Brown Ale
Oregon Trail Brewery

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.

 

 

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.

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.