Brooks Brown Ale
Hermit Thrush Brewery in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.57
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Brooks Brown Ale from Hermit Thrush Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewery, 3/18/16.
Dark mahogany brown body shows a light to moderate haze and a small beige head that quickly recedes to a ring.
The nose has light ash, dark chocolate, a moderate dose of souring bacteria and a very strong hazelnut character. No alcohol or flaws.
In the flavor it’s quite nutty. That classic nut brown toasty/roasty/breadiness that we all know and love/hate. I really can’t stand nut brown ales and thus don’t care for that aspect. It’s somewhat more interesting here adding the sourness, but it seems a bit too novel and I can’t really see trying to make a sour nut brown ale to offer to people who really like nut brown ales. Can’t see someone that is in to those being in to this. But it’s done well and there are no flaws nor is it overly sour. Lots of cracker, crust, nuttiness, light roast and a moderately sweet caramel malt to balance the sourness and dry characteristics.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at The Reservoir, Waterbury, VT
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a nice looking dark brown color with a bar pour’s kind of slim white head that dissipated immediately and left a speckled lacing clinging thinly to the glass.
The smell had some dark fruits blending sweetly. Caramel malts meld into some sweet apple.
The taste was mainly sweet and dry. Light roast underneath. Dry dark fruity aftertaste with the same finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionable to sipping quality about it. Carbonation seemed good allowing that normal \"Hermit Thrush\" woodiness to hit on my tongue.
Overall, it’s good for the most part, Hermit Thrush style. Might have again. They’re calling it a Belgian Brown ale, yeah, I can see it.