light fruitiness
Appearance: Pours a clear brownish-red color with a small tan head with minimal retention and lace
Flavor: Taste is has nutty malts, a bit of fruitiness, some caramel, toffee and earthy hops
Palate: The mouthfeel is decent, though a drop on the thin side, smooth and drinkable
Overall Impression: I would definitely avoid serving this one freezing cold. I know that this disclaimer should not really be necessary, but some of the other review seem to indicate to me that they drank this beer to cold, as it has no aroma at that point. However, once it warms it becomes a relatively aromatic brew. Beyond the nose, it is a pretty decent beer, heavy on the malty characteristic with a bit of hops to give the appearance of a balance that really isn't there.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at PA Spring Fest. Filtered orange-brown color. Mellow smooth brown malt aroma. Balanced, medium bodied, lots of nutty flavor. Pretty well done. Malt really carries the beer. Delicate on the palate.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
on tap @Philly BeerFest III–pours a tan head and copper color. Aroma is roasty medium malt-pine/copper hops. Taste is roasty medium malt-pine/copper hops, smooth. Medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Good smooth ropey beer aroma, attractive and appetizing. Looks somewhat like root beer. No visible carbonation. Head fades to a froth. On the palate there is decent carbonation. Has a bitter hop character that lingers for a while after each slug. Finish is hoppy leather or sumthin. Hangs for a while after the finish.