Katmai
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Azvex Brewing CompanyBrown Ale - American Special
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Score
7.08
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This is an aggressively hopped American Brown Ale named after the Katmai National Park, home to thousands of Grizzly Bears. The hop bill combines a mix of classic and new wave hops for a great tropical aroma paired with sharp citrus and pine. This is underpinned with a complex combination of malts, providing a great base of caramel and nutty sweetness.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
5th July 2023
Can. Just a light haze on this deep amber beer, big tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. Mild mild earthy vibe, nothing like as robust as a what I would consider a brown. The back end of the beer more than makes up for it with soft but fairly bright plum, soft pine, touch of pruney ripe brown fruits on the finish. Nice beer, just needs a richer malt base to be a stellar beer.
Can. Just a light haze on this deep amber beer, big tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. Mild mild earthy vibe, nothing like as robust as a what I would consider a brown. The back end of the beer more than makes up for it with soft but fairly bright plum, soft pine, touch of pruney ripe brown fruits on the finish. Nice beer, just needs a richer malt base to be a stellar beer.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2023
at 22:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ C4, Odense. Pours amber copper with a small creamy head. Dark fruit and caramel. Chewy. Good body. Dry finish. Excellent.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2023
at 14:27
7/10
On tap at Christian Firtal. Dark amber with a lasting off-white head. Light roasted aroma with biscuit and dried fruit. Sweet malty flavour with biscuit and toffee and a light hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2023
at 19:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Nose is caramel malt. Taste is toffee, caramel nutty Apple, citrus, hint of pine and menthol. Drank to warm
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2023
at 20:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can, 5.5%. Good spicy aroma, caramelly with a mild spicy hop note. The flavour is nicely bitter with a good nutty maltiness, caramelly notes, spicy hop notes. Flavourful and well-balanced. A very good example of the style.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2023
at 18:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours clear dark amber with stable off-white head. Clear aroma of hops and yeast, with malty and nutty touches. Bitter, roasty and nutty flavour with touches of caramel malt and notes of yeast. Roasty and nutty aftertaste with estery touches. A nice one. Thank you, Tue, for this gem!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2023
at 18:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A dark brown beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has pine, breadyness in the body, also light fruitness. Taste has breadyness, pine, some bitterness and citrus. Medium bodied. Surpringly fresh, I like this.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2023
at 16:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can 440ml (Alko web)
Red-brown colour, steady beige head. Nutty, piney, caramelly and slightly toasted aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Caramalt, pine, citrus, nuttyness in the flavour. Nice and really American not English style Brown Ale.
Red-brown colour, steady beige head. Nutty, piney, caramelly and slightly toasted aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Caramalt, pine, citrus, nuttyness in the flavour. Nice and really American not English style Brown Ale.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2023
at 18:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Taphouse, Copenhagen (21/03/2023) - Toasted sweet malty with some coffee roast, caramel, nice hoppy undertones, medium body, malty and bitter hoppy close.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2023
at 09:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Thornbridge subscription box. Clear copper. Good thick light beige foam. Nicely pungent earthy leafy hop leaf on top of very lightly roasted coffee malt. Taste doesn’t hold back on the bitterness either. Nice body. Easy drinking hopped up affair.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2023
at 17:24