Maplewood Brewery & Distillery Brownie Points

Brownie Points

 

Maplewood Brewery & Distillery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

  Brown Ale Regular
Score
6.51
ABV: 5.7% IBU: - Ticks: 4
Full of malty chocolate and toffee flavors, Brownie Points has a creamy body from the addition of flaked oats. High-quality vanilla gives this Brown Ale a smooth yet bold finish.
 

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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Not sure if there’s too much vanilla or if there’s just nothing to the brown ale in the first place, but this pint’s like 90% vanilla bean and 10% chocolate/caramel/nuts. Finishes with the slightest bit of roast bitterness. Eh.

Tried from Can on 06 Jan 2026 at 01:32


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

On tap at Man in the Moon. Dark brown with a small head. Vanilla, malt, toffee, some chocolate and notes of coffee. An ok one.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jan 2021 at 16:34


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16oz can. Really nice, true to style brown ale. Malty, vanilla accentuates the sweetness. Refreshing, medium bodied, balanced. Straightforward, good.

Tried from Can on 18 Nov 2020 at 21:42


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pour is a very dark brown, almost black with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malt and a strong cold brewed coffee. Flavor has more of the vanilla used albeit not a abundance of vanilla. Finish has some dry roast. The coffee in the aroma is not found in the flavor but the malt and adjuncts make up for that. Decent beer that's not as sweet as I thought it was going to be.

Tried on 27 Dec 2018 at 02:05