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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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Mushroomy aroma. Cloudy brown with a thin tan head. Roasted barley and coffee taste. Subdued walnut finish. Decent, but lacks a wow factor. The porterish qualities make it different, but not really any better.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2007
at 09:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rerate: 12 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a slightly hazy deep red color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is caramel and nuts with spicy citrus hops in the finish. Taste is caramel, nuts, leafy hops and something lightly tart. Medium bodied. 7/4/7/3/14
Bottle. Pours a ruddy brown w/ a light nutty aroma and off-white head. Slightly sweet with a nice hop profile peeking out. 7/3/7/4/15
Bottle. Pours a ruddy brown w/ a light nutty aroma and off-white head. Slightly sweet with a nice hop profile peeking out. 7/3/7/4/15
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2007
at 22:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Nice chestnut brown color with medium size creamy white head. Great lacing. Aroma of hops, malt, and a little earthiness. Taste is sweet with maltiness and caramel , yet has enough hops to maintain some bite. A little woody and nutty as well. One of the better browns that I can remember to date. Thanks Eithcubes for the trade bonus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2007
at 20:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Color was nothing extraordinary... translucent brown with a creamy white head. Nose has more flowers and perfume than I would have guessed with hints of malt. Flavor is lacking... grainy and yeasty with not a whole lot else. Finish is flat and a little musty. Definitely a Euro brown and not an American brown.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2007
at 20:10
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear chestnut colour with a thick, dense brownish head, leaving shards of lace. Something vaguely sweet-caramel, toffee, bit of hosp, dry cacaopowder; sweet and vaguely woody. Sweet-ish, green leaves, bit of greenmalt, arachide with a retronasal bitterness that clashes with the sweet initial flavour, instead of blending. Chocolate flavours, certainly warming up. Medium bodied, at least, quite slick, bit too much mouthburning to be called smooth. It’s not really bad, but its lack of balance annoys me no end. I wonder if Mr. Bell wanted to explore the limits of archaic styles?
Tried
on 19 Mar 2007
at 14:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a nice brown color with a mid-sized head that leaves nice lacing. The aroma is of sweet malts and some hops, along with a little caramel. The mouth is creamy with a bit of carbonation as it goes down. Flavor is very nice. Malt and caramel are the most noticeable, and it ends with a slight touch of hop bitterness. Very well balanced. Tasty and easily drinkable.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2007
at 21:01