Brown Ale
Higsons Brewery in Liverpool, Merseyside, England 🏴
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.64
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A classic Brown Ale, dark in colour and low in bitterness. The malt and nutty flavours are to the fore, with a slight clove and lightly bittered finish from First Gold and Goldings British hops. A very drinkable Brown Ale.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50 cl bottle from Home Bargains drank 21 May 24
Tried
from Bottle
from
Home Bargains (T.J Morris Ltd), Nationwide
on 12 Sep 2025
at 08:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
A second beer rewatching Live Aid 40 years on, and as Philadelphia has just joined the party it's now 5pm BST on the 13th July 1985! This is a very easy brown ale (to drink and watch The Beach Boys perform at the same time) due to its strength, but not thin, although perhaps a little weak in the style. Nevertheless an underlying sweetness is flavoursome.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Home Bargains (T.J Morris Ltd), Nationwide
on 12 Jul 2025
at 19:45
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tight off white head left a creamy top on a copper coloured body.
Bitter/Sweet, malt & English hop aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy dry & clean..
Malt, oatmeal, raisin, biscuit & chocolate tastes with a bitterly hopped finish.
Very Old School - Good!
Bitter/Sweet, malt & English hop aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy dry & clean..
Malt, oatmeal, raisin, biscuit & chocolate tastes with a bitterly hopped finish.
Very Old School - Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2025
at 16:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a clear copper-brown with reasonable beige head. Aroma of sweet malt, toffee and spicy British hops. Taste is the same with some earthy and grassy notes. Nice balance to this. Light to medium bodied, refreshing but not too thin. For the price point its a triumph.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear chestnut brown colour with lasting head. Pleasant nutty malt and a touch of caramel. Moderately bitter.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2024
at 16:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from local Home Bargains store – drank at home. Pours a dark chestnut with a small transient off-white head. Malts to the fore in the aroma, plus some toffee and nutty hints. In the mouth there’s a battle between sweetness and bitterness with plenty of toasted malts and caramel sweetness, offset by some spicy hops. Overall a bit watery though Bitterness seems to win in the end leading to a slightly dry finish. Quite reasonable – plenty of flavour for the strength.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2024
at 16:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Home Bargains. Pale copper in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Sweetish, caramel and red berry aroma with a nutty edge. Full mouth feel, with more nutty malts with a sweet edge, leading to a gentle finish. A good brown ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2024
at 17:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Home Bargains, Byfleet. Aroma is earthy, veggie, sour edge. Opaque dark brown. Thick foamy translucent off-white head. Light-medium bitter. Grainy. Burb5 caramel. Sour berry streak. Underlying veg. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Alright at best. Underpowered.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2024
at 19:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from a local 'Home Bargains' store: BB 21st March 2025. Drank and home with Robert my cousin on 14th May 2024. Clean chestnut body, white crust, Malty and slightly nutty in nature, nice and easy Brown Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2024
at 09:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Home Bargains, Westhill. It pours clear deep reddish - brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is woody, earthy, nutty, toffee, gingery spice, dried fruits and toasted fruit cake. The taste is dry, some bitterness, toasty malts, some spice, woody, nutty, earth, cereal, toffee, cacao, toasted grass and some leather accents with a dry, toasty finish. Lightish body and moderate carbonation. A surprising depth to it for the style & abv. Very drinkable stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2024
at 12:05