7

Smooth roasty but also light.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bright, medium brown. Thin head. Full body...bit husky...some nuttiness. Light sweetness coming through in the finish.

5.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Pours brown from the can and leaves a creamy head. A nice looking brew. Aroma is mild caramel, a touch sweaty tennis shoe. Taste is lightly sweet, trending mildly bitter and dry on the finish. Body is light, a bit watery. Decent, but the increasing bitterness near the finish seems to come at the cost of the sweeter, roasted, nutty flavors I look for in a Brown.

7.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can, thanks Brian! Pours clear reddish hazel, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is pleasantly roasty, nutty, hints of toffee and coffee grounds. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Solid brown ale.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can 35,5 cl. Pours a clear, nutty brown with a creamy, beige head. Subtle roasty nose, nutty as well. Rich, malty body, caramel, nuts and again roastiness. Subtle late hops. Easygoing. 010616

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Anvil. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is roast, cocoa, english yeast. Medium mouth, rich malt, roast, cocoa, bitter finish, good.

7.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 oz. can, at the Principal’s office at the Ivywild School. Pours a cloudy brown, with a big, frothy, tan head. Tons of lacing. The nose is lots of bread, molasses, some light earthiness, and some floral and pine hops. Sweet and bready, with a nice touch of hop bitterness that makes for a balanced flavor. Medium to heavy body, grainy, syrupy, and creamy. This is a very well done brown ale.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12oz can. Deep burgundy-brown unfiltered body. Thick beige head. The aroma is a pinch dry and astringent. Pretty enjoyable offering. Smooth caramel/brown malt notes. Balanced with some non-descript bitterness. Kind of mundane, not so much malt depth, but OK.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Best by Nov 12, 2014.

A very dark brown brew with some reddish highlights, the off white foam starts off big but shrinks quickly leaving some lacing behind.

The smell is all Brown Ale like. ;^) Big hoppy but with more than hints of roasted malt and coffee. I think the hop and roasted malt have a nice "marriage" going on and they are celebrating the event with the coffee.

The taste just supports what I said about the smell. Nice bitter from the hops and roasted malt with a wee bit of sweetness that doesn’t quite balance things out, but this is an American Brown Ale, so all is right with the world. Did I forget to mention coffee’s involvement? I think it brings things together and gives this Brown Ale and extra oomph. Wow. Oomph is a word without the red squiggly lines but hoppy isn’t?

Medium is what I’d use to describe the body and carbonation.

This is an excellent Brown Ale and I will enjoy drinking the other cans I have.

Serving type: can