Growler American Brown Ale - 2 Brothers Brewery

dansmcd

Australia

3.9/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Pours a dark cola colour with a brown tint, a thin film of head with some retention and a few streaks of lacing.

S - Malty. Toffee, caramel and some coffee.

T - Brown bread, fudge, smoke, brown sugar, chocolate and wood chips.

M - Light body, moderate carbonation.

O - Nice wintery sessioner.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 05:31:27 | More by dansmcd

heygeebee

Australia

3.68/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a deep deep mahogany brown. The one finger head subsides quickly. Very dark overall.

Malts on the nose, malts in the taste.... almost into chocolaty brown sugar sweetness, but very very more-ish. As another reviewer notes, lack of hops means I am slamming it down. Sensational mouth-filling early flavours on this one.

Mouthfeel is lightly carbed, medium bodied.

Overall, a great ale for the first half, then the sweetness catches up.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2011 07:14:18 | More by heygeebee

DocDownUnder

Illinois

3.63/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Just moved to OZ and was pleased to get an introduction to the beer here thanks to Paul at Purvis Cellars.

330ml bottle into pub glass.

A-Beautiful brownish red color, dense foam (2cm).

S-Wonderful roasty malts and fresh wort sweetness.

T-Pretty much just roasted malts. Minimal bitterness. Doesn't linger much on the palate which leads to drinking it a bit faster to keep the taste present.

M-Thin and smooth. Not overly carbonation, and almost drinks as though it were from a cask--not an unpleasant feel.

O-This was a pretty good brown ale. Light enough to drink several, with nothing overly impressive. This is a good warm-up beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2011 07:55:22 | More by DocDownUnder

ADZA

Australia

3.6/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This brew pours a deep burgundy hue with average carbonation that leaves behind a one finger head and sporadic lacing,the smell is a mixture of aromas of blackcurrant,dark fruits,boiled candy and sweet brown sugar,it has a medium bodied averagely carbonated mouthfeel and has tastes of cherries,brown sugar,dark plums,light toffee and finishes with a blackcurrant bittersweetness and overall not a bad drop and would drink again if offered cheers.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2011 06:37:48 | More by ADZA

mulder1010

Australia

2.93/5  rDev -23.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Forgot I had this in the fridge for a while. OOPS

330 ML poured into a middy glass

A-- Light colored cola pour, settled to dark cola in glass. Very thin, short lived light brown head. Mostly thin off white circle that clings to the sides of the glass. Decent amount of carbonation bubbles erupt up.

S-- Sweet smelling biscuit, Carmel, chocolate, coffee, and some hops in the nose.

T-- Sweet, rolled oats followed by acidic coffee and splashes of Carmel. Nothing too interesting.

M-- Medium carbonation. Prickly and active in a lot of ways. A lot of sweetness to this. Tastes a lot like a home brew in a lot of ways. Needs a bit more to really excite the palate.

D-- Have had this a few times and think this is generally too sweet for the style. Very drinkable but gets a bit bland. Two would be enough. This is an older bottle and enjoyed the fresher stuff so hard to be real critical. Mostly thought too sweet for me.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2011 14:12:56 | More by mulder1010

dgilks

Australia

3.33/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Clear, mahogany brown colour with a small, short lasted light tan head.

Dull, dusty aroma. Slightly nutty but not all that appealing.

Sweet, nutty malt flavour. Slightly biscuity. Mild earthy hop bitterness and a touch of citrus. Moderate bitterness. Fair.

Medium body with moderately-high carbonation. There's just a touch too much carbonation here.

A reasonable ABA but it's a much better beer on tap. Here is just seems a bit lifeless.

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2010 05:38:48 | More by dgilks

maddux91

Australia

4.43/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Had this last night on-tap at a bar called "Bar None" in Camberwell, Melbourne. Was served in a large tall pint glass, and according to the tasting notes at between 6-8 degrees celsius.

A - Beer poured a dark rich black colour, but still able to be seen through, small amounts of sediment visible. Very impressive, looks like black velvet.

S - Notes of coffee and chocolate in abundance, very appetizing.

T - Chocolate and coffee once again, my nose does not deceive me. Perhaps traces of some sort of cherry flavour.

M - This is where the beer really wins it for me. Perfectly hopped, honestly when I had this I thought it was going to by similar to other American Brown's such as Sierra Nevada Brown Ale, far less hoppy than those and much to my liking. Very nice chocolaty aftertaste, great smoothness.

D - I would quite happily have a few of these that night, but as the place has many other premium local and imported beers on the 125 page drink menu (yikes), decided to try something a bit different.

I would love to try this on-tap at the brewery in Moorabbin to compare.

Plain and simple, buy this beer.

Serving type: on-tap

08-06-2010 06:03:56 | More by maddux91

sammiles

Australia

4.45/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Grabbed this at the brewery.

Love the colour. Must admit I have a weak spot for Newky Brown & love Samuel Smiths, and always try as many Brown Ales as I can. Normally with this one I find I do get a pretty average head which dissipates rather quickly. I get a few nutty notes of the nose which smells great, but not much else. I think it tastes, as others have mentioned, more English than American brown. This is fine by me cause it is a little complex while remaining simple and drinkable. Seriously sessional, I can normally do about 6 or more pints in under two hours. Defiantly in my top 5 Australian beers.

Serving type: on-tap

02-27-2010 06:21:26 | More by sammiles

Macca

Australia

3.98/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This pours a very dark brown with a generous beige head.

The nose is dominated by milk chocolate aromas. I don't know why but that surprised me.

Again the milk chocolate dominates the palate. Yum. Maybe a bit of dark fruit as well.

Not a lot of hoppiness going on but there is some bitterness to balance out the chocolate. Low carbonation which helps with the drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2010 10:02:30 | More by Macca

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.53/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours brown with a small head.
Aroma shows lots of toasty, nutty and roasted malt as well as some oats. Behind this is some light piney hops. I was expecting more hops for an American brown ale, but this is still enjoyable.
Flavours are very similar, but very sweet, with very little bitterness. Again, not very American, more of an English brown.
Carbonation is low, which suits the beer well.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2009 09:03:44 | More by CrazyDavros

joecast

Australia

4.33/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

enjoyed on tap at mrs. parmas.
quite a nice beer this one. since becoming such a big fan of moo brew dark, i thought i was pretty set for a favorite american brown ale. until now.
the two beers take different approaches to the style. the moo brew much more hop focused while mr growler here is much more balanced and shows off the merits and variety of the malt flavor.
starts off with some hop bitterness which clears the way for several layers of malt sweetness and flavor. light crystal malt sweetness is followed by a darker meatier malt character.
pints of this stuff would disappear quickly if it was available near by. such a simple beer you would think, but to pull it off with such complexity and approachability really takes some doing. i also had a taste of 2 brothers voodoo porter which was also very tasty beer. watch out for these guys.

Serving type: on-tap

07-27-2009 11:38:54 | More by joecast

brendan13

Australia

3.88/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - Poured into a pint glass a dark brown with a couple of centimetres of off white head that falls fairly fast. Light touch of lacing is left down the glass.
S - Sweet milk chocolate is the first noticeable aroma followed by some very light floral and herbal notes & a touch of dark fruit.
T - Milk chocolate in the taste as well as a biscuity character and some dark fruit hints.
M - Medium bodied, low to medium carbonation.
D - Not many brown ales brewed in Australia so it's good to see something like this. A good beer when you want some chocolate maltiness without the heavyness of stout or porter.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2009 11:51:04 | More by brendan13