Brown Ale
Upslope Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.83
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Our medium-bodied Brown Ale is brewed in the English tradition, with an infusion of American creativity. The rich, malty backbone balances an assertive hop character, and ends with a smooth, dry finish. Our Brown Ale boasts a dark brown body that supports a creamy tan head. *2012 GABF Silver Medal Winner – American-Style Brown Ale*
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4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Well designed artwork. First taste out of the can is malty dark beer with an almost astringent aftertaste. In the glass its dark brown with a tan head. It has a malted nose about it. Decent co2, its just that blasted odd astringent bite I get at the end of every slug, quite unexpected. Well they wanted it to be more bitter and it is, too fricken bitter but not in a hop way. Perhaps the bitterness comes from being overcooked when the it, what?, was roasted? Yes, that's what I'm getting, burnt toast. Even so, it hides the alky well and I'm grateful. In the end, I thing\k the Amercanizing of this style made it less attractive.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2020
at 21:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Really well made classic example of the style with the proper roast and nutty balance. Upslope boulder
Tried
on 29 Feb 2020
at 01:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can. Translucent reddish brown pour. Large foamy tan head. Sweet toasted malt nose hints at toffee and roasted nuts. Flavor follows nose with added notes of bakers chocolate and dried dark fruits. Spicy hops are subdued but offer nice balance. Rich and flavorful. An excellent American Brown Ale.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2020
at 04:28
6/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 17:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Rich mahogany brown with a well appointed beige covering. Nose is toffee, dusty fruits, biscuit, light spice. Taste comprises toffee, fruit esters, brown sugar, fruit loaf, grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light dusting of hops. Decent enough for a cask brown.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2018
at 10:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 3 09/08/2018. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting tan head . Aroma is nice earthy nut brown bread, charred wood. Flavour is composed of creamy brown bread, little choc, bitter choc, nutty. Palate is medium sweet, rounded oily,. Bitter choc.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2018
at 19:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2018, Olympia, London. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, caramel, slight chocolate. Decent brown ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 10:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 3 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Upslope Brown Ale ].
ABV: 6.7%. Cloudy dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted - toasted, dark malt, sweet malt, light chocolate - coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, brown sugar, bread, roasted, toasted, dark malt, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180809]
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Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 06:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
9th August 2018
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Light haze on this amber - brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Good condition. Light brown malts, mild earthyness. Trace of cocoa. Decent ripe fruits underneath. Little biscuit. Some mellow citric peel on the smooth finish. Nice.
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Light haze on this amber - brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Good condition. Light brown malts, mild earthyness. Trace of cocoa. Decent ripe fruits underneath. Little biscuit. Some mellow citric peel on the smooth finish. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2018
at 12:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2018. It pours deep. Town with a medium beige head. The aroma is sweet, oily, earthy, toasted brown bread, cocoa, plain chocolate and spice. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, green, raw bitterness, chewy, tannin, toasted grain, caramel, toffee, plain chocolate, toasted nut and leather with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent Hoppy brown.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2018
at 12:06