Saint Arnold Brown Ale - Saint Arnold Brewing Company

SheepNutz

Kentucky

3.98/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz. bottle poured into a tulip-style glass. It pours a murky medium brown color with one finger of head that dies off quickly. There is just a little lacing. The smell is rich and nutty, lots of dark roasted malt. A touch of hops in there. The taste has lots of sweet malt. Some toffee in there, with some toasted biscuit malt. A nice flavor. The body is nice and thick, yet smooth. The drinkability is good as well. A nice brown ale.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2004 00:50:11 | More by SheepNutz

mattcrill

Ohio

4.1/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A big thanks to HardTarget for introducing me to Texas brew. St. Arnold's has a nice line. This one was no exception.

Appearance: Pours a wonderful clear carmel brown with a white/tan head that's a perfect two finger's thick.

Smell: A nice balanced smell of malts and a touch of grain or hoppiness.

Taste: Very tasty. Toward the sweet end of the spectrum with the carmel malts taking over. But the bitter hops left a nice clear finish on the palate. Remarkably complex and is awakening all the taste buds.

Mouthfeel: Light and refreshing. Carbonation, malts, and hops blend very well with this brew.

Overall: A very drinkable brown ale. By far the best style I've had from the good Saint and one of the better brown ales I've had. If you're in Texas, cool down with this refreshing beer.

Thanks again to HardTarget for the tasty treat!

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2004 02:26:40 | More by mattcrill

charlesw

New York

3.15/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Nice and brown. Ok, ok, maybe deep amber. But, like, no head. What's up with that? Verra verra light on the nose, eh? I guess it smells a little malty, a little earthy.
It tastes... Um. Well, there's a wee bit o' maltiness to 'er. You can just taste the chocolate...
It's pretty light in the mouth. It's almost like it's overcarbonated (but you remember from the head that it isn't. Weird).
Still, it's light and refreshing - I'd drink this as a summer beer and love it!

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2004 22:00:31 | More by charlesw

filabrazilia

Colorado

3.4/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a transparent brownish amber with a virtually non-existent white head. Good lacing.

There is a faint malt sweetness in the nose.

There is a mildly sweet malt flavor with a touch of hops in the finish. This is pretty good, but nothing special.

Thin mouthfeel with a slight dry hoppy finish.

This is an inoffensive beer that could be a good introduction for the macro brew drinker. It's pretty good but nothing I would actively pursue.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2004 17:18:10 | More by filabrazilia

kindestcut

North Carolina

3.88/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Saint Arnold Brown Ale pours a dirty orange/brown with a moderate white head.

The aroma is fairly strong but not at all overpowering. A malt sweetness is evident but not lingering. The taste is good, with a malty sweetness ans a nice hoppy finish. The beer is pleasantly carbonated (ie. not too fizzy).

All in all, I think this is a very good beer. I can imagine it being a nice session choice.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2003 19:56:11 | More by kindestcut

bditty187

Nebraska

3.43/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Translucent and shinny reddish-brown, the slightly off-white head was very quick to dissipate, no lace. Fair nose, too clean… light caramel malt and very faint chocolate. The bouquet is rather neutral. Slightly above-average palate, the hops are excellently controlled yet persuading; the caramel malt and chocolate notes are nicely done. Not as dry as I’d want in a Brown. Good finish… sweet yet faintly bitter. Minimal carbonation. Light-medium body. Very drinkable… pleasing.

Thank you Morris729!

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2003 14:04:22 | More by bditty187

kbub6f

New York

3.8/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Bought locally (Grapevine refrigerated shelves), a couple of weeks in my fridge, reviewed 45F-60F.

A big, tan, noisy, dense head. Nice. Clumpy, foamy lacing. The beer is reddish-brown.

The nose is nutty, grapesy, sweet. The front is sweet fruit followed by a caramel middle (turning somewhat chocolatey with temperature). The finish is nicely bitter, a little sour (maybe the cloy of the sweet) with loads of roasted, nutty grains. I like this one quite a bit. It could be fuller in the middle, but it's plenty aggressive, I think.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2003 15:03:17 | More by kbub6f

marc77

California

3.45/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Clear ruddy bronze in hue, topped by a fluffy, slowly settling off white head. Light caramel and mild chocolate malt upfront in aroma, with hints of earthy hops and pearish esters following. Trace biscuit. Pleasant, but pedestrian aromawise. Bready, grainy malt and biscuit initially in flavor is ceded by medium lovibond caramel malt sweetness and understated hints of semisweet chocolate. Mellow, earthy hop flavor emerges late simultaneously with subtle butterscotch diacetyl. Mild hop bitterness helps lend a persistent sweetness, both caramel malt and residual dextrin derived. Light in bodied, w/ a passable mouthfeel. Finishes clean and a touch watery, with a fading impression of peppered biscuit. Certainly not rich in character, but well balanced overall for good quaffability. A good session beer, but only a couple notches above the norm for the typically insipid brown. Thanks to TXhops for sending this brew.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2003 17:45:15 | More by marc77

StevieW

Florida

3.45/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle. Bought with the amber ale I reviewed. Medium brown shiny color. Faint white head. Smells are noticable, sweet, and ok with me for the style. Nice full taste of molasses, brown sugar, carmel malt. Not much hops to notice if any. Sweet aftertaste. Still slick like the other one, but not bad at all. Hints of hazelnut and corn syrup. Still light carbonation, slick and watery feel lingers, but better than the amber. I think I'd like to try something else from Texas next, maybe the Broken Spigot Imperial Stout. I give this one another try as well, when I'm sure of it's freshness.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2003 18:20:17 | More by StevieW

AtrumAnimus

Texas

4.13/5  rDev +14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

1st impression was sweet hops on the nose followed by an exquisite balance of hopped up malt on the palate. The is a little warmth from the alcohol like a barley wine too – though I do not be live the ABV to be that high. This brew has a nice reddish brown color. It pours with a moderately thin head that settles in about a minute. The taste reminds me a bit of a mild ESB with a distinctive and unique malt finish.

This is another fine brew from the gang at St. Arnold’s. If you ever get to visit be sure to look up Jesse – That man loves his job.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2003 21:26:51 | More by AtrumAnimus

rockdick

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

My favorite offering from this Houston Microbrewery. Pours a very dark copper color with a semi-thick head that doesn't last too long.
Smell is sweet and almost caramel-like. Taste is malty with a hint of maybe coffee or chocolate. Feels very smooth and rich as it goes down. An excellent American Brown Ale IMHO.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2003 06:15:52 | More by rockdick

Morris729

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a brownish amber color with a fizzy and bubbly off-white head that quickly dissipated. Nose is dominated by roasted malts with hints of chocolate. The roasted malt and hops clearly come through in the taste along with notes of coffee, caramel, and dark chocolate. An average to nice brown ale.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2002 22:24:54 | More by Morris729

BeerAngel

Texas

3.63/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a dark amber tea color with a small tan head with staying power and leaves a lace down the glass. It has a sweet bread smell with a hint of spice. The taste is burnt malt with a trace of chocolate and finishes thin with a bread after-taste in this light-bodied brew. One of the better ones from Saint Arnold. Cheers from Texas!

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2002 17:10:28 | More by BeerAngel

Pegasus

Texas

3/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a dark mahogony brown with a full tan head that all too soon vanishes, well carbonated with decent lace. Strong aroma of roasted malt and hops, hints of bitter chocolate. The flavor begins with some maltiness, less than I expected, followed by coffee and bitter cocoa flavors and a strong hop finish. Also a bit watery. Not as good as some other brown ales that I have had, so I was a bit disappointed. This is not a bad beer, but there are better examples of the style to be had.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2002 19:05:34 | More by Pegasus

aracauna

Georgia

3.03/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

This was a disapointing beer from the get-go with a thin fizzy head and big-bubble carbonation like a soda. The aroma wasn't too bad with a nice citrusy hop presence. A grapefruit-like hop presence shows up first in the flavor, but then is followed by a watery thinness that leaves you wishing there was more to the beer. Would have been better as a lightly hopped pale ale instead of a brown. Browns need more body than this.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2002 16:32:28 | More by aracauna