On tap at Ambulance, veritable “granola-like” medium body features toasted coconut adjunct and fudgy mocha-spiced nuttiness above brown-sugared barley oats. Lightly creamed 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 can, subdued toasted coconut entry overcome by creamy black chocolate roast as mild hop-charred nuttiness contrasts ancillary vanilla, oatmeal cookie and cocoa sweetness.
Tag Archives: brown ale
DARK CITY BOND STREET BROWNIE AMERICAN BROWN ALE
Sufficient dry-bodied brown ale overwhelms fudged brownie sweetness with cocoa-powdered dark-roast coffee, Baker’s chocolate bittering and charcoal-stained wood char. On tap at Biggie’s, tarry oats-dried hop char embittered dark-roast chocolate and ice coffee tones.
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.
KANE OATMEAL BROWN
On tap at Amazing Grapes, updated 2016 version of Kane’s Drift Line crisply integrates peanut-shelled walnut sear with coffee-oiled black chocolate bittering. Ashen tobacco, chalky cocoa and musky Brazil nut undertones reinforce hop-charred mocha frontage.
AVERY CHAI HIGH BROWN ALE
On tap at Ambulance, autumnal chai tea-flavored brown ale picks up light ginger, chamomile and earthen peat illusions over subtle brown rice sweetness. Betters most black tea.
AGAINST THE GRAIN THE BROWN NOTE
Despite disgustingly derisive shit-stained underwear label, affable English-styled brown ale retains delightful sugar-glazed roasted nuttiness, polite molasses oats sweetness and mildly creamed caramel-chocolate malting over light hop char. Subtle walnut, hazelnut and chestnut illusions recline.
ANGRY ERIK VANAGANDR (BOURBON BARREL AGED)
On tap at Amazing Grapes, impressive bourbon-aged brown ale picks up rum-spiced sweetness over chewy caramel malting and fig-sugared dried fruiting. Syrupy brown-sugared Belgian yeast influence resonates alongside soothing bourbon vanilla exquisiteness.
ANGRY ERIK KING KNUT BROWN ALE
On tap at Amazing Grapes, sinewy rum-spiced maple syruping drapes dried orange-cherry-apple fruiting, sugary toffee malting and crisp tobacco roast. One maple-glazed step beyond standard brown ale fare.
BOAKS ABBEY BROWN ALE
On tap at Amazing Grapes, engaging Belgian strong dark ale brings candi-sugared rum raisin sweetness and brown chocolate creaming to sharp hop spicing. Fruit-caked fig, cherry and pine nut illusions ride alongside bourbon-soaked purple grape, blackberry and peach tones underneath the surface. Brewery defunct: 2016.
SMUTTYNOSE REALLY OLD BROWN DOG ALE
On tap at Barcade – Jersey City, ‘luscious’ English-styled old ale allows port-soaked oak chips to subtly affect caramel-toasted chocolate malting (of original Old Brown Dog Ale) and vanilla-spiced marzipan piquancy above mild earthen hop resin. Rum-spiced pecan, chestnut and butternut illusions gain syrupy brown-sugared molasses sweetness as well as flickering fig-date passivity.
