Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company

Salted Caramel Brownie Brown AleSalted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale
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From:
New Belgium Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 11.98%
Reviews:
160
Ratings:
693
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 07, 2022
Added:
Apr 13, 2015
Wants:
  29
Gots:
  214
New Belgium Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale, a new collaboration with Ben & Jerry’s is on the horizon in Fort Collins, Colorado. The chocolate-y brown ale initially looks to benefit, or at least create awareness for Protect Our Winters, an organization founded by pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones. The organization seeks to lessen the impact of climate change on America’s snow laden mountains.

When two B Corps come together, delicious ideas are created. Our mutual dedication to using business as a force for good means you get to enjoy this brown ale laden with the chocolatey, salted-caramel, vanilla goodness while helping Protect Our Winters combat climate change. Dig in!
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Ratings by jkermitj:
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Rated by jkermitj from Mississippi

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Nov 26, 2015
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Rated: 3.58 by cold_beer

May 07, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 13, 2020
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

3.72/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
November 20th, 2015 - Collaboration's seem to be the rage in hipster town, San Diego, and the brewers are going in too, with this rapturously advertised alliance between a beer maker and an ice cream maker, promising lots of calories. The malted chocolate smell is clear as day in the aroma, like a dark chocolate ice cream with malt in the core, but shows less of the salted caramel I'm expecting. Perhaps it is more brownie forward, with a little waffle cone sweetness providing some Belgian pedigree. The taste is blessedly milder than I expected, with a soft and supple body. Chocolate and nuts are at the foreground of the flavor, carried gently by the soft foam and body, and emphasizing that this isn't a sweet beer, but inspired by sweets. The soft malted chocolate flavor reappears in the mid-taste, but calm, and restrained with the slightest touch of malted chocolate.
Jan 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4.02 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Dec 16, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
"Enjoy by 3/13/16"; drank 12/8/15 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque brown/purple appearance.

A rough pour yielded a big khaki head; a decent amount of frothy lace.

Fresh earth & sweet fudge notes in the nose.

Medium thick mouthfeel.

Fresh earth flavor up front; sweet fudge & dry sea salt notes on the finish.

An odd brew; it's drinkable, but the sweet & salty notes clash rather than meld. Worth trying once, certainly.
Sep 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by bdlusa from Texas

Jun 25, 2019
 
Rated: 2.32 by AaronApack from Arizona

Feb 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by Chilmer from Iowa

May 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.43 by themegamancave from Illinois

May 05, 2017
 
Rated: 2 by Switz160 from Illinois

Feb 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.39 by Ealanjones from Mississippi

Jan 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by beaulabauve from Louisiana

Dec 31, 2016
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Reviewed by Stooven from Illinois

2.85/5  rDev -20.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
My experience with this beer -- given that it's since retired -- is probably not repeatable and thus has little bearing. Nevertheless, I was given it as a birthday gift in December 2016 and it had a best-by date of March 2016. Still, I opened it and the carbonation was surprisingly strong. But instead of smoothing and deepening (or souring), my assumption is that the taste just faded away. If anything, a brown ale should have some bulk, but I've had Newcastles that could outmuscle this. Aftertaste is a cola-esque mash of syrupy sugar, which further degrades the experience.
Dec 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.7 by Dreddex from Ohio

Nov 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.37 by Zylod from West Virginia

Nov 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Oct 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by MI_beerdrinker from Texas

Oct 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by bluehende from Delaware

Aug 19, 2016
Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 693 ratings