Dark brownish appearance, rich cream head, and chocolate liqueur aroma welcome hop-fizzed mocha dusting, nutty caramel malting, and maple-molasses conflux of medium-bodied autumnal ale. Finish may be thin but lingered aftertaste retains smoked chocolate ambiance. Arguably Long Trail’s finest brew (excepting their newer ‘big brews’).

Meek ruby amber re-interpretation of original Brown Ale disappoints as perky hop fizz registers above disintegrative barleymalt plainness and meandering cherry-pear-quince disillusions. Skittish astringent finish blunts red-fruited nature bereft of proper grain modulation.

Way too unassuming and non-specific to compete with genuine brown ales. Pleasant hop toasting ensues before giving way to wobbly nutty caramel urge and watered down dirty grain finish.

Excellent coffee-wafted brown ale closer to mild dry porter with its bitter espresso, chocolate, and nut overtones. Creamy mocha malt assertiveness envelops highly effective coffee-stained finish. As strong as most moderate bocks.

Fine dark ale aged in oak cask never lets peculiar fungi yeast element disturb deeply penetrating dry cherry pucker, parched fig-date tartness, and orange-bruised white peach scamper of frothy sienna-bodied tan-laced bitter. At midst, tannic white-green grape pucker receives tart orange-peeled lemon rind bittering juxtaposed by ascending dried raisin piquancy. Smoothly satisfying and perfect as an approachable crossover for light-bodied sour ale drinkers.

Creamy vanilla penetrates ashy tobacco linger, cocoa butter sway, and soured mocha-chocolate roast of clouded tawny medium body. Semi-dry peat-maple-hazelnut confluence indulges well-rounded burnt coffee finish effectively.

Chewy 11% alcohol-soaked dark ale layers honeyed vanilla creaminess atop bittersweet raisin-prune-fig cluster, candied apple stickiness, and bruised banana recess. Peppery-hopped cinnamon-clove spicing embeds ancillary brandy-soaked cherry ethers, earthen grape tannins, and vinous bourbon-port warmth.

Well-balanced amber-hued ale renders chalky mocha opening that subjugates casual coffee-burnt sourness, gentle caramel creaminess, and soft water aridity. Though chocolate-roasted sweetness lingers, overall lighter-bodied appeal, coupled with muted fruity hop tartness, seem closer to red ale styling.

Beautiful maple malting and raisin-fig mouthfeel anticipate smoked barleywine essence. Dry wheat husk counters polite mocha-chocolate roast and tobacco leaf cloak. Brewery defunct: 2003.

Peculiar sour grain whim settles down and vanishes in fizzy haze as ticklish honey nut spell retreats to soft hop daintiness. Easy drinking brown ale’s seafaring ocean spray briskness mired by vague, dull finish.

Sour fruited, weak grained, uninteresting pale body with bland orange rind sputter.

Up-front hazelnut-walnut exertion deepens dry coffee bean theme, elevating highly carbonated English-styled Brown Ale brewed in memorial to sales manager. Bitter wood tones build as minor berry sourness creeps through barley-roasted mocha-chocolate thicket. Fig-dried sour grape esters counter brown sugared finish, picking up muted caramel, vanilla, and molasses stickiness skirting Nut Brown and porter labeling.