Brown Ale
Alnwick Brewery (Harry Hotspur Holdings) in Alnwick, Northumberland, England 🏴
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.06
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An old classic tweaked to be fuller bodied, with hugely satisfying results. Alnwick Brown Ale is brewed in the tradition of historic Tyne and Wear brown ales. A beautiful deep reddish-brown, the flavour is complex with hints of dried fruit, and a lovely hop balance. A credit to the North East!
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5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
18/7/2019. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of toasted malt, toffee, fruit, nuts, biscuit and berries. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with light sour. Moderate body, slightly watery and oily texture, average carbonation. Not too keen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2019
at 19:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, little nuts, malt, hops and has a quite sweet caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2019
at 18:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours clear deep red brown with an off white head. Aroma: malty, caramel, toffee, nuts. Taste: moderate sweet & light bitter, dark fruits, nuts, toffee, biscuit. Thin to medium body, average carb, light bitter dry-ish close
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2018
at 19:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Taste of Northumberland, Alnwick. Pours clear red-brown with a short-lived thin beige head. Aromas of fudge and mixed peel. Taste has more of a toffee sweetness. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2018
at 15:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
500ml bottle from St Aiden’s Winery - Clear reddy broon body, thin off white head. Nose is toffee and caramel. Taste is a little thin, but benefits from the dark fruit that ripples through each mouthful. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2016
at 12:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England [ As Alnwick Brown Ale ].Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, dark malt, wood - nutty notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, malt, dark malt, UK yeast notes, soapy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141202]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2016
at 15:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask at IBWF15. Light caramel with a large head. Aroma is malty and nut. Flavour is nutty, brown malt, mild sugary finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2015
at 15:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14 as ’Alnwick Brown Ale’. Copper coloured with a light beige covering. Nose is dark fruits, nutty, biscuit malt, raisens. Taste comprises dark malt notes, toffee, biscuit. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterings. Ok, nothing I’d rush back too mind.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2014
at 16:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2nd December 2014
Pigs Ear. Cask. As ’Alnwick Brown Ale’. Almost clear deep amber - brown beer. Bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and with good fine carbonation. Light but rich malts, unsweet toffee, trace of nuts. Bitterish dried fruits and unsweet bubblegum ester. Light dry finish. Okay.
Pigs Ear. Cask. As ’Alnwick Brown Ale’. Almost clear deep amber - brown beer. Bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and with good fine carbonation. Light but rich malts, unsweet toffee, trace of nuts. Bitterish dried fruits and unsweet bubblegum ester. Light dry finish. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2014
at 01:46