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Indian Brown Ale
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
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- From:
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
Ranked #26 - ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #6,464 - Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 10.76%
- Reviews:
- 2,105
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 31, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2001
- Wants:
- 393
- Gots:
- 1,286
Also known as Indian Brown Dark IPA
Forget about the car companies, this is the original hybrid. A cross between a Scotch Ale, an India Pale Ale and an American Brown, Indian Brown Ale is well-hopped and malty at the same time (It's magical!).
The beer has characteristics of each style that inspired it: the color of an American Brown, the caramel notes of a Scotch Ale, and the hopping regiment of an India Pale Ale. We dry-hop the Indian Brown Ale in a similar fashion to our 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute IPA. This beer is brewed with Aromatic barley and organic brown sugar.
50 IBU
Forget about the car companies, this is the original hybrid. A cross between a Scotch Ale, an India Pale Ale and an American Brown, Indian Brown Ale is well-hopped and malty at the same time (It's magical!).
The beer has characteristics of each style that inspired it: the color of an American Brown, the caramel notes of a Scotch Ale, and the hopping regiment of an India Pale Ale. We dry-hop the Indian Brown Ale in a similar fashion to our 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute IPA. This beer is brewed with Aromatic barley and organic brown sugar.
50 IBU
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Ratings by Hatch:
Reviewed by Hatch from Kentucky
4.2/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz brown bottle with pry-off cap. Freshness date is on the label. Label reads, "A clean, well-hopped brown ale with aromatic barley, caramelized brown sugar, and whole-leaf Liberty and Goldings hops."
Pours a very, very dark brown. Very thick looking. Forms an off-white head with good retention and leaves some nice lacing. A nice looking brew.
Smells of hop aroma with a very mild spiciness to it, flowery hops, hints of molasses, maybe some hints of roasted malts. Some alcohol undertones but it doesn't get in the way of the other characterisitcs.
Taste of caramelized sugar, some mild sweetness characteristics from the malts, hints of dark chocolate and molasses. Wonderfully balanced with the hops which come in as an earthy/floral boquet. Some mild roasted characteristics. Maybe some hints of dull fruit, if that makes any sense. The alcohol is well hidden and comes in mostly as a complementary warming effect. Aftertaste is slightly bitter with some roastness from the malts. Very nice.
A medium-bodied brew that coats the palate with flavor and complexity that's a little less than thick. A good level of carbonation gives it just the right feel. The higher alcohol percentage doesn't really get in the way of wanting to drink this delicious brew. It's a little dense, so you'd probably get full before you got tired of the taste.
Notes: They say it's a cross between a scotch ale, an IPA, and a brown ale, and as complex as it is, they're about right. It's different than most brown ales out there, that's for sure. The flavors blend great and are nice and balanced. Easy to drink mainly because it's so darned delicious. As of right now it's my favorite from Dogfish Head, and one of my favorites, period.
Jan 25, 2008Pours a very, very dark brown. Very thick looking. Forms an off-white head with good retention and leaves some nice lacing. A nice looking brew.
Smells of hop aroma with a very mild spiciness to it, flowery hops, hints of molasses, maybe some hints of roasted malts. Some alcohol undertones but it doesn't get in the way of the other characterisitcs.
Taste of caramelized sugar, some mild sweetness characteristics from the malts, hints of dark chocolate and molasses. Wonderfully balanced with the hops which come in as an earthy/floral boquet. Some mild roasted characteristics. Maybe some hints of dull fruit, if that makes any sense. The alcohol is well hidden and comes in mostly as a complementary warming effect. Aftertaste is slightly bitter with some roastness from the malts. Very nice.
A medium-bodied brew that coats the palate with flavor and complexity that's a little less than thick. A good level of carbonation gives it just the right feel. The higher alcohol percentage doesn't really get in the way of wanting to drink this delicious brew. It's a little dense, so you'd probably get full before you got tired of the taste.
Notes: They say it's a cross between a scotch ale, an IPA, and a brown ale, and as complex as it is, they're about right. It's different than most brown ales out there, that's for sure. The flavors blend great and are nice and balanced. Easy to drink mainly because it's so darned delicious. As of right now it's my favorite from Dogfish Head, and one of my favorites, period.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Shiredave from New York
4.08/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Innovative, hybrid style part robust porter, part IPA all Brown Ale.
Deep, chocolate brown with a frothy, pale tan head of sticky foam.
Aroma is brown sugar and leather, chocolate malted milk and whiff of phenolic esters.
Flavor is robust for a brown ale and firmly bittered but not IPA IBU's, full of dark and caramel grain character.
Medium plus body with great balance of sweet and herb bite though a little bit cloying as it warms.
This reminds me of Ubu Ale and Turbo Dog but bigger and better - with a hint of Kick Ass Brown hopiness.
Like most DFH beers, unique, off-style and memorable.
Jun 08, 2023Deep, chocolate brown with a frothy, pale tan head of sticky foam.
Aroma is brown sugar and leather, chocolate malted milk and whiff of phenolic esters.
Flavor is robust for a brown ale and firmly bittered but not IPA IBU's, full of dark and caramel grain character.
Medium plus body with great balance of sweet and herb bite though a little bit cloying as it warms.
This reminds me of Ubu Ale and Turbo Dog but bigger and better - with a hint of Kick Ass Brown hopiness.
Like most DFH beers, unique, off-style and memorable.
Reviewed by eameslover from Michigan
4/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
First time I had ever seen this style...Really good! No joke, I could taste a stout, an IPA (not a lot but some distinctive hops) and a good brown ale. Mostly the first and last but it wasn't entirely one if the aforementioned styles. I really enjoyed it
Apr 28, 2021
Indian Brown Ale from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
6281 ratings
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