Parallel 49 Brewing Company Old Boy

Old Boy

 

Parallel 49 Brewing Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Brown Ale Regular
Score
6.25
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 25
A classic brown ale, with chocolate and caramel flavours, balances with a slight bitterness.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Could be classified as an old ale. Right color and characteristics. Brown and clear, small ring of a beige head. Nutty, roasty aroma, Taste is roast grain bitterness, with some nice nutty flavor on the finish.

Tried on 21 Oct 2014 at 17:19


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Brown bottle, 341 ml, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on July 7 2014; eye: mahogany, semi-opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: nutty, malt, caramel; mouth: nutty, malt, light caramel, nutty finale with presence of malt, medium-light body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly silky texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, 5,0 %, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 7 juillet 2014; œil : acajou, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : noisette, malt, caramel; bouche : noisette, malt, léger caramel, finale en noisette avec présence de malt, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement soyeuse; en résumé : correct

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2014 at 15:15


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Soil and peanut nose. Clear brown, thin head. Dry wood flavor, pecan impression. Medium body.

Tried from Can on 29 May 2014 at 18:15


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

Bomber from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours brown with a fizzy/foamy light tan head. Aroma is slightly roasty malt and floral. Actually makes me think of cola. Med body. Flavor is slightly roasty malt and mostly floral. It’s not truly dry, but it’s not very sweet. Flavor is still sort of towards cola, with a light touch of chocolate and some light stone fruit. And floral. Best part, perhaps, it’s a brown with very little, if any, greasy nuttiness. And then I found it. Still, it’s well integrated. Gonna drink it.

Tried on 24 Apr 2014 at 16:13


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Light brown, sweetish, not much taste, just a little brown sugar, touch of caramel, bit thin. Bottom line: If I was locked in a hotel room and fed this for 15 years, I’d definitely want to kill some people.

Tried on 13 Apr 2014 at 18:47


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Pours brown with tan head. Nose is tomato, coffee and light roast. Taste is coffee, burnt toast and toasted nuts. Some vegetal notes in finish. Lighter medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2014 at 18:58


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Pours a clear brown color with a thin fizzy tan head. Fair head retention. Aroma of sweet malts, nuts, mild caramel notes. The taste is nuts, toffee, molasses, mild fruity notes. Thin bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2014 at 19:10


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Nice brown ale. Some but and pronounced roast malt. Pours dark couldn’t brown with great head and lacing. Soft carbonation. Slightly sour finish. Touch of hops as well. Tap at volos.

Tried from Draft on 19 Oct 2013 at 18:09


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

Draft - Toasted malts and light molasses. Clear dark brown with a thin head. Toasted malts and some cherry notes. Reasonable light brown ale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Tried from Draft on 06 Jun 2013 at 14:23


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Last one from their "Un-paralleled Mixed Pack" from the LCBO. Pours a brown colour with ruby highlights. The head is beige, frothy, medium, has good retention, but not much lacing. Decent nutty aromas with notes of roasted malts, caramel and light fruits. Watery mouthfeel and the taste seems to follow that way. A bit of malt, very lightly nutty and with hop that does not go the best with the rest. Goes down OK, with a good nose, but the rest is kind of deceiving.

Tried on 29 May 2013 at 21:28