Brown Ale
Oregon Trail Brewery

 

 

Had this on tap at Squirrle's in Corvallis, OR - the city that is home to the brewery.

A: Clear, deep copper to brown.

S: Mild English hop aroma, low maltiness with some dark malts, low esters.

T: Low-medium body, sweet honey malts & hops. . . then a rough yeast character. Flavors kind of disappear in the finish.

D: Drinkable - but not the kind of beer that grabs your attention. Nice on a fall day, missing my pallet this winter.

Nice mahogany brown coloured ale with a small tan head, leaves wispy lace.
Slightly nutty aroma, but mostly its of caramel malts, the nose was subdued at first due to the beer being served too cold.
Quite a nice creamy, nutty, chocolaty brwn ale, with a hint of hops at the end, well carbonated.
Pretty nice and smooth on the palate.
Good drinkable brown ale, well done.

This brown ale is the color of the Old World Deli’s “World’s Best Brownies” and has the appearance of coca-cola. It is dark brown, nearly opaque, and clear filtered.

My first encounter with this beer was from an old, flat tap. The experience was regrettable – and I have no mercy on old flat taps – but I vowed to give it another shot. A year later things were somewhat improved though I still can’t report that this is an especially strong offering. The aroma delivers sweet inviting notes of brown and chocolate malts. I would characterize the smell as clean though this quality was not represented in the taste, which I can only describe as gruff – like a man in need of a shave. The scant head, fragile lace, and thin body make this perhaps “traditional” if not rough-hewn. It is mild in its taste parameters and not completely without appeal. But it is a challenge to befriend. Perhaps it is better suited to 19th century English industrial workers than 21st century Oregonians.

Had this on tap tonight at Redbones. Solid brown in color with a half inch head that leaves the perfect lace. The smell was sweet with some roasted notes coming through. Much like most "nuttier" brown ales. The taste was a great suprise. A lot of time (for me anyway) brown ales can all taste the same. This one was very well balanced. The solid malt backbone was there but it also had a nice hop profile to back it up. Well done. I could have had many of these.

This a great drinkable brown ale that has enough roasted flavor and hops to make it interesting. Dark brown color, some roasted and hop aroma. Starts off a little fruity, then brown malt gives it a nice roasted flavor and hops make it slightly bitter to balance out the sweetness. Very nice session brew.