Best Brown
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - American Autumn|
Score
6.81
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American Brown Ale
A smooth, toasty brown ale, Best Brown is a mainstay in our fall lineup. With hints of caramel and cocoa, the malt body has the depth to stand up to cool weather, but does not come across as heavy. This balancing act is aided by the generous use of American hops.
A smooth, toasty brown ale, Best Brown is a mainstay in our fall lineup. With hints of caramel and cocoa, the malt body has the depth to stand up to cool weather, but does not come across as heavy. This balancing act is aided by the generous use of American hops.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Schroppfy, thanks! Brown color. malt, caramel and mint in the aroma. Malty flavor with caramel, licorice and mint. Just a bit thin. Sweetish, but with enough flavors to compensate. Pleasant brown ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 16:24
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2019
at 18:51
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jan 2018
at 23:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 355 ml from local deli in Brooklyn. Pours brown with small off-white head. Caramel, malty, some dried fruit, light nuts. Some toffee. Sweetish. Soft carbonation. Light+ bodied. Bit bland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2017
at 06:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Shared 12 oz. bottle. Pours hazy brown with a light beige head. Aroma of caramel, dark bread, nuts. Taste follows nose, but has some citrus and pine characteristics. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2017
at 20:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Sunswick 35/35. Clear reddish brown with large soongy beige head, caramel malt aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter toasted malt taste, very smooth body, long toasted malt finish. Very smooth and easy to drink.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2017
at 12:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Straightforward American brown ale, the unofficial benchmark for the style, mixing a subtle malt sweetness with a firm but restrained hop finish. Caramel, mixed nuts and a hint of chocolate sit on top of a slight English-style yeasty fruitiness, while the finish grows dry and bready, pine mixing with toast and bitter almonds. Pours a lovely hazed brown with orange edges, giving up a modest off-white head and slight lacing. Nose reminds me of pregaming and postgaming, like football and autumn evenings in a glass. I feel like I've somewhat outgrown this beer--around a decade ago it was one of my go-to brews; now it's more of a nostalgia trip (can't believe I've never logged it)--but still a nice pint.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Sep 2017
at 15:58
5/10
Good beer.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2016
at 00:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into signature pint glass, bottled on 9/7/2016. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep reddish copper/light brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and toffee; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, nuttiness, herbal, grass, pepper, citrus, dark fruit, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light earthy/citrusy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and toffee; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, nuttiness, herbal, grass, pepper, citrus, dark fruit, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, toffee, cocoa, herbal, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light earthy/citrusy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitterness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly silky/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.8%. Overall this is a great American brown ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light earthy/citrusy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. This feels less hoppy/drying, and creamier/fuller in the mouthfeel than I remember in the past. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2016
at 21:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. A- Caramel, cocoa, dough, malty, subtle tobacco. A- Dark chestnut color, clear liquid, tan head. T- Cocoa, dry, roasty, subtle bitterness, subtle molasses. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty finish. O- Unlike most brown ales I try, this wasn’t watery and bland. A nice balance of cocoa and caramel and fairly thick bodied. Better than most browns for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2016
at 21:28