North Coast Brewing Company Acme California Brown Ale

Acme California Brown Ale

 

North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Brown Ale Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.29
ABV: 5.6% IBU: - Ticks: 24
ACME CALIFORNIA BROWN ALE is creamy smooth after the style made famous in the north of England. It's toasty with hints of cherry and black currant. Acme Brown is brewed according to tradition with high dried and brown malt, and lightly finished with the Noble hops Tettnang and Hallertauer. The result is a very drinkable beer that can be enjoyed for an entire evening.
 

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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Roasty malt aromas. Caramel, chocolate, nut flavors are a good mix. Nice and refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2006 at 01:25


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

Lots of toasted malty tones and some caramels, hints of chocolate, nuttiness, even a bit of hops. Lots of flavor present in this brown ale, very refreshing taste.

Tried on 03 Aug 2006 at 21:00


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Nose is of caramel, spices and citrus; slighly hazy amber color with a small off-white head; sweet roasty malty flavor with a nice hop touch in the finish.

Tried on 24 Jun 2006 at 14:08


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

Bottle. Brown colour with tan head. Aroma is nutty and also hints of chocolate and caramel. Taste is malty and choclate. Hints of nuts and caramel in the taste too. Has a nice bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2005 at 16:17


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Reddish brown, hazy beer with a beige-coloured, collapsing head. Aroma of roasted malt and caramel. And the precise same characteristics are found in the flavour also containing notes of nuts and toffee. Rather light body and mainly dry with a light hoppy finish. A very accessible BA. 011005

Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2005 at 08:36


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Bonbon aroma, hint of oxidation. Clear chestnut colour. Aromatic hop flavour. A bit thin/watery. Watery aftertaste. Long, semi-unpleasant bitterness in aftertaste. Overall, not as bad as it sounds.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2005 at 12:53


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle Pours a clear deep redish brown. Very nice thick dense light tan head. Thick sticky lacing. Sweet malty aromas with some fruity notes as weel. Possibly cherry or grape. Flavor is mainly a straight forward woody, malty theme. Plain and pleasant. A slightly bitter trailer and pretty light on the hops as well. Quite soft carbonation and a smooth but not very heavy feel. About what I expected a decent middle of the road, drinkable brown ale.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2005 at 16:30


5.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

A clear brown beer with a small light brown head. The aroma is slightly sour. The flavor is dry and sweet but the background is slightly sour.

Tried on 11 Feb 2005 at 17:59


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

Clearish orange-red body, thin light cream head. Chocolate, toast, and unusual earthy hops aroma. Weak chocolatey toasty body with earthy hops flavors coating the mouth and a slight tanginess before the finish. Bland and boring for a brown ale. The description states this is "brewed according to tradition." I think they forgot to add "of mediocrity."

Tried on 05 Dec 2004 at 21:32


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

2004 draught. Appears a drab brown with some dark yellow-amber tinges in it and a decent white head. Aroma has light toffee, nuts and some mildly spicy hops. Flavor is pretty hoppy and spicy, without much dryness. But that’s quite alright, as the sweet brown malts complement the hops well. Maybe a hint of vinousness, or at least some light fruit esters in there. Mouthfeel was excellent; lightly creamy, not overcarbonated and had a strong medium body.

Tried on 06 Oct 2004 at 12:58