American brown ale flavoured with coffee, apparently not brewed in the States as usual with Evil Twin, but in the brewer's home country, more precisely Fanø. Pale greyish beige, irregularly but tightly lacing, mousy, uneven-bubbled but stable head slowly showing gaps over an initially near-clear mahogany brown beer with ruddy-vermillion hue, some thin strings of sparkling here and there, turning deeply misty with sediment. Aroma of coffee grounds and freshly made espresso, ground walnuts, caramel candy, unsugared tea, 'natural' blood-like iron, bayleaf, nutmeg, dry carrot cake, dried orange peel, bitterroot, wormwood. Clean, crisp onset, more malt fruitiness than estery fruitiness but some hints of dried fig and pear here and there, restrained in sweetness with medium, somewhat stinging carbonation, smooth, slick body; 'dry' hard-caramelly malt backbone with a deeply toasted-nutty, bittering edge, soon amplified by a strong, rooty, dried grapefruit peel- and tonic water-like hop bitterness as well as very pronounced coffee, as in black coffee powder adding another dimension of spicy bitterness with strong roasty effect, as well as a pleasant aromatic espresso-like note retronasally. Some caramelly malt 'juiciness' pierces through this multi-layered 'end bitterness', keeping the whole in balance and maintaining high drinkability. A vague metallic note lingers at the back. Spritzy, malty and very firmly bitter, this does indeed qualify as a typical American style brown ale thanks to the firm, long and spicy, citrus peel-like hop quality, reminiscent almost of American craft beers fifteen to twenty years ago (and longer) - and considering how brown ale, never U.S. craft beer's greatest success to begin with, has been in decline since then, this feels like a blast from the past. The hop bitterness is just a bit over the top perhaps even for the American interpretation of the style, distracting a bit from the malts, but in general, this is a very well-made example, with the coffee adding an extra 'craft' character to it as well as adding extra bitterness and spiciness, especially aromatically speaking. Another fine Evil Twin product, less extreme than I am used to from this brewer, but still with a tangy twist to it. And there aren't enough Anglo-Saxon brown ales anymore around these days so I welcome it.

16oz can at HomebrewStuff. Pours a dark brown with a small thin head. Big coffee and light roast aromas and flavors. Woody and toasted malts later and a fairly bitter sharp trailerZ. Clean and well fermented. A bold brown

From bottle @ Borefts 2012. Coffee, caramel and red fruit in both aroma and flavor. The coffee is more pronounced in the flavor. Long coffee bitter finish. Somewhat sticky mouthfeel.

Can from Crafty Bottle. Deep chestnut brown colour with a white head. Aroma moderate coffee fruity and light spice. Taste mid bitter. Full body.

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Can. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

15.07.2018, 1 pint can @ summer house in Bl�vand:
Nice slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head, deep amber color. Aroma is slightly rich and sweet, dark malts, dark sugar, mild espresso, caramel, chocolate pudding, grass, toast, lactose. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish roasted, weeds, roasted grain, mild espresso, hay, bark, toast, paper, fruit stones, soil, dark malts, sour coffee, harsh hops. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly watery and harsh sour-ish roasted mouthfeel. Nice aroma...

Canned 473ml. -at Craft Room Zagreb, shared with Marko and Trolleo. Deep amber (almost brown) coloured, medium sized cappuccino head, coffee and whiff of chocolate in the nose. Coffee, filtar coffee, notes of citrus and mild herbs with slightly too watery palate. Not bad but...