Ellie's Brown Ale - Avery Brewing Company

StoneTSR

Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

APPEARANCE: Big, foamy, creamy and inch-thick head. This thing sits and sits and sits. About 15 minutes in and still, about a third of it remains. Dark brown with a little red in color and some spectacular lacing.

SMELL: Rich and smoky with a little nuttiness and smoky chocolate behind it. The great head allows it to continue smelling fairly intense for most of the glass.

TASTE: Dry and hoppy up front with a malt character that builds throughout the sip. Towards the end the smokiness and and chocolate from the nose are more apparent along with some nuts and a bit of vanilla.

MOUTHFEEL: Disappointingly thin, particularly up front. The carbonation is a bit flat as well, which leads only serves to accentuate the thin feel.

OVERALL: This is a very strong example of the style. It is also a great example of a beer that needs to be served at the proper temperature. When cold, a lot of the flavors are masked, but as it approaches 50 degrees or so a lot more comes out.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 08:23:24 | More by StoneTSR

jl28r1

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

05-21-2013 20:27:04 | More by jl28r1

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-21-2013 17:28:16 | More by johntfox

ipas-for-life

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

05-20-2013 20:21:53 | More by ipas-for-life

magnusdave

New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 18:28:58 | More by magnusdave

SonOfKyuss

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

05-19-2013 14:52:37 | More by SonOfKyuss

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-18-2013 12:50:29 | More by FUwolfpacker

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

5/5  rDev +27.9%

05-17-2013 03:11:13 | More by ElizabethEleanor

Jordantb313

Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-16-2013 19:27:25 | More by Jordantb313

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-16-2013 00:07:53 | More by MinorThreat

ADTaber

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

05-13-2013 23:07:05 | More by ADTaber

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-13-2013 14:23:31 | More by drummermattie02

JSouth

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

05-12-2013 17:42:49 | More by JSouth

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

05-12-2013 17:31:57 | More by mikeburd1128

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-11-2013 14:30:17 | More by outoffocus

ChaseTheAce

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

05-10-2013 16:44:52 | More by ChaseTheAce

JDom09

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +21.5%

05-08-2013 13:13:09 | More by JDom09

rabiddawg

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

05-04-2013 02:21:20 | More by rabiddawg

YogiBeer

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

05-04-2013 00:03:55 | More by YogiBeer

Bill235

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-03-2013 01:20:02 | More by Bill235

jbcalc

New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

05-03-2013 01:00:26 | More by jbcalc

Black_ox

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

04-30-2013 22:42:23 | More by Black_ox

keenanite21

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

04-28-2013 04:57:52 | More by keenanite21

ralphw56

Nevada

4/5  rDev +2.3%

04-27-2013 02:04:32 | More by ralphw56

wac9

Pennsylvania

2.36/5  rDev -39.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

yes i taste the vanilla but so yes t looks great in the the glass someone said they could drink drink this every night well i canr this beer brings nothing to me yeah i know it me but i cant like somethig just because you do enjoy this beer i wish i could

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 01:58:22 | More by wac9