Bootlegger Brown Ale - Independence Brewing Co.

bisonkron

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -29%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Appearance - The beer looked great, a little lighter than your average brown ale. Poured a great head that stuck around till the end. It was not cloudy. Carbonation was a little low but ok. The appearance got me excited to drink it.

Smell - smells that stuck out to me; slightly smokey, and a hint of nuttyness.

Taste -
the taste mirrored the smell except slightly weaker. I found drinking straight out of the bottle to yield the most taste.

Mouthfeel -
Carbonation was adequate. the body was light and somewhat watery.

Drinkability - Easy to drink, but I would not have another.

Glass: Pint Glass

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2011 02:33:26 | More by bisonkron

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -29%

05-10-2013 00:27:47 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

tubeyes

Texas

4/5  rDev +13.6%

05-06-2013 23:22:41 | More by tubeyes

tastymug

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

05-06-2013 23:05:15 | More by tastymug

Clonies720

Texas

2.13/5  rDev -39.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Independence Brewing Co out of Austin, TX. Always happy and eager to support Texas breweries. I believe I read somewhere that this beer is 6%ABV.

Appearance - Pours a dark brown, .5 inch head from an aggressive pour, it's kind of murky.

Smell - Smells nutty, toasty, and bready/biscuity.

Taste - Same as the smell. Tastes watered down really. Like they seriously need to up the malt backbone or use more specialty grains.

Mouthfeel - Skipped due to lack of continued interest.

Overall - I could create a better brown ale than this at home.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 21:47:33 | More by Clonies720

Pesci

Texas

4/5  rDev +13.6%

04-12-2013 02:58:59 | More by Pesci

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -21.9%

04-10-2013 02:32:19 | More by SmellsofMahagony

JeffSuttonTX

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

03-10-2013 20:35:26 | More by JeffSuttonTX

johnnyb4

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

03-04-2013 18:06:48 | More by johnnyb4

ChaseTheAce

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

02-11-2013 23:48:31 | More by ChaseTheAce

phishbone23

New York

3/5  rDev -14.8%

01-25-2013 14:25:56 | More by phishbone23

jik18

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

01-19-2013 03:46:17 | More by jik18

agammon

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

01-11-2013 20:36:42 | More by agammon

ExaltedNecrosis

Texas

4/5  rDev +13.6%

12-17-2012 05:52:18 | More by ExaltedNecrosis

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap at Opal Divine's Marina in Austin, TX

A: Pours a clear dark reddish brown in color with some garnet red highlights when held up to the light and some light amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a finger tall light fluffy light beige head that reduces to a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of nutty malts, caramel, spices (cinnamon and nutmeg), and light fruit (apples).

T: Sweet with lots of malt flavors including caramel, nutty, and light fruit (apple) malts with moderate amounts of spices - cinnamon and nutmeg stand out.

M: Medium bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation.

O: Not the greatest offering, this beer feels a bit like homebrew and less like something I would expect from a production brewery. A little too sweet and too heavy handed with the spices to be an easy drinker or a sessionable beer.

Serving type: on-tap

11-14-2012 14:59:38 | More by dbrauneis

BigRedEye

Texas

2/5  rDev -43.2%

11-14-2012 05:40:45 | More by BigRedEye

vcoggins

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

11-13-2012 03:01:28 | More by vcoggins

cracgor

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I was a little hesitant with this beer because I don't tend to like cartoon looking bottles. It is relatively local though and I thought I would give it a try. It was a very pleasant surprise. It has a nice appearance and a great nutty aroma and flavor. A very drinkable beer. If I was going to improve anything, it would be to bring out more toffee like flavors in the taste, but I might get another bottle in the near future.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 02:59:43 | More by cracgor

SquidVicious

Texas

4/5  rDev +13.6%

09-11-2012 05:10:34 | More by SquidVicious

Jmick28

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

08-29-2012 03:22:13 | More by Jmick28

Tech_Savy

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

08-29-2012 03:21:48 | More by Tech_Savy

Renegrenade

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

08-21-2012 14:34:59 | More by Renegrenade

stakem

Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12oz bottle into a pint. Pours brown with some lighter brown/ruby through the edges. More than a finger of tan froth sits above leaving patchy lace sticking to the glass.

The aroma is toffee grain with some dark raisony quality and citrus hops. There is a bit of yeast element present that blends into grass in the aftertaste.

The taste is dark and fruity with a raisony alcohol ester overtop of toasty to bready grain flavors. There is some dirty yeast character present with must and grass lasting after each sip.

This is a medium body brew with modest carbonation. It is light and easy drinking with some rough edges that need worked out.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2012 19:38:31 | More by stakem

dustyonbass

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

07-27-2012 06:21:14 | More by dustyonbass

NeverSettle

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -21.9%

07-19-2012 03:57:09 | More by NeverSettle