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Kick-Ass Brown
C.H. Evans Brewing Company
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- From:
- C.H. Evans Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 12.85%
- Reviews:
- 43
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 22, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 19, 2002
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 15
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Rated by Ken805
5/5 rDev +25.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +25.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Best brown ale I’ve ever tasted
Mar 22, 2020Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.93/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At the brewpub, this was poured into a nonic pint glass. The appearance was a dark brown color with a light transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising to fill a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving some foamy lacing in a messy way. The smell had a semi-sweet dry roasty nuts, caramel, toffee and a light cocoa combining into a light sharp resin. The taste took all of those previously mentioned flavors to combine initially and then as it warms more resin starts to kick into a decent little hop bite. Lingering resin and nuts lead into the aftertaste and finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body so it becomes pretty sessionable. Carbonation comes across fairly smooth and allows the resin to be the bitterness over my tongue. Overall, I say this was a pretty good American Brown Ale, hopheads might even like it.
Jun 13, 2017Reviewed by David_Green from Massachusetts
2.81/5 rDev -29.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.81/5 rDev -29.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
We have been visiting the Albany Pump Station brewpub once a year for a good many years. Our recent visit turned up the information that this place has a new brewer. He apparently deemed it necessary to tinker with the recipe for their flagship Kick-Ass Brown, which was their one and only outstanding brew and one that was consistently good over many years. The "new" brown ale retains the name of its predecessor, but is substantially different: it is grainier, scratchier, much more malt and less hoppy and smooth. It has declined greatly in overall taste, feel, and drinkability. It no longer kicks ass. And I no longer have a reason to visit this brewpub. Another great beer has bitten the dust.
Jun 17, 2016Rated by charleshoffman455
4.31/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
By far my favorite brown
Jul 23, 2015Rated by Spreetaper from New York
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the County Inn - Olivebridge,NY
Jun 22, 2015
Kick-Ass Brown from C.H. Evans Brewing Company
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
112 ratings
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