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pDev: 11.19%
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Delaware, United States

Style | ABV
American Brown Ale |  7.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1632), on-tap (121), growler (7), cask (2). 

Notes:
Forget about the car companies, this is the original hybrid. A cross between a Scotch Ale, an India Pale Ale and an American Brown, Indian Brown Ale is well-hopped and malty at the same time (It's magical!).

The beer has characteristics of each style that inspired it: the color of an American Brown, the caramel notes of a Scotch Ale, and the hopping regiment of an India Pale Ale. We dry-hop the Indian Brown Ale in a similar fashion to our 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute IPA. This beer is brewed with Aromatic barley and organic brown sugar.

50 IBU

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Reviews by mattsdenney:
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mattsdenney

Tennessee

4.75/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Now that DFH is pulling out of TN I decide to give this a try.

A: Pours a dark reddish brown w/ a thick light brown head.

S: Smells of chocolate at first, then heavy maltiness, scotch, and coffee beans.

T: Malty like a scotch ale with sweet nuttiness like a brown. Strong grassy hops underneath with a chocolatey backbone. This is amazing.

M: Creamy but not thick. Lightly coats the mouth.

D: It's more of a hoppy scotch ale than a brown but either way its great. Really disappointed that I waited this long to try it.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2011 02:38:38 | More by mattsdenney
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New York

4/5  rDev -2.7%

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4.31/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A – Dark with red highlights and an amber head with good retention

S – Coffee, hazelnut and brown sugar

T – Coffee, hazelnut, brown sugar and the slight hops top it off

M – Smooth, light and slight carbonation

O – Great beer, one of my staples for a brown Ale. If you like this type of beer you can’t go wrong here.

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atr2605

New York

4.21/5  rDev +2.4%
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S-coffee, toasted malt, caramel
T-roasted nuts, coffee, and finishes with the caramel sweetness. Very nice and thorough toasted notes throughout
M-medium bodied
O-very solid brown ale that remains extremely drinkable. will definitely pick up again

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 02:09:30 | More by atr2605
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Indian Brown Ale from Dogfish Head Brewery
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