Brown Bear - Big Bear Brewing Company

DUBinMIA

Florida

3.08/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Served on tap. Retains a thin layer of light head... Nothing spectacular.

Malt sugar smell... No real hop aroma

Taste is sweet and generic brown ale like.

Light body

Overall it was ok just a plain brown ale.... Not my particular style so its hard to judge without bias

Serving type: on-tap

08-09-2011 02:05:19 | More by DUBinMIA

chris1919

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +19.4%

03-31-2013 20:57:52 | More by chris1919

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First had: on tap at Big Bear, Coral Springs, FL

Clear mahogany brown pour with a small off-white head; minimal retention and lacing. Basic aroma consistent with the style, nutty, caramel malts. Taste was similar, sugary malts, somewhat nutty, toasted grains, a slight hop bitterness in the finish. Light-medium body, and pretty easily drinkable. Nothing special, but nothing really bad.

Serving type: on-tap

01-01-2013 22:53:52 | More by Rifugium

zeff80

Missouri

3.48/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Poured a clear, brown color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left very little lacing.

S - It smelled of caramel and toffee. There was a slightly nutty aroma, too.

T - It tasted malty with some sweet caramel. It had some earthy/grassy character, too.

M - It was fairly crisp and sharp. A light to medium bodied brown ale.

O - This is a pretty nice brown ale. Another solid, sessionable brew at Big Bear.

Serving type: on-tap

04-06-2012 20:53:15 | More by zeff80

ThirstyBird

Germany

2.15/5  rDev -31.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Tried as a 5oz sample on tap
A - Brown with reddish highlights, Off white head falls to a skim.
S - Very sweet, brown sugar, nut.
T - Taste follows nose with addition of caramel. Has acidic aftertaste. This brew is cloyingly sweet.
M/F - Light body and lightly carbonated...a little flat.
D - Too sweet and too flat - didn't finish.

Serving type: on-tap

01-11-2009 19:54:31 | More by ThirstyBird

blitheringidiot

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This brown ale pours a "just darker" than the red ale with a typical mahogany hue. Light scents of some Earthy husky grain. Overall roasted caramel and some nuttiness in the finish. A malty vanilla pecan ice cream backing. A bit on the thin side, and grainy. It's a brown.

Serving type: on-tap

09-24-2005 15:53:06 | More by blitheringidiot