How Now Brown Cow
Odd Side Ales in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
7.12
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American brown ale. Malty with a smooth finish.
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9.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a clear dark brown/ruby color with a beige head and decent retention. Light lacing. Nutty and malty aroma. The taste follows the nose: Malty and nutty flavor throughout. Lightly sweet. Very smooth and clean, and very repeatable. Medium body and medium-light carbonation. Not bitter. Really good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Apr 2025
at 23:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 08 Nov 2024
at 21:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Deep translucent red-brown body, thin beige head. Nutty, chocolaty nose with toast, brown sugar, and leafiness. Nutty body with a chocolaty bite, roasty bitterness initially, followed quickly by underattenuated syrupy caramels. Slick, nutty finish; flabby.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2018
at 18:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear brown with a slight amber hue and a grayish head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a strong bread note with some dark grains and a hint of leaves. Flavor has bread and grain through out that is slight earthy and dark.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2014
at 20:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pour is a nice brown with a decent tan head and aromas of autumn leaves, dust, nuts and a little cocoa. Flavor is a lovely mix of nuts, earth and cocoa with a fairly thin mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2014
at 18:19
7/10
Tried
on 29 Nov 2014
at 22:38
7/10
Good brown. Lots up front and a bit of sweetness. A bit watery finish
Tried
on 15 Nov 2014
at 17:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 10/2/2014. Pours clear very dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, toast, brown bread, brown sugar, chocolate, nuttiness, roast, light raisin, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, chocolate, nuttiness, roast, light raisin, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Minimal roast/herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, chocolate, nuttiness, roast, light raisin, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity and robustness of dark/roasted/bready malt flavors; with no cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a smooth and fairly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice standard brown ale. All around good robustness and balance of dark/roasted/bready malt flavors; and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2014
at 19:41