Edward's Portly Brown
Witch's Hat Brewing Company in South Lyon, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - American Rotating|
Score
6.68
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Edward’s Brown is a malty brown ale with a surprising hop presence. Edward’s Brown is named after our beloved English Springer Spaniel, Edward. 5% of sales from this great brown ale are donated to the Humane Society of Huron Valley.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 11/16/2015. Pours clear very dark reddish brown color with 1-2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, chocolate, cocoa, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, floral, light pine, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, chocolate, cocoa, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, floral, light pine, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/pine/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, chocolate, cocoa, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, floral, light pine, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good American brown ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2016
at 19:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Dark sweet caramel malts and some light nut. Deep brown amber with a decent white head. Soy sauce, caramel and a bit nutty.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2014
at 15:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the 2012 Michigan Brewer’s Guild Winter Beer Festival, Grand Rapids. Somewhat bitter; toasted, pretty well-balanced and medium-bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Aug 2012
at 19:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear deep brown with a light brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges slowly and laces slightly. Aroma has a good amount of dark bread with some chocolate and a bit of roast. Flavor has a good amount of bread and chocolate with a growing roast. Finish is a bit thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2012
at 11:34