1955 Double Brown
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project

1955 Double Brown1955 Double Brown
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From:
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 10.35%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
73
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 24, 2015
Added:
Feb 14, 2014
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by Maxwell:
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Reviewed by Maxwell from Massachusetts

3.92/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
huge head of caramelized, tan bubbles forms above the beer and mellows to about a fingers width, lasting well after the pour. When the head does leave, it splotches sticky patches of fluffy lacing onto the glass. In body the beer is dark, but not opaque, with a very clean clarity to it, and no sign of any floating particles. On the nose, the beer smells of rich toasted oat bread, caramel, and nuts. Wisps of roasted malt and apple juice tinge the edges of the scent alongside faint brown sugar, and fainter dark fruits. There is even a bit of tart plum on the nose. As the beer opens up, the tartness becomes more pronounced and intriguing, blending nicely with the other scents. On the tongue, the beer tastes sweet with a quick splash of fruity tartness at the beginning of the sip. This is worked into nutty and bready sweetness, and then covered by aggressive, yet rich bitter roast and herbal and grassy hops. The bitterness is a touch too fierce for how I like my brown ales. The beer’s finish is bitter and dry. In flavor, the beer begins as sweet bread and caramel, blending with softly tart plum juice and then slowly morphing into a roasted nutty flavor with wisps of brown sugar. In the middle of the sip, this blends with touches of apple juice and then is quickly steamrolled by roasted malt bitters, grassy hops and a nice herbal bite that reminds me of nettles. The finish is a fruity splash of sweet raisins and plums dipped in brown sugar and blended with an assortment of nuts, sort of like a trail mix. Now that I think of it, I can also sense touches of strawberry jelly on the finish. The finish is of a middling length, but the aftertaste is quite rich and long, moving through a variety of flavors that make it nearly as complex as the actual sip. The aftertaste begins as harsh herbal bitters, but then pulls forward chocolate covered plums, then rich nuts, then peanut butter and jelly flavors, and then rich oat bread flavors. The more I think about the aftertaste, the more complex it becomes. In the mouth, the beer feels on the light side of medium in body (nearly light) with a middling carbonation that does prick the tongue. The beer’s mouthfeel is soft, but with a slightly out of balance crispness and enough prickle to keep the sweeter malt flavors at bay. The mouth is left wet, yet burned with a bitter shock from the harsher herbal hop notes. There is even a bit of a sticky, resin-like feeling on the roof and sides of the mouth. Overall, this is a nice, easy drinking English Brown Ale. I think the recipe’s bitters were a touch too aggressive without any nicely balancing hop character. I love the aftertaste of this beer and am still reveling in its complexity. This is a lovely recreation of a beer by Pretty Things and Ron Pattinson.
Mar 26, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey

Nov 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by BabaBeer from California

Nov 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Jun 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by SABERG from Massachusetts

Apr 17, 2015
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Reviewed by mverity from Florida

4.15/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a deep mahogany with fantastic lacing, thick foamy head that held extremely well and finally faded into a thick collar and lots of wisps when swirled. Aroma is earthy brown sugar, a little woody and nutty. Taste is bitter chocolate, molasses, and earthy hops. Full, rich mouthfeel, a bit silty. Low carbonation despite that huge head.
Jan 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Dec 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.6 by Thomas_Picton from Florida

Dec 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SteveCarrozza from New Hampshire

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by vermilcj from Ohio

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by philmen from Canada (ON)

Nov 20, 2014
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.33/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottle purchased at Oliver's in Albany, NY.

Pours a golden dark-ish brown, with a half inch head, and a little bit of lacing.

Smells like nutty brown malts, chocolate, roasted malt, and toasted bread.

This is probably the best brown ale I've ever had. It's not really sweet at all, and focuses more on the toasty and roasty aspects of malt flavor, rather than the sweet caramelly malt flavor you usually get in a brown ale. There is some caramel, but it tastes toasty and unsweetened, along with toasted grainy bread flavor, hazelnuts, toffee, some bitter chocolate, leafy herbal hops, and lightly roasted malt. There's a lot of cool stuff going on here.

This is medium bodied, with a lower amount of carbonation, and a bready, crisp mouthfeel.

This is exemplary, and shows that a traditional brown ale can still be very interesting.
Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by BenjieK from Massachusetts

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.41 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by huysmans from New Jersey

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by gory4d from Texas

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Rick778 from California

Oct 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by tazzman from Florida

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by TeamStreet from Massachusetts

Sep 14, 2014
1955 Double Brown from Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 73 ratings