Rewired Brown Ale - 8 Wired Brewing Co.

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

4.18/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a standard pint glass.

A: The head pours thick and off-white. The body is a nearly see through nut brown.

S: The nose is not overpowering but contains rich roasted malt and a late whiff of sorghum.

T: This is where this on shines. This is a full flavored brown ale that pronounces the malt with a light roasted nuttiness and a faint burnt toffee in the end.

M: This is the other best part of this one. The body carries the rich and balanced malt across the palate and allows the flavor to linger a bit after the swallow.

O: I would gladly drink this beer again, but the price tag will likely keep me from reaching for this very often.

This bottle came from the always stellar, always interesting beer coolers at Star Grocery in Berkeley.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2011 02:24:13 | More by eyeenjoybeer

TheBadger0289

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

4.25/5  rDev +13%

05-15-2013 10:23:50 | More by TheBadger0289

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.74/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

500ml bottle, into my mom's old Hamm's 'chalice'.

This beer appears a clear dark red brick amber hue, with two fingers of bubbly, thinly foamy beige head, which leaves some forest canopy lace around the glass as it steadily recedes.

It smells of citrusy hops up front - somewhat stale orange and grapefruit pith - caramel malt, an oily nuttiness, a bit of nougaty toffee, and an earthy, musty, leafiness. The taste is mostly in line with the aroma - musty, juicy citrus, nutty, grainy caramel malt, and a further leafy earthiness.

The carbonation is a tad edgy, and certainly frothy at times, the body a decent medium weight, and actually pretty smooth, with a touch of pedestrian creaminess. It finishes off-dry, the nuttiness, reserved musty fruitiness, and mixed malt sweetness ruling the day.

I don't know that this is all that 'rewired', as the laid back hops and nutty malt aren't that revelatory, but are tasty nonetheless, as the label's assertions are indeed correct - most brown ales are quite dull.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 03:48:58 | More by biboergosum

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

05-08-2013 01:42:57 | More by cadaugherty

ALBuff

Hawaii

4.33/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Exceptionally well balanced brown ale, deep chestnut brown in color with a light brown foamy head that lingers when sipped just below room temperature. Sweet caramelized brown sugar malts, roasted barley, hints of nuts and dates, all tempered by a pleasant, drying, earthy hop finish. Medium bodied, not overly viscous. Quite delicious.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 23:35:15 | More by ALBuff

bigred89

Maryland

4/5  rDev +6.4%

02-18-2013 11:01:49 | More by bigred89

Uncle_Jimmy

California

3.7/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Appearance- a sparkling but nearly opaque brown with a khaki colored head that lingers a bit and leaves a good amount of lacing.

Aroma- earthy with hints of carmel- cola, and some peanut butter

Taste- roasted like darkly toasted bread, coffee molasses a good balance with herbal tasting hops. less sweet than say a newcastle. It has a slight smokiness and nuttiness as it warms.

Mouthfeel medium to fuller bodied but not sticky. Not to dry or sweet.

Overall- Of the browns I have tasted on my beery journey I would say this one is one of the better ones. Its strikes a good balance of hops and malt. Its not too dry or sweet. It has less astringency than say a samuel smiths, its a little better balanced than an Angry boy brown.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 16:50:48 | More by Uncle_Jimmy

ryanpj

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

01-17-2013 23:54:57 | More by ryanpj

djcira

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +13%

01-13-2013 13:36:58 | More by djcira

mmilyko

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

01-13-2013 00:14:05 | More by mmilyko

TrickkyGangsta

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +26.3%

01-08-2013 17:20:52 | More by TrickkyGangsta

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

2.83/5  rDev -24.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5

500ml bottle - $9.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Appearance: Pours a very dark, russet-hued body with a tall, ever-growing, overflowing, foamy beige head.

Smell: Some nutty, toasty, roasty, caramel hints, but it's a glass full of never-ending suds blanketing the aroma.

Taste: Nutty, toasty malts with some roastiness and a deep taste of heavily caramelized brown sugar. Slight dark fruitiness, then some slightly tangy citrus and woodsy resinous tones from the hops. Sufficiently bitter. Malty, drying, eye-rollingly overcarbonated finish. I can't tell if I'm foaming at the mouth from the over-wrought carbonation or due to sheer frustration. Either way, this beer is to blame!

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Highly carbonated, making the whole pouring/drinking/enjoying process very, very pesky.

Overall: The carbonation problem spoiled what could've been a very nice brown ale. Ah well!

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2012 00:18:03 | More by ChainGangGuy

samEBC

Belgium

4.25/5  rDev +13%

10-20-2012 19:07:08 | More by samEBC

chinchill

South Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Hazy, dark brown with some red and orange tinges at the edges; Largeish tan head has good retention.

S: medium and dark roasted malt; a bit of spicy hops and a hint of cinnamon.

M: medium-high carbonation; smooth

T: very flavorful and complex for style, but then this brown has been "rewired". Well worth seeking out!

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2012 23:07:33 | More by chinchill

jazzyjeff13

United Kingdom (England)

3.9/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A 500ml bottle with a BB of March 2012, so it's well out of date. Acquired a while back from Slurp, an online retailer - I curse the day I bought beer from them. Here's hoping this hasn't aged too badly.

Poured into a tulip pint glass. A deep reddish-brown hue with faint haze and decent carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy off-white foam that hangs around for a few minutes before slowly reducing to a surface layer. Aroma of nutty roasted malt with notes of chocolate, mild coffee, vanilla, caramel, dried fruit, spruce and stewed hops. A distinctly metallic hint lurks around at the beginning, although this dissipates after a while.

Tastes of dark roasted malt with a hoppy character and a bitter finish. Notes of chocolate, caramel, dried fruit, nuts, subtle coffee/burnt grain, pine, spruce, yeast and stewed hops. Slightly sweet, with a whisper of citrus in the background. A dry, spicy quality on the tongue followed by a strident bitterness. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with good body. Mildly astringent, with an aftertaste of bitter roasted malt and hops.

Tasty stuff; unusually complex for a brown ale but goes down nicely. The age of the bottle doesn't seem to have affected the flavour. It doesn't quite fit the style as I know it, but then I can't think of another style that would be more appropriate. It reminds me of Brewdog's Zeitgeist. Lots going on: roasted malt, caramel, chocolate notes, aromatic hops and plenty of bitterness. I expected something sweeter and less involved, but this is great. The only flaw is a rather intense metallic hint in the aroma, but this subsides. A solid brew; worth picking up if you happen across it.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2012 22:42:37 | More by jazzyjeff13

Philousa

California

2.53/5  rDev -32.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Very dark brown, looks like a root beer candy against the light. The head is big, billowy, and khaki. Head retention is very good and the top gives a silky appearance. Aroma starts with bakers chocolate and reminds me of brownie cookies with a coppery tinge and a strong caramel presence. No hops to speak of. Taste starts and ends metallic. The bakers chocolate is strong and bitter. The caramel mixes with the copper and swirls throughout the mouth. A bit smoky and musky. Bitterness is a bit harsh. Every taste is very strong and lingers.

The more I had, the more I disliked this beer. Too metallic for my taste and I'm not getting this one again.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2012 22:27:57 | More by Philousa

flyingpig

United Kingdom (Scotland)

3.8/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Brown with some red and orange tinges throughout and a massive, foamy tan white head on top with outstanding retention meaning it stays pretty big throughout.

Some sweet malts to begin along with a little brown sugar and some lightly roasted malts. There is a touch of caramel and an almost undetectable coffee aroma somewhere in the middle that is a struggle to pick up on. There is also some really light hops and a hint of bitterness and nuttiness too. Not overpowering but a nice, well balanced aroma.

A mix of earthy and toasted malts with some nutty flavours to start with, followed quickly by some good bitter notes and a hint of sugar. There is some definite bitterness as well and light earthy hops thrown in for good measure.

Light medium body wise and with a very smooth, wet feel to it helped in part but the medium to soft carbonation and nice sweet palate to this one that is rounded off by some nice bitterness.

A very nice beer and one that surprised me by just how good it was. This is a beer that I would definitely try again although the price of the bottle and how hard it is to get a hold of in the UK may mean that won't happen all to often. A great brown ale.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 16:25:46 | More by flyingpig

heygeebee

Australia

2.95/5  rDev -21.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Wow - pours a massive head. Did I say massive? Fills Duvel tulip with two inches of beer in the bottom. Brown body, reddish hue.

Aromas of brown sugar, sweet malts.

Taste is quite bitter up-front, and a little harsh on mid palate. long finish. Earthy hops, a little coffee. More roast flavours than I expected for style. No significant individual flavour element. The bitterness grows as the bottle goes down, but the harsh and overall unbalanced nature remains.

Highly carbonated - almost mineral water, takes away from beer flavours, a swamp of aftertaste due to fizz.

Ok beer, not special at all

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2012 11:02:22 | More by heygeebee

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.68/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a deep, translucent cola brown with a fairly thick and rather persistent tan head. Aroma has notes of caramel, coffee and yeast with earthy and nutty hints. Flavor is not strong, but still enjoyable with earthy, nutty, hoppy and caramel tones and a hint of mocha. Texture has good fizz and average body. An enjoyable brown ale.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2012 22:33:17 | More by Cyberkedi

ngeunit1

California

4.23/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours a fairly dark brown color with a bit of ruby around the edges and a finger of frothy khaki colored head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some nice lacing.

S - Aroma is a mix of lightly toasted caramel malts, coffee, tropical hops and some coffee and a bit of nuttiness.

T - Starts off with some sweet caramel malts with some grapefruit hops and a bit of brown sugar. Through the middle, some grassy hops come through with a bit more bitterness and some coffee and nuttiness. The finish is a mix of lightly toasted caramel malts with some earthy hops, brown sugar, nuttiness, and a bit of coffee and bitterness.

M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a sweet and lightly bitter finish.

D - Very drinkable. Nice brown ale with a good overall balance. Good amount of hops.

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2012 02:12:54 | More by ngeunit1

pin

Australia

3/5  rDev -20.2%

09-03-2012 01:43:46 | More by pin

edwardprung

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

08-28-2012 23:09:29 | More by edwardprung

Samp01

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml bottle. Pours a deep mahogany brown with a large tan head. Good lacing and head retention throughout. Aroma of roasted caramel malt, dates, walnuts fill the senses. Taste is of dark toasted caramel malt, brown sugar, dark dried fruit, dates, with some nice walnut flavor and earthy hops. Palate is a well balanced combination of sweetness and bitterness with a slightly sticky medium body. Finishes with some sweet roasted caramel malt, a bit of brown sugar, dried fruits with some good earthy hops for balance, ending has a lingering roasty nutty walnut flavor. Overall an excellent flavorful, and tasty well balance brew. Very nice.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2012 18:06:01 | More by Samp01

jamesdsmac

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

07-18-2012 01:26:14 | More by jamesdsmac

drpimento

Wisconsin

3.43/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A little disappointed here. Poured at a good temperature, with a smallish, light tan head that slowly settled to a light cover and some lace. Color is a clear mahoganey with no bubble trails. Aroma is malt, hop, resin, a bit of fruit. Flavor's like nose, fairly dry, some hop bitter and significant carbonic tang. Body is ok, ditto carbonation. Finish is like flavor, kind of long, and not that great. This is more like an American Pale Ale that had second thoughts and tried to be a brown, without really pulling it off. Or doing well at either. As an ABA ( which I'm not convinced is what they were trying for), it's still, meh.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2012 06:18:52 | More by drpimento