Bonfire Brown
Saugatuck Brewing Company in Douglas, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.79
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The smell of burning wood, the crackling embers, the warm glow of the fire. Whatever your favorite part of a bonfire is, take it all in with every sip of Bonfire Brown. This classic American Brown Ale is a perfect example of tradition; from it’s malty, rich body to the touch of light smoke in the finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. Pours a clear orange-brown with a medium, creamy, long lasting, beige head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, caramel, nuts and light smoke. Sweet flavour of toasted malt, bread, caramel, chocolate, nuts and light smoke with a dry, slightly bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 May 2018
at 05:33
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Cora's DTW. Maroon brown color tan head. Aroma of cocoa and vanilla. Taste is dry cocoa with light bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2018
at 14:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bouteille de 650 ml. Du fumé, du sucre à la crème, des noisettes, du grain, de la mélasse, composent l'essentiel de l'olfactif. Brune aux reflets roux, le liquide développe un collet semi crémeux assez persistant. Une entrée de bouche assez caramélisée avec des tons de noisettes, de grain, se déclinant en une amertume sentie, mais délicate de résine. Du toffee est également senti. Un léger fumé en sourdine. Pétillante en bouche, elle est quand même rafraichissante malgré son caractère un peu trop sucrée.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2017
at 16:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours dark brown from the bottle with a creamy, off-white head. Aroma is really perfect for a brown: chocolate, roasted chestnuts, fresh warm cream, a whisp of smoke. Unfortunately the taste is not quite so good: nutty sweet and full of caramel but more sour in the finish than I prefer. Still, very pleasant though. Body is medium with a restrained carbonation. A very nice brown.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2017
at 11:34
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2017
at 18:06
7/10
Tried
on 05 Nov 2017
at 21:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap. Dark amber color with beige head. Aroma is earthy, chocolate, straw. Taste is earthy, chocolate, brown sugar. High carbonation, rather sweet. Works well enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2017
at 15:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. A- Toffee, malty. A- Brown color, hazy liquid, off white head. T- Toffee, malty, slightly roasty, mild smoke. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly dry finish. O- Not too bad at all for a Brown Ale. Lots of toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2017
at 16:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Bronze color. Aroma: malt, caramel, nectar, sweet, halva. Taste: sweet, halva and caramel, a little hop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2017
at 06:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a solid milky brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head. Light stringy lace.
The aroma centered around some soft sweet and roasty malts. Nuts - somewhat like cashews, then the caramel to toffee crispness. Light grassy hops with a dry bitterness.
The flavor leaned towards the sweetness trying to bring in the roast but that stays in the background for the most part. Light malty aftertaste and finish.
The feel was almost medium bodied with a really nice smoothness to it. ABV felt good and the carbonation felt good.
Overall, nicely done brown ale well worth my time and money.
The aroma centered around some soft sweet and roasty malts. Nuts - somewhat like cashews, then the caramel to toffee crispness. Light grassy hops with a dry bitterness.
The flavor leaned towards the sweetness trying to bring in the roast but that stays in the background for the most part. Light malty aftertaste and finish.
The feel was almost medium bodied with a really nice smoothness to it. ABV felt good and the carbonation felt good.
Overall, nicely done brown ale well worth my time and money.
Tried
on 03 May 2017
at 20:50