Brown Ale
Barrington Brewery in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.91
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English style ale. Rich, nutty with a full body mouth finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
16 oz can shared by tfontana. Thanks Tom. Deep amber brown appearance with a thin light white head. Nose is light sweet nutty with toffee. In mouth, a weak sweet caramel malt with light mineral notes. A tad thinner in body. Just ok.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2025
at 22:37
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can pour from the brewery during "No two styles alike tasting." Clear dark brown with ring of head, nice lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, caramel. Taste follows aroma. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Yep, that's a brown ale.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2025
at 22:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16 oz. can from Nejaime's Wine Cellar, Stockbridge, MA. Pours a clear dark brown color with a large, thick beige head and great retention. Good lacing. Nice nutty aroma. Good nutty and roasted malt flavor too, but with a slight astringent cherry finish. A little thin for a brown ale. Smooth. Low carbonation and no bitterness. Medium-light body. Good overall, but would be great without the cherry.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2021
at 00:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Notched on the side, this one reads \"June.\" I was told that’s a best by date.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Light messy lacing roamed around the glass.
The smell had a superb blend of rich nutty malts with a light roasty smooth chocolate and ample coffee roaming in and out.
The taste copied the aroma nicely to work over a gentle sweet rolling and roasty smooth, slightly smokey and light amount of cocoa. A lingering roasty smooth coffee/cocoa aftertaste leads to a balanced dry to wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a really nice sessionability to it. The carbonation rolled over nicely with a delicate sharpness.
Overall, this was a really nice English Brown ale, definitely again.
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Light messy lacing roamed around the glass.
The smell had a superb blend of rich nutty malts with a light roasty smooth chocolate and ample coffee roaming in and out.
The taste copied the aroma nicely to work over a gentle sweet rolling and roasty smooth, slightly smokey and light amount of cocoa. A lingering roasty smooth coffee/cocoa aftertaste leads to a balanced dry to wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a really nice sessionability to it. The carbonation rolled over nicely with a delicate sharpness.
Overall, this was a really nice English Brown ale, definitely again.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2015
at 15:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with Sander at his place, NYC. Pours clear brown with a modest, tan foam head. Aroma has some ashy, lightly toasted malts just tinged with sourness. The flavor, though, is quite sour, and I can’t imagine it’s intentional. Some light toast and cocoa, but mostly sour malts. Light bodied with average carbonation. Sour finish, faint dry roast and leaves, some tart fruit hints. Hard to enjoy this. (January 2012, score 2.6)
Bottle shared with Chris in NYC. This is more like it. Nicely rounded, bready, with toasted biscuits, impressions of cocoa. Good and drinkable. (February 2016, score: 3.6)
Bottle shared with Chris in NYC. This is more like it. Nicely rounded, bready, with toasted biscuits, impressions of cocoa. Good and drinkable. (February 2016, score: 3.6)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2012
at 16:38