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Harvest Ale
16 Mile Brewing Company
- From:
- 16 Mile Brewing Company
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 12.43%
- Reviews:
- 17
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2011
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 3
Demonstrates the robust flavors of chocolate and coffee. Muddy brown coloring and mild bittering provide a rich, smooth flavor profile; a proper reward after the harvest is over. Rich in agricultural history, the harvest is a critical part of life in Sussex County, Delaware, that spans the entire year. This beer celebrates those who feed their communities.
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Dark chocolate coloring in a chalice with a creamy, pale yellowish-khaki tinted head of modest proportion. Quick paced effervesce races up along the vessel walls while the head retains for several minutes leaving a thin, snake skin band of lace.
S: Mid-range level of chocolate-coffee roast, warm roasted nuts with lightly dry toffee-caramel sweetness.
T: Flavor was creamy with some oats and wheat, chocolate and dry toffee-caramel nuttiness. Some spiciness of cardamon, cola and a smooth roasty chocolate-coffee taste that finishes out with light creamer notes.
M: Good rate of carbonation, mid-body fullness with a creamy soft feel.
O: Overall decent rate of drinkability, spicy cola, roasty-chocolate flavor with a soft wheat palate. Cleanly brewed, sweet, almost like an after dinner dessert/coffee treat.
Jun 13, 2014S: Mid-range level of chocolate-coffee roast, warm roasted nuts with lightly dry toffee-caramel sweetness.
T: Flavor was creamy with some oats and wheat, chocolate and dry toffee-caramel nuttiness. Some spiciness of cardamon, cola and a smooth roasty chocolate-coffee taste that finishes out with light creamer notes.
M: Good rate of carbonation, mid-body fullness with a creamy soft feel.
O: Overall decent rate of drinkability, spicy cola, roasty-chocolate flavor with a soft wheat palate. Cleanly brewed, sweet, almost like an after dinner dessert/coffee treat.
Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey
3.79/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is my fave of 16 mile a great local brewer of brown ales, every pub in mid-atlantic should carry them.
A: Bottle poured into Leffe chalice, results in fast fade head with not much lacing.... but... it's a beautiful clear mahogany brown. Loveliest color on a brown beer that I've seen.
S: Caramel, spice, cinnamon - almost cola like. and dried grass, woody, barnyard, hay, autumn.
T: More of the aromas, with creamy maltiness, moderate body, toasty, chestnuts, chocolate, very interesting and original - best brown ale yet? Finishes with nice bitter, no sweet residue despite the many sweet spectrum flavors: fig, coffee, cake.
F: Nice feel, more body that most brown ales, good weight, low carbonation, nice finish. Great with food - in this case sausage white bean garlic cassolet dressed up with fresh chard, tomatoes, fennel seed from garden.
Best from 16 mile.
Aug 12, 2013A: Bottle poured into Leffe chalice, results in fast fade head with not much lacing.... but... it's a beautiful clear mahogany brown. Loveliest color on a brown beer that I've seen.
S: Caramel, spice, cinnamon - almost cola like. and dried grass, woody, barnyard, hay, autumn.
T: More of the aromas, with creamy maltiness, moderate body, toasty, chestnuts, chocolate, very interesting and original - best brown ale yet? Finishes with nice bitter, no sweet residue despite the many sweet spectrum flavors: fig, coffee, cake.
F: Nice feel, more body that most brown ales, good weight, low carbonation, nice finish. Great with food - in this case sausage white bean garlic cassolet dressed up with fresh chard, tomatoes, fennel seed from garden.
Best from 16 mile.
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.83/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
3.83/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
A: The beer is clear but very dark garnet red in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a thin off white head that quickly died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of dark and nutty malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell but seems to be a little more complex with notes of chocolate malts and hints of coffee. Although no bitterness is detectable, there are enough underlying hops to prevent any sweetness from becoming perceptible.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: Drinking this beer is a breeze given its light-bodied nature and low alcohol content. I would have no problem drinking an entire 6-pack of this in one sitting.
Jul 26, 2013S: Light to moderate aromas of dark and nutty malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell but seems to be a little more complex with notes of chocolate malts and hints of coffee. Although no bitterness is detectable, there are enough underlying hops to prevent any sweetness from becoming perceptible.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: Drinking this beer is a breeze given its light-bodied nature and low alcohol content. I would have no problem drinking an entire 6-pack of this in one sitting.
Reviewed by dheacck11 from Connecticut
3.55/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pour is a dark muddy, murky brown. Scant light tan head, with lingering lace.
Nose is pretty malty, lots of sugary sweetness too. Brown sugar, caramel, and a slight sticky hop.
Taste pretty sweet up front. Flavors of chocolate, brown sugar, molassess and a slightly roasty malt. Follows with a very mild hop, but finishes with a bitter coffee bite.
Body is medium thin. A little watery.
Interesting beer. Flavors are interesting, but not sure they really blend nicely into one another. Mouth feel especially is a bit lacking, really could use a little more beef. Would not be a bad session ale on a crisp fall evening, but there are better versions out there.
Jun 15, 2013Nose is pretty malty, lots of sugary sweetness too. Brown sugar, caramel, and a slight sticky hop.
Taste pretty sweet up front. Flavors of chocolate, brown sugar, molassess and a slightly roasty malt. Follows with a very mild hop, but finishes with a bitter coffee bite.
Body is medium thin. A little watery.
Interesting beer. Flavors are interesting, but not sure they really blend nicely into one another. Mouth feel especially is a bit lacking, really could use a little more beef. Would not be a bad session ale on a crisp fall evening, but there are better versions out there.
Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota
3.79/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
First had: on tap at 16 Mile
Names can be deceiving... I expected a marzen or some kind of lager here, but instead I got a rather tasty brown ale. I'm not a huge fan of the style, but this one was surprisingly good.
Deep, dark brown pour, with a nice off-white head that retained well and left some lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, slightly roasty, toasted bread, nutty, slight spiciness. Rich malty taste, caramel, coffee, unsweetened chocolate, nice leafy / herbal hop profile bringing in a balance and leaving a pleasantly dry finish. Medium body, very nice mouthfeel for the style. Most likely the best brew I sampled at 16 Mile.
Not sure how this beer translates in a bottle, but on tap, I definitely recommend it!
Apr 03, 2013Names can be deceiving... I expected a marzen or some kind of lager here, but instead I got a rather tasty brown ale. I'm not a huge fan of the style, but this one was surprisingly good.
Deep, dark brown pour, with a nice off-white head that retained well and left some lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, slightly roasty, toasted bread, nutty, slight spiciness. Rich malty taste, caramel, coffee, unsweetened chocolate, nice leafy / herbal hop profile bringing in a balance and leaving a pleasantly dry finish. Medium body, very nice mouthfeel for the style. Most likely the best brew I sampled at 16 Mile.
Not sure how this beer translates in a bottle, but on tap, I definitely recommend it!
Harvest Ale from 16 Mile Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
42 ratings
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