Straightforward moderate-medium-bodied brown ale tethers light roast coffee nuttiness to mildly coarsened dry hop bittering and delicate Gambrinus-honeyed chocolate sweetness. Blurry hazelnut-walnut-cola conflux could use a push forward.
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LOW TIDE REESE’DING TIDE BROWN ALE
On tap at Grumpy Monk, lightly creamed peanut buttering drapes mild fudged brownie sweetness and candied praline reminder in soft-tongued manner.
BIRDSONG LAZY BIRD BROWN ALE
Well-balanced medium body contrasts hazelnut molasses sweetness with coffee-dried walnut bittering above dry earthen bottom. Polite lemony Cascade hops and barley-roasted red wheat caress the nutty continuance.
LONERIDER SWEET JOSIE BROWN ALE
Pitting glazed hazelnut sweetness and caramel-burnt chocolate malting against hop-charred walnut bittering and recessive cocoa dryness, pleasant brown ale gets anchored by earthen grains. Tertiary pecan, cocoa, coffee and Baker’s chocolate illusions flutter.
LOUGH GILL MAC NUTTY
On tap at Growler & Gill, indefinite medium-bodied brown ale brings modest macadamia nuttiness to dry-spiced chocolate roast and lightly charred hop astringency.
BLACK HOG GRANOLA BROWN ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, bittersweet black chocolate malting and cocoa nibs influence nearly outweigh brown-sugared granola distinction as dark-roasted nuttiness singes its honeyed oats spine.
HALF ACRE SHRUB TUNDRA COFFEE BROWN ALE
On tap at Ambulance, calming light-roast Nicaraguan coffee seduction brings creamy chocolate-y vanilla sweetness and walnut-pecan-hazelnut influence to lemon-licked java finish. Easily one of the best brown ales available.
BURIAL BOLO COCONUT BROWN
On tap at Ambulance, veritable “granola-like” medium body features toasted coconut adjunct and mocha-spiced nuttiness above brown-sugared barley oats. Vanilla-sweetened cinnamon and cumin seasoning as well as latent almond-walnut-cola conflux tease dark-roast chocolate and coffee overtones as well as fading coconut sweetness and candied toffee reminder. In the bottle, subdued toasted coconut entry overcome by creamy black chocolate roast as mild hop-charred nuttiness contrasts ancillary vanilla, oatmeal cookie and cocoa sweetness.
DARK CITY BOND STREET BROWNIE AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Adequate dry-bodied brown ale overwhelms fudged brownie sweetness with cocoa-powdered dark-roast coffee, Baker’s chocolate bittering and charcoal-stained wood char.
FLYING DOG SEA SALT CARAMEL BROWN
Bona fide sea-salted caramel nuttiness softly captivates as butterscotch-candied chestnut, praline and almond illusions sway below. Though body’s a bit frail, its sharp-spiced ‘salty and sweet ‘combo never falters.
GLENMERE PENNINGS BROWN ALE
First-rate brown ale regales dark-roast chocolate malting with capacious hazelnut-walnut tones and tucked-in black cherry snips, picking up tangy grapefruit-orange illusions at the nutty mocha finish.
BOLERO SNORT MOOUNTIE SMOKED BROWN ALE WITH COFFEE AND MAPLE SYRUP
Topnotch silver-canned brown ale (brewed by Pennsauken’s Double Nickel Brewing for Bolero Snort) brings lusty cherrywood-smoked milk chocolate creaminess to rich coffee-roasted maple syruping. Heavy caramel-burnt mocha influence picks up cedar-charred bacon, honey-glazed ham and beef jerky illusions above oily hop bittering. Addictive stout-like smoothie.
