Brown Ale
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
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5.89
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The Brown Ale is a traditional beer related to the first beers ever brewed commercially. Brewed with an interesting blend of malts, including pale two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Maris Otter malt, Caramel, Munich, and roasted Carafa malts, the Brown Ale shines with a deep mahogany luster. The malt flavor is complex and deep as well, with notes of biscuit, nut, and caramel. With moderate hop bitterness, a deep malt body, and a fruity ale fermentation character, the Samuel Adams Brown Ale satisfies the soul and doesn’t overwhelm the tongue.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bright reddish-brown. No head. The aroma is nutty and caramelly. Decent body. Toasty, with a hint of chocolate sweetness. Thin in the finish.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2008
at 17:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
This ale poured a deep brown colour with a nice foamy, thick tan head. To the nose there is scents of brown sugar, ripe fruit and cocoa. First taste was smooth with flavours of molassas, caramel and a hint of hopps. The palate is rich and malty. Pretty good for such a large brewery.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2008
at 20:58
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Body is a dark brown with red highlights. Head sits at about a finger and dies down to a thin film. Aromas are earthy with a little bit of sourness. Flavor is much the same as aroma... sourness is a little heavier than expected and earthy (wet soil) flavor is nice and there is a hint of sweet and roasted malt in the background. Nota lot of complexity, but pleasant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2008
at 23:05
3.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 1
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Bottle. Pours brown (duh) with an orangish tint. Almost no head. Aroma is foul, like brown sugar and burning hair. There’s an attempt at a decent ale here, but with light flavor, no complexity, a thin mouthfeel and a metallic taste, this misses the mark entirely. It does improve a tad when warmed... now it tastes like sucking on rust.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2008
at 00:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Watery aroma capped by moderate malts and hops. Average creamy off-white head covering a clear, medium brown body. Extremely watery taste and a watery mouthfeel with light astringency on the finish. Not a great choice for my first brown ale.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2008
at 20:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle - Pours clear brown with a caramel malt and nut aroma. It has a tasty flavor of roast caramel malt and nuts with some mild hops in the background. It’s a smooth, simple beer that I rather enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2008
at 15:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.33L bottle. beautifull deep dark brown colour. Strong aromas of roasted malt. Taste of roasted coffee and burnt sugar. Aftertaste short and bitter. A one dimensional beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2007
at 12:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours clear amber with lasting tan head. The aroma is mild but does have some staying power with malt sweetness mixed with roasty malts, caramel and mild grainy malts. The taste begins with a streak of malt astringency followed by a roasted maltiness with some teeth. Not bad. I also get some caramel, mild nuttiness and a hint of hops. Into the finish the roasted malts hang around deep into the after taste. An almost bold flavor for a Brown.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2007
at 22:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear brown color with a medium beige head. Malty aroma with toast, nuts, hints of chocolate and a touch of hops. Sweetish flavor of malt, caramel and nuts with some later notes of hops. Medium-bodied, but a bit watery. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2007
at 12:29
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5
How did I miss this one till now? Pretty rare around these parts I guess. Dark complexion. Typical slightly sweet yeast beer aroma. Nice head. A little too bitter for my lager lovin taste buds on the initial taste hit. Excellent carbonation, the best I’ve had lately. The initial bitternes morphs into a milder industrial effect as the session continues. Finish is less bitter than expected but still leaves a mild to medium processed lingering semi-metallic bite on the back of the palate. The appearance and carbonation keep this otherwise below average beer slightly above average.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2007
at 05:47