Brown IPA?

Wouldn't adding a bunch of hops to a brown ale defeat the purpose of a brown ale? I guess what I am saying is, isn't a brown ale supposed to be a malt-bomb? I know it's what I reach for when I am not in a hoppy mood.

My homebrew Brown recipe is called "Tighty Whitey's Brown Streak Ale". Hahaha!

the idea of associating food/beverages with feces never made sense to me. maybe it's just me.


anyways, 3F's had a Chubby Brown on tap a while back that was fantastic. not sure how i feel about associating food/beverage with dicks..but.. there you have it

Well, somebody started a thread in the Homebrewing section asking on how to make a Romulan Ale. Would that count as a Blue IPA!?!

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Agreed,
Dry-Hoppin Heaven right there !

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We Americans will not rest until every beer is an IPA.

Short's Brewing Good Humans mmmmm dry hopped goodness

10 Barrel's Oregon brown ale. Super hoppy and the best beer they make. Dub being a close second.

Surly has that covered: Imperial Brown Eye.

Must we really add IPA to everything? Can't something just be a hoppy stout, or a hoppy brown. I know, I know. I'm being nit picky. DFH Indian Brown is the one that comes to mind, although from what I have heard of Durty, that is one to check out.

I personally prefer my brown ales to be maltier and to showcase the depth of sweetness possible. It makes moving from a brown ale to an IPA more of an interesting transition. I do enjoy a good well thought out hoppy beer, but have grown tired of hops overpowering sweetness in some beers. I felt that way about Founders Imperial Stout when I tried it VERY fresh - I know it will settle into a couple years of age nicely though. Totally off topic - sorry for that!

I would disagree with "bomb", but yes most "traditional" brown ales are malt-forward.

There's nothing wrong with making a hoppy brown ale, and I like several of them myself, but I definitely dislike the trend of calling everything hoppy an "IPA".

Ever think that maybe there is no association and you're just a fecalphiliac?

As has been mentioned earlier, Terrapin Hop Karma is a really tasty synthesis of these two styles. It's the only one that I will consistently buy and drink in terms of a Brown IPA. However, I have not had many others.

(scanning my brain for a poop joke)

i got nothing

Back on topic though... A hoppy brown and a brown IPA are not necessarily the same thing guys. A brown IPA would lead me to expect an IPA that has had specialty grains added for color, but still embodies the characteristics of an IPA. A hoppy brown would be a brown that has had it's hop additions increased. Yeah?

Amen brotha. Poop never gets old. I dont care who ya are.
Dhali Lama thinks it too!

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That's fair

Anyone try FFF Mentol? They had that on tap at the brewpub and I want to say that was supposed to be a hoppy brown ale.