Saint Botolph's Town
Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.06
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught and bottles upon debut. Pours a clear, dark chestnut-amber with a dark beige head atop that is small and shows modest retention. Soft and malty in the nose with very light caramel, raisin, maple and honey never collecting too much bread or hard specialty malt. Light mineral and fruity ester are exuded by the yeast to further comforting effect while there is a bit of herbal, earthy, fresh hop on the finish that balances nicely. No alcohol or flaw. In the mouth it's soft and malty with a supple texture and low but engaging carbonation. A pleasant mix of dry toffee, honey, caramel and biscuit is met and balanced by fresh herbal hops. A kiss of sourdough and hop bitterness resides on the end, just enough to balance the lightly sweet malts. Plentiful mineral and fruit ester adds complexity and roundness to the beer. Lovely stuff; an excellent example of how to use specialty malts in a brown beer (sparingly).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Clear dark brown, nearly black, small lacing offwhite head. Caramely, nutty aroma. Malty, caramely flavour with some dried fruit and light alc warmth. Finishes a little thin, otherwise quite nice. A few years past BBD hasn’t hurt this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Botella. @El Lúpulo Feroz, Oviedo 28/11/2015 Botteld: 09/2013 Color marron, sabor malta, dulce, caramelo.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Brown color with beige foam. Aroma: malty, nutty, caramel. Taste: light malty sweetness, cake, caramel, a little chocolate with nuts, hop bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at tasting. Soft aroma of chocolate and brown malt. Taste of mocca, chocolate, hazelnut and creamy yeast. Decent brown ale, drinkable, but a bit boring.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared. Pours brown with a small tan head. Aroma of caramel, butter, overripe dark fruits and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from bottle @ THT November. Clear red-brown color, small to average sized off-white to beige head. Aroma is malts, raisins, a hint of leaves, a hint of caramel. Taste malts, sweetness, caramel, raisins, dark fruits. Medium body and carbonation. Hmm ok beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
sample at THT Movember Thin creamy white head, Clear amber pour. Nice hoppy brew