Sassy medium-bodied ruddish-hued delight saddles mocha malt bitterness, roasted barley sear, and dry chocolate resin with illusions of pine combs, sappy spruce, walnut, cola nut, and tobacco. Prickly hop-spiced resilience lingers skyward.
Tag Archives: brown ale
(DE SILLY) ENGHEIN DOUBLE BRUNE ALE
KOBORS BROWN ALE
MAIN STREET BROWN ALE
RICKARD’S HONEY BROWN ALE
SIERRA NEVADA BROWN ALE
(WYCHWOOD) HOBGOBLIN TRADITIONAL ENGLISH ALE
ABBAYE DU VAL-DIEU BROWN
Fruity hop barrage and sourdough yeast sinew nearly overwhelm malt-smoked caramel creaminess of busy garnet-hued medium body. Candi-sugared cherry-apricot-banana ripeness and brandy-soaked fig-raisin-plum surge bring fruitful respite. But coarse 8% alcohol burn allows disturbing tinny backdrop to ransack spotty saccharine finish, lowering its appeal.
(BLACK SHEEP) RIGGWELTER YORKSHIRE ALE
DOGFISH HEAD INDIAN BROWN ALE
Perfectly balanced blend of an IPA and brown ale. “Caramelized brown sugar” extract, dark maple syrup, and prune ripeness provide sinewy texture underlined by spicy adjuncts. Persistent barley presence contrasted by hop bitterness and sour mash. Burnt chicory finish lingers, adding further resilience. An exquisite complement to barbecue.
KROSS DOUBLE KROSS BROWN ALE
MIDDLESEX BROWN ALE
Deep butterscotch hue, fuzzy tan lace, and burnt caramel creaminess introduce chewy ale. Sugary maple stickiness, pecan-toasted brown chocolate protraction, and latent rum caking addled by astringently soured raisin-fig acridity its phenol tobacco-leafed cocoa butter finish tries to overcome. Brewery defunct: 2005.