Brown Ale - Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.

EPICAC

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at The Black Rabbit in NYC

Captain Lawrence is another New York brewery that I don't see in Boston. I was impressed last time I went to New York. Their Brown Ale pours a clear, garnet brown and is topped by a light brown head that fades to a film leaving spots of lace. The aroma is malty: toasty, bready, and chocolate notes as well a hint of fruit.

Toasty and roasty upfront. Chocolate notes and a bit of sweetness in the center. The finish has a light, roasted bitterness. Light-to-medium-bodied, with moderate carbonation. The roasted malts give a nice husky character.

A nice session beer.

Serving type: on-tap

03-03-2009 23:16:20 | More by EPICAC

jk3

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

10-20-2012 01:03:52 | More by jk3

JC88

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

10-15-2012 14:34:37 | More by JC88

ABokononist

New York

4/5  rDev +4.2%

10-07-2012 15:00:10 | More by ABokononist

meaghan2k

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

09-27-2012 17:53:12 | More by meaghan2k

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First had: on tap at Captain Lawrence, Elmsford, NY

Woody brown pour, slightly hazy, with a ringlet of white bubbles for a head; dots of lacing on the glass. Nutty aroma, roasted malts and toasted grains, some leafy and earthy hop notes, perhaps more pronounced than your average brown ale. Sweet bready malts in the taste, slightly roasty, caramel, toasted grains, leafy hops give a drying bitterness in the finish. It's a brown ale. Medium body, well-balanced and drinkable for the style.

Serving type: on-tap

09-17-2012 02:23:36 | More by Rifugium

Tareq

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

09-09-2012 20:12:43 | More by Tareq

boxofhate

New York

3.25/5  rDev -15.4%

08-17-2012 19:56:34 | More by boxofhate

csmartin6

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

07-07-2012 17:41:25 | More by csmartin6

claspada

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

06-30-2012 21:42:34 | More by claspada

WeisGuy

New York

4/5  rDev +4.2%

06-24-2012 12:40:32 | More by WeisGuy

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

06-23-2012 00:08:39 | More by acurtis

4DAloveofSTOUT

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

06-20-2012 03:01:24 | More by 4DAloveofSTOUT

vonnegut21

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-02-2012 21:01:43 | More by vonnegut21

vfgccp

New York

3/5  rDev -21.9%

04-25-2012 15:31:18 | More by vfgccp

DSlim71

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

03-30-2012 12:25:37 | More by DSlim71

tobelerone

New Jersey

3.43/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On tap at Delta Grill, NYC. Pretty clear overall, nice rich brown color, with a good sized white head. Retention is also good, decent lacing sticks to the glass. Standard aroma is mostly bready malt, nothing profound or overly rich, a little toasty and nutty. Flavor is very much the same, little in the way of hops, maybe a touch of grassy bitterness in the drying finish, light chewy malt, a slight mineral/metallic aspect I found unappealing.

Carbonation and body both medium, easy to drink, but not at all exceptional for me. Not the most exciting style to begin with but the combination of the mineral note with a somewhat boring malt character made this one ultimately forgettable.

Serving type: on-tap

03-09-2012 16:24:22 | More by tobelerone

taigor

New York

4/5  rDev +4.2%

03-02-2012 18:45:16 | More by taigor

GuisseppeFranco

New York

4/5  rDev +4.2%

02-01-2012 02:20:45 | More by GuisseppeFranco

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

3.45/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On tap, poured into taster. Pours a brown tinted clear. Nice thick foamy head. Smells of sweet malty caramel.
Taste is of malty caramel and slight hop. Easy drink that did not impress me. I usually love CL beers, but this one didnt seem as good as most of their brews...its a bit thin. Dont get me wrong, its still good and deff drinkable, and low abv...all which makes this a great session brown.

Serving type: on-tap

01-15-2012 23:53:38 | More by DrinkSlurm

OBIrish24

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

12-27-2011 01:22:24 | More by OBIrish24

ngeunit1

California

4.22/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours an almost clear brown color with a touch of red mixed in and a finger of frothy off-white head atop. The head fades at a normal pace leaving behind some good lacing.

S - Aroma is a mix of rich sweet caramel malt with a nice mix of nuttiness and some earthy hops. There is a bit of brown sugar and bready malt.

T - Starts off with some rich sweet caramel and nutty malts with some earthy hops in the background. Through the middle, some brown sugar sweetness and bready malts come through. Finish is a mix of caramel and nutty malts with a nice backing of light earthy hops.

M - Medium-light bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a crisp sweet finish.

D - Very drinkable. Very nice sessionable brown ale. The richness and the sweetness of the malt is nice and also well balanced by the other flavors.

Serving type: growler

12-24-2011 02:26:44 | More by ngeunit1

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a dark chocolate brown color with a one finger light beige head that settles into a lasting ring. Sporadic streaks and spots of lace left behind.

Slightly roasted chocolate malt aroma with hints of toffee, nut and caramel. There is also a faint earthy hop presence but the nose is dominated bythe sweeter malt notes.

Fuller bodied than expected with a slight creamy texture and lots of sweet malt flavor. Slightly toasted with hints of cocoa, caramel, toffee and oatmeal before finishing with slightly bitter hop character. Well balanced, flavorful and easy to drink. This was a pleasant surprise.

Serving type: on-tap

12-22-2011 01:21:46 | More by corby112

whartontallboy

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

12-19-2011 22:52:52 | More by whartontallboy

Gmann

New York

3.88/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at the Pony Bar, NYC

Pours a dirty brown color with a creamy beige head that left some lacing as it settled.

The aroma is malty, lots of brown bread notes. The brew has a brown sugar scent as well.

The taste is of brown bread with caramel sweetness. There is a light earthiness to the brew, perhaps some wood notes. There is also some notes of honey and brown sugar.

The beer has a moderate body with fizzy carbonation. Sweet yet balanced on the palate; finishes with some lemony astringency.

Overall, a nice brown ale, sweet and smooth.

Serving type: on-tap

12-19-2011 00:47:25 | More by Gmann