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Third Stone Brown
Empyrean Brewing Company
- From:
- Empyrean Brewing Company
- Nebraska, United States
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 13.09%
- Reviews:
- 77
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 29, 2002
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 29
A myth shattering ale that proves all dark beers don't have to be filling. Sweetly smooth with nutty hints of roasted caramel flavor. Brewed with American, Canadian and English grown barley and American hops.
13 IBU
13 IBU
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Ratings by Morris729:
Reviewed by Morris729 from Texas
3.95/5 rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a dark reddish brown color with a creamy light tan colored head that fades into a thin lace that eventually disappears completely. Nose is rich chocolaty malts with some herbal earthy notes. Light to medium in body and smooth in texture. Taste is dark malts, caramel, and unsweetened chocolate blended with some roasted nuts and woody earthy flavors. A very nice brown ale. Thanks to bditty187 for the sample!
Apr 29, 2003More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown, turns ruby when held to light.
Very minimal head/lacing.
Rye bread in the nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Stunned to get some strong milk chocolate notes on the back end of this. Coffee notes too.
Way more flavor than the nose prepared me for. If this was a bit more robust it would be a stunner brown; as it is, it's a pleasant surprise.
Oct 24, 2019Very minimal head/lacing.
Rye bread in the nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Stunned to get some strong milk chocolate notes on the back end of this. Coffee notes too.
Way more flavor than the nose prepared me for. If this was a bit more robust it would be a stunner brown; as it is, it's a pleasant surprise.
Rated by Lord_Thom from Nebraska
4.27/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is my current favorite brewery, with this my current favorite of their beers. Delicious and refreshing for almost any occasion.
Jan 01, 2019Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
great taste great carmly flavor taste stays with you
Jun 18, 2018Reviewed by matcris from Arizona
3.29/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
APPEARANCE: A muddy brown, ruby bulb to the light. A short lived, half finger of tan head. Good carbonation when rocking the glass. Very slight lacing down the glass.
AROMA: Some chocolate, roasted malt, coffee.
TASTE: Bready, lightly roasted, minor coffee and chocolate. Slight earthiness.
FEEL: Average carbonation, slick up front and dries on the finish, a little thin.
OVERALL: Good intro to brown ales. Not complex.
Jun 28, 2016AROMA: Some chocolate, roasted malt, coffee.
TASTE: Bready, lightly roasted, minor coffee and chocolate. Slight earthiness.
FEEL: Average carbonation, slick up front and dries on the finish, a little thin.
OVERALL: Good intro to brown ales. Not complex.
Reviewed by OneBadBadger from Nebraska
3.91/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep brown. Highly carbonated on the pour. A very fizzy fast receeding head. A malty roasted flavor. Absolutely no lacing. It should be noted that I am trying this at the very absolute end of this batches enjoy by date.
Jan 31, 2016Reviewed by AleMan66 from Minnesota
3.28/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
I poured it into a clear teardrop beer glass, little head. The color is brown, a little murky. The smell is fine but nothing special. The first taste was surprisingly fruity and unlike any brown ale I've had; I wasn't sure I liked it but it got better as it went. It's a Medium bodied beer. Carbination is medium. Nice after taste. I might purchase again.
Jan 31, 2016
Third Stone Brown from Empyrean Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
183 ratings
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