Bacon Brown Ale - Uncommon Brewers

facundoCNB

New Jersey

3.3/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

a reddish brown pour with tons of foamy tan head, excellent lacing. smells smokey, slight hint of chocolate, roasted nuts. taste has an initial bitterness (grassy) that immediately turns sweet (maple syrup/caramel) and finishes with a roasted/smoked flavor (dark chocolate, roasted nuts, coffee, smoked well done bacon). also has a bit of a metallic taste. light to medium body, moderate carbonation, a bit of a weird flavor combination causes for some fun on the palate.

overall this is an alright brown ale/rauchbier. the only other "bacon" beer i've had (aside from a batch of homebrew that turned vinegary) is rogue's and this is better, or at least more drinkable. i'm not sold on the bacon flavor, and for a brown ale - it isn't all that impressive. good for the one try, but at about $4 a can, this will be the only time i purchase this beer.

Serving type: can

06-21-2012 06:27:25 | More by facundoCNB

pstam87

Illinois

3/5  rDev -2.6%

05-18-2013 15:44:39 | More by pstam87

leprechaunandfatman

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-12-2013 19:16:35 | More by leprechaunandfatman

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.63/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Poured into a Dogfish Head pint glass. Pours a russet coppery amber with a two finger cream colored head that dissipates slowly, leaving lots of lacing. Aroma dominated by sweet bready malt, light nuts and a faint boiled vegetable component; hint of brown sugar. Flavor is muted toasted and bready malt, lightly nutty with a somewhat astringent bitterness that may or may not have been hops. Finishes with mild bitterness, dark bread and brown bready malt. Medium bodied. Hmm, different, but subdued and not very interesting. Flavors are pleasant enough, but not balanced or interesting. No bacon is evident. I finished the glass without regret, but his is a one-and-done. An uncommon beer indeed.

Serving type: can

05-06-2013 04:14:43 | More by LiquidAmber

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

05-01-2013 05:46:37 | More by spycow

grittybrews

Washington

3/5  rDev -2.6%

04-17-2013 03:54:53 | More by grittybrews

briguy9842

Massachusetts

2.25/5  rDev -26.9%

04-09-2013 17:54:36 | More by briguy9842

westcoastbeerlvr

California

2.5/5  rDev -18.8%

04-06-2013 05:57:19 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

03-31-2013 00:17:11 | More by Gonzoillini

bespin15

Washington

2.5/5  rDev -18.8%

03-28-2013 13:12:45 | More by bespin15

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev +22.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

473ml can. I am not an adherent of the 'bacon makes everything better' camp. Bacon is just fine all by itself.

This beer pours a crystal clear, dark brassy amber hue, with three pudgy fingers of teeming, foamy, and yet still densely caked beige head, which leaves some random droopy cloud lace around the glass as it slowly sinks away.

It smells of toasted grainy malt, and a rather biscuity one at that, a dry oily nuttiness, wet ash, a musty, vegetal character, some faint fruit salad sweetness, and flat earthy hops. The taste is lightly roasted caramel malt, somewhat pithy, weedy grain, semi-sweet generic nut butter, a certain sense of umami, that could be meaty, but I'm not wholly convinced, with a very subtle fruity, leafy hoppiness. The 6.8% alcohol is deftly integrated, not a trace is overtly perceptible.

The carbonation is pretty laid-back, a wee bit frothy, and duly supportive, the body a decent medium weight, with a late-arriving metallic edge taking its pound of flesh out of the overall smoothness. It finishes off-dry, the nutty caramel malt reasserting itself, as the vegetal and fruity notes diminish without fading, amongst a softly lingering ashy bitterness.

Judged solely on its glass-borne merits, this is an agreeable brown ale - toasted biscuits, caramel, nuts, and a fairly reserved hoppiness. However, in terms of the proclaimed guest ingredients (and especially the one that made into the name), if their mention weren't so splattered all over the label, I wouldn't have noticed them in the beer. Wait, I didn't - ok, maybe the buckwheat, but that was tenuous at best.

Serving type: can

03-22-2013 01:00:28 | More by biboergosum

lilsmizzul1225

Indiana

4/5  rDev +29.9%

03-16-2013 22:57:38 | More by lilsmizzul1225

maltyb

Alberta (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +5.5%

03-15-2013 02:20:07 | More by maltyb

harrymel

Washington

1.51/5  rDev -51%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5

Canned 09NOV12

It's a light brown on amber with a near solid sheet of fine light tan foam. Brilliant clarity. Smells of some urine, a little tallow and some sweet malts. Really unappealing nose. Flavor is grain, bitter, some bread, some biscuit and toasted malts with a hint of coffee. No real bacon flavor. Medium on thin for the style with moderate carb. Really nothing I can find particularly appealing about this beer, poor execution.

Serving type: can

03-13-2013 04:31:10 | More by harrymel

nmann08

Maryland

2.5/5  rDev -18.8%

03-08-2013 23:19:29 | More by nmann08

OBeerMeGreatOne

California

4/5  rDev +29.9%

03-01-2013 01:51:20 | More by OBeerMeGreatOne

popery

California

2.75/5  rDev -10.7%

02-11-2013 18:17:53 | More by popery

deapokid

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -2.6%

02-06-2013 20:50:45 | More by deapokid

Hopmodium

Washington

3.25/5  rDev +5.5%

01-26-2013 20:19:01 | More by Hopmodium

msondel

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +38%

01-16-2013 03:22:07 | More by msondel

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +29.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pretty decent brown ale that is full bodied and fairly hoppy but not really too bacony. I got a bit of smokiness on the finish but I wouldn't know about the bacon unless I read the can. The buckwheat is not too apparent as well but I applaud the alternative grain use. Fun beer that is a decent brown ale.

Serving type: can

01-03-2013 02:18:38 | More by canucklehead

TrickkyGangsta

Florida

1.5/5  rDev -51.3%

01-03-2013 01:13:01 | More by TrickkyGangsta

IdrinkGas

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -18.8%

12-28-2012 03:04:51 | More by IdrinkGas

pgetchell

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

12-22-2012 23:34:37 | More by pgetchell

marct

Nevada

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

12-11-2012 05:17:02 | More by marct