Indian Brown Ale - Dogfish Head Brewery

tewaris

Minnesota

3.95/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Indian Brown Ale
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
...a cross between a Scotch Ale, an India Pale Ale, and an American Brown (brewer's description)
7.2% ABV
OG?
50 IBU
12 oz bottle, bottled July 21, 2010 poured into a New Belgium snifter on September 18, 2010.

Appearance 5/5
Pours clear and deep brown, that gives an appearance of black in a glass. Tan colored creamy head that starts huge, sticks around, and leaves an excellent lacing.

Aroma 3.5/5
The initial aroma is sweet, but hops overpower it. The hop aroma is very fresh and herbal: grassy, citrus. I could not detect any of the sweetness from the first impression over the course of the beer; it was a hop-fest.

Taste 4/5
There is some malty sweetness, and a good backbone from start to finish, but it's always in the background. It never gets sweet and remains bitter all along, sometimes because of flavorful hops, and because of the roast at other times. The roast can be very well felt and once in a while it tastes like over roasted coffee, not meant in a bad way. But, where's the caramel? It seems like a hoppy porter or a Black IPA: a generously hopped ale brewed with dark malts, and a pretty good one at it. But, not a malt forward beer as it claims to be. Clean and bitter finish.

Mouthfeel 4/5
Seems alright. Carbonation is medium, so is the body. Never cloying.

Drinkability 4/5
Good. Overly bitter at times, even though the IBUs are low for the body.

Other
Too much roast is my complaint with this one; I expected a different beer from their description. But, is it good? Very much. Will I drink it again? Yes! Would I recommend it? Yes!

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2010 00:32:27 | More by tewaris

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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.

Serving type: bottle

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A-pours a dark brown with a tan head with good retention
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

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