Bottled. Brown pour, some malts and hops predominating. A decent brown,nothing too amazing here but good enough.

Bottle. Really nice deep brown color. Aroma was roasted grains with hints of burnt toast. The taste was the issue. The bitterness of the almost burnt malts with the bitterness of the hops was just a little much. If one is looking for a bitter dark beer then this is for you.

Notes from October 2009 I had this on tap not too long ago & didn't care for it. Hoppy browns are not my sort of thing. So I found this bottle in the back of the fridge with a BB notch still in range. With only a vague memory, I think I can go again. Chocolate toffee & orange rind fill the air around my pint glass. Tree sap, steeping grains, a bit of lactose, & some stiffening aerosol as I go in closer. Half inch of milky, tan head. Ruby brown body that carries just a small burden of haze. Taste is earthy & dirty. Charred toast, sharp cherry pits & half tart plum skins. Dusty malt. Moderate bark-like bitterness with an addition of coffee grounds. Lingering steel finish. Frothy, but the majority of the body was thin & coarse. I almost finished it.

12 oz. bottle. Clear dark amber, beige head. Malty aroma. Taste is malt, brown bread, nuts, hints of caramel. Decent.

4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Clear dark amber brown with beige head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, light roast. Tastes of malt, caramel, toffee, light dark fruit, some bitter roasty notes. Medium body with a dry finish.

This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy brown color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated to one big lump in the center. This lump just kinda settles down really slowly. A light speckled lacing graces the sides of the glass.
The smell had a decent bitter harsh citrus to spicy hops over coating a fairly decent rich nutty maltiness.
The taste copied the smell to balance between the bitterness and the spice to the nutty maltiness. There wasn’t any aftertaste but it did have an ample nutty dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed appropriate for the style and for me. A nice level of bitterness and combined nuttiness hit my tongue nicely.
Overall, yeah, I dig this one as an American Brown Ale, definitely worthy for its style to have again.

Bottle right at best by date A: Big rocky beige head with good retention. Dark ruby/mahogany color. Good looking. little visible carbonation. S: Slight cocoa and roast with a slight hint of grassy hops. T: Bitter and roasty at first with no sweetness. Some orange zest and pith to finish. M: Lighter than expected and not gummy or cloying. Fairly clean, dry finish. O: Nice light and hoppy brown. Worth buying again.

Decent brown ale with nice roast malt. Finishes light bitter with some sourness. Pours brown with good head and lacing. Bottle.

Bottle @ home, picked up in North Carolina. Pours a dark copper orange appearance with a big fluffy brown head. Twangy red fruity, citrusy nose. Some caramel and nutty elements. Kind of strange fruity aroma. Fairly bitter, nutty herbal flavor with a serious twanginess. Quite bitter. Moderate sweetness. Twangy finish. Not sure what is going on here.

Bottle with a clear amber brown color. Sharp and toasty malt flavors. rather sharp with a nice bitter bight. A bit brash for a Brown.