Brownstone

Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸

Brown Ale Rotating Out of Production

Score

6.70

ABV: 6.0%

IBU: 45

Ticks: 33

Sixpoint Brownstone is based upon one of my favorite and most popular homebrew recipes; an instant classic that I’ve been brewing since my college days. The most distinguishing characteristic of the Brownstone is its aroma of fresh-baked bread, which is accomplished by using generous portions of classic Belgian specialty malt. In addition, I use a very small portion of the same malt you would find in a stout, which lends a roasted quality in addition to the usual chocolate and nutty qualities you might find in a typical brown ale.

Although brown ales typically emphasize malty sweetness, I find a balance must remain if the hop bitterness is diminished. As a result, I carefully blend ten different malt varieties and keep the Brownstone only mildly hopped. Instead of hop bitterness providing the balance, I achieve a balance among the flavors of malt: the deep caramel and malt flavors are balanced by notes of rich toffee, chocolate, a slight nuttiness and a roasted tang. It is a true session ale.

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Maverick (5062) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Rerating since the esrly days. Canned. Brown pour. Nice caramel and good hops. Likeable

Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 00:46

kristincedar (7053) ticked Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 11 months ago

First beer at home!

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:48

6.8

Viper666-Qc (10200) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Où, Quand, Comment : Canette, dégustée le 7/10/2013.
Visuel : Couleur : brune. Apparence : claire.
Arôme : Malt légèrement rôti et sucré, noix grillées, notes fruitées.
Goût : Entrée de bouche : Petites notes fruitées (cerises). Une dominante de malt légèrement rôti et sucré est présente avec un léger goût de noix grillé, des traces de biscuits, de caramel et de houblon herbeux.
En bouche : Corps : moyen. Effervescence : moyenne. Texture : légèrement crémeuse. Finale : moyenne, composée d’une très légère amertume de houblon herbeux aux et de rôti avec des notes terreuses et de noix.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2016 at 08:35

6.5

djd07 (28898) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can. Pours a cloudy brown with large tan head that lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, and hazelnuts. Medium mouth with roasted malt, caramel and light bitter finish, good.

Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2015 at 16:54

patrickctenchi (4987) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Can: Pours cloudy brown with a huge tan head. Toffee, nut, breadheel aroma....a little stale chocolate. Taste is caramel malt, bread, roasty..... Slightly watery, but not bad overall.

Tried from Can on 10 Feb 2014 at 16:20

nuplastikk (10387) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at Dexters. Unfiltered amber-brown. Really off, disappointing aroma. Clearly infected. Really sub-par, upsetting. I might cry. Off caramel amber. Unimpressive.

Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2013 at 08:17

6.2

TDA (6913) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can, long lasting very creamy mocha head, hazy very deep red to brown colour, aroma of bread, milk chocolate, some herbs and a touch of caramel, flavour of bread, nuts and some caramel, quite bitter. Drinkable but a bit dull, maybe a little old.

Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2013 at 00:59

7.1

Jow (8011) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at stagshead didn’t know i hadn’t had this before. Pours pretty deep brown and beige head. Nose of cocoa powder and toffee. tastes pretty nice of chocolate, caramel, nutty, malt, ginger, floral, woody, and light smoke. creamy texture and smooth finish. i could buy a 4 pack of cans of this puppy

Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2013 at 09:36

4.1

cheap (9479) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

Clean spice aroma. Very nice pour, foaming liquidy thing. Big 3 inch head in my glass. From a 16 oz can. Quite strong fer a brown ale, and it could have more manners. Does have some of that stout thing going on. Yes, a little medicinal and alky like fer sure, sometimes cloying. Finish is difficult. Not impressed.

Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2013 at 09:16

6.4

Weihenweizen (7366) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Refrigerated can, extra from JStax, poured into a shaker. Pours dark amber with medium creamy head. Nice thin small bubble lacing, medium body, creamy texture, well carbonated, and green herbal hop aroma. Taste is herbal hops, caramel malt, and some nut. I would have guessed amber ale, but has brown ale characteristics. Doesn’t do it for me, but not bad.

Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2013 at 18:09