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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 brewmudgeon:
Reviewed by brewmudgeon from Wisconsin
3.53/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
indian brown
a 4 clear dark brown with burgandy highlights. very short head leaves a ring and some lace.
s 3-3.5 smells like a freakin porter.
t 3-3.5 tart and sweet take turns. the tartness is almost citrus-like. all the while roast hangs around. tangy, roasty finish. seems to lack complexity despite there being a number of elements going on--I guess it's because each element itself is so simple and they don't interact in particularly interesting ways.
m 3.5 not nearly as full-bodied as i remembered. a full body is actually one of the main things i recall. but this is more med.
d 3-3.5 something has changed. ah well. hopefully the palo will make things right.
on a positive note, drinkability seems to be improving as it warms. has taken about 25 min for the first half to go down--may have to update in another 25 min...
Feb 13, 2011a 4 clear dark brown with burgandy highlights. very short head leaves a ring and some lace.
s 3-3.5 smells like a freakin porter.
t 3-3.5 tart and sweet take turns. the tartness is almost citrus-like. all the while roast hangs around. tangy, roasty finish. seems to lack complexity despite there being a number of elements going on--I guess it's because each element itself is so simple and they don't interact in particularly interesting ways.
m 3.5 not nearly as full-bodied as i remembered. a full body is actually one of the main things i recall. but this is more med.
d 3-3.5 something has changed. ah well. hopefully the palo will make things right.
on a positive note, drinkability seems to be improving as it warms. has taken about 25 min for the first half to go down--may have to update in another 25 min...
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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