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Indian Brown Ale
- Dogfish Head Brewery
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rAvg: 4.12
pDev: 11.17%
Reviews: 1760
Hads: 1652
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Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Brewery
Delaware
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United States
Style | ABV
American Brown Ale
| 7.20%
ABV
Availability:
Year-round.
bottle (1630)
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on-tap (121)
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growler (7)
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cask (2)
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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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swhitt
Texas
4.4
/5
rDev
+6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Very dark brown, approaching black in color. I've had this one a few times but never really looked at it closely. The head is short but persistant - still there by the time I reach the bottom of the glass.
Its smell is its weakest point in my opinion. Definitely smells a little like chocolate and molasses and a little bit of alcohol. Don't get me wrong - it still makes my mouth water. I'd still choose its smell as its weakpoint.
Taste is very... brown. Roasted and malty with a little bit of hops. A little bitter but just perfectly so. Definitely some chocolate in there too. This one's tasty. The alcohol's a little high at 7.2% abv but this was surprising given its taste. I could session with this but I'd probably end up on the floor.
Serving type: bottle
07-05-2006 22:34:04 |
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M_C_Hampton
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass, deep purple brown with a tan head that lingers leaving good lacing, clear
S: fresh ground coffee, toast, roasted malt, brown sugar, toffee, caramel
T: balance of bitter hops coupled with roasted malt, toasty biscuit, floral piny hop, slight coffee, brown sugar
M: medium to full bodied with good carbonation
O: A heavily hopped brown ale with a nice malt presence
Serving type: bottle
05-15-2013 02:44:35 |
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5
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ppvora
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3.46
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Poured from a 12 oz. bottle. Had a finger of head which disappeared within a minute. Very dark brown in color, not much aeration.
Smell: Nutty, sugary (molasses-like) aroma. Not too strong.
Taste: I could have sworn this is a porter -- an ale almost bordering on a porter. Sweetness based on molasses. Not too complex. Wonderful...taste. Loved it. A good beer to top off a day (or an hour) of beer drinking. Would not recommend it as a first beer unless you follow it with stronger flavored porters or ales.
Mouthfeel: Slightly bitter after taste. Not unpleasant. Beer like. Nice.
Overall: A great beer. Not too complex. If an ale mated a porter this is what the offspring would be like. I love sweetness in beer, so I loved this beer. Nutty aroma is nice too.
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05-14-2013 11:09:36 |
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Ellbert
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look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: dark brown/amber. Thin head that laces.
Smell: very malty with sweet molasses and chocolate.
Taste: very roasty with burnt caramel and coffee.
Mouthfeel: Nice and bubbly with a medium consistancy.
Overall a tasty beer worth having again. Thanks Dogfish Head.
Serving type: bottle
05-14-2013 00:14:36 |
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