Kill Devil Brown Ale (Brothers' Reserve Series)
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company

Kill Devil Brown Ale (Brothers' Reserve Series)Kill Devil Brown Ale (Brothers' Reserve Series)
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From:
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 13.86%
Reviews:
51
Ratings:
217
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 04, 2018
Added:
Apr 27, 2012
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  36
Imperial Brown Ale with black strap molasses and palm sugar aged for four months in Puerto Rico rum barrels.
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Ratings by ehammond1:
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Reviewed by ehammond1

2.94/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle (2012)

Thanks for the gift, Alucard4!

Dark amber, nearly completely brown, with a very small light brown head. Leaves dots and irregular webs of stick down the glass.

The weakest aspect of this beer is its aroma. It's not particularly powerful, and what's here isn't particularly pleasant. It's got some sweetness, big grain notes, aroma of metals, and lots of burnt toast elements. Nothing special.

The flavor is better than the aroma, though the flavor too is nothing special. Sweet molasses, grain, mild nut character, and a little bit of booze. It's fairly simple and straightforward, while remaining generally sweet. I don't think this saw the barrel for too long.

Thin to medium bodied with low-moderate carbonation.

Nothing exciting; nothing good; nothing bad. A boring barrel-aged brown ale.
Nov 27, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by ChaseTheAce from Texas

Jun 28, 2016
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

2.28/5  rDev -38%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
**
06/01/16
On tap at killarneys.
L: light brown, small off white head.
A: weak, veggie
Taste: burnt toast, malt.
Feel: medium body, but flat.
Unimpressed.
**
Jun 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.3 by pstam87 from Illinois

May 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.49 by MrHolden from Texas

Mar 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.55 by chrisjws from California

Feb 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.32 by ClePaul from Ohio

Jan 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Nov 26, 2015
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Rated by TheSchwartz from North Carolina

3.81/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Growler Grlz. They had a keg of the 2013 batch - nice!
Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by rack0flamb from California

Aug 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.37 by Dave2234 from Minnesota

Jun 03, 2015
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Reviewed by LKFH from California

1.53/5  rDev -58.4%
look: 3 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Poured from a wax-capped bomber into a tulip. Pretty reddish-brown, no head. It went downhill from there.

Sickeningly sweet. Smelled of booze and soy sauce. The boozy smell got stronger as it warmed. I got through about a third of the bottle and could stomach no more. Drain pour.
Apr 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by Stoutlad from Indiana

Mar 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by nathanmiller from New York

Mar 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by tally from California

Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by FaradayUncaged from Michigan

Mar 14, 2015
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Reviewed by thirstyturtle from New York

1.67/5  rDev -54.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
First beer I have ever had to pour out after only a few sips. Maybe it gets better with age but the Rum was so overbearing I didn't even taste a brown ale, just booze.
Jan 05, 2015
 
Rated: 1.52 by Bladezone from District of Columbia

Nov 08, 2014
Kill Devil Brown Ale (Brothers' Reserve Series) from Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 217 ratings