Drift Line
Kane Brewing Company

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From:
Kane Brewing Company
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
Ranked #78
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,171
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 7.85%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
124
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 22, 2022
Added:
Nov 26, 2011
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  11
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Ratings by HopHeads1506:
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Rated by HopHeads1506 from New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.3%

Feb 14, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts

3.76/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Canned 10/4/22

It’s finally time to break into the beers I brought home from Kane early last month. I had a little time to kill on my way from Jersey to Philly and hoped to stop in for a drink, but they were only doing to-go at the time. Naturally, I grabbed a few things. Oatmeal is a Brown Ale sounds like an interesting concept so I’m excited to try this one

Pours a dark reddish brown with 3 fingers of creamy tan head that slowly fades to a cap and leaves nice lacing

It’s sweeter than I was expecting in the nose, but still quite good and not out of balance. I’m picking up on aromas of milk chocolate, brown sugar, sweet caramel, black cherry, dark bread, toffee, and light vanilla

In taste it’s unfortunately a bit flabby, not bad but lacks definition. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting brown bread, roasty coffee, milk chocolate, brown sugar, raisin, light caramel, and earthy hops. The swallow brings notes of milk chocolate, earthy hops, sweet caramel, raisin, acrid coffee, and light grass

A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a creamy beer. Finishes a tad sticky with an odd fruity sweetness

I don’t hate this, but it feels like it doesn’t know what it wants to be. Unique for sure, but not in the best way
Dec 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.34 by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)

Dec 19, 2022
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Reviewed by jonphisher from New Jersey

4.31/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pour cloudy dark brown, very generous creamy looking light brown head; nice thick lingering film and very generous lacing.

Nose is a roast, chocolate, earthy and grassy hops.

Taste is a even combination of roast, dark chocolate, dark toasted bread, and noticeable hoppy finish; grassy with some softer pine qualities.

Medium body, very smooth mouthfeel, dry, medium bitter finish; both roast and hop driven.
Nov 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.8 by eluvah from New York

Oct 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by AD17 from New Jersey

Nov 22, 2020
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey

3.33/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Had this from a bottle.
A: pours dark brown body with a tan head with some retention and lacing
S: some brown malt smell; brown sugar smell
T: sweet, subtle roastiness; ok overall; dry, subtle caramel and toffee aftertaste
M: medium bodied and pretty smooth; ok overall
D: ok mouthfeel and taste combo; nice drinking beer overall; decent
Nov 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Oct 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Oct 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Justinprintz from New Jersey

Oct 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Mikexw from New York

Sep 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Sep 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by mkh012 from Colorado

Sep 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.91 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Sep 16, 2017
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Reviewed by Tony210 from New Jersey

4.19/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: dark brown with a big foamy head that slowly recedes to nothing.

Smell: lots of yeast, some sweet malt and toffee, some coffee.

Taste: a good brown ale, not my favorite style, nutty, creamy, touch of coffee, pretty good.

Feel: ample carbonation, medium bodied, well constructed.

Overall: again, not my favorite style, but Kane made it fresh so I had to try it. Nicely done beer, worth a try.

9/9/17
Growler from the brewery
3.75 rating

1/13/21 update.
I like this a lot better. Very flavorful brown ale.
16 oz can dated 10/20/20
4.25 rating
Sep 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by johnlatona from New Jersey

Sep 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by Biggiekrock627 from Maryland

Jun 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by dmacnuts from New Jersey

May 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by Lucoli from New York

Dec 14, 2016
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Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey

4.05/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Could be my top brown ale. On tap at the Annex in Asbury Park. Great taps here. Fast burgers, able to get a table.

A Pours like a stout, with a 1 finger tan head, but not enough lace or retention. Ruby highlights in the pitch brown body.

S: Nutty, with breakfast highlights: coffee, malt, cereal, nuts, prunes. Porridge.

T: Roasted malts along with a nutty cream overtone. Some sweet coffee. Roasty nuttiness, with cocoa dust.

F: Medium bodied and carbonation. Pretty creamy and chewy. A roasty nut bar of a beer. Fresh.

O: As good as any Brown Ale including Smutty Nose.
Oct 16, 2016
Drift Line from Kane Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 124 ratings