Frangelic Mountain Brown
Founders Brewing Company

Good head production, with over a finger of firm dark beige foam topping a very dark brown body. Retention is nice; lacing is excellent.

Wonderful and rich nose, swarming with hazelnut and coffee tones. There is some brown sugar, leather, caramel, and earth beneath, but the coffee certainly dominates.

Despite the rich aroma, it's much more balanced on the palate, leaning well into bitter territory, and possessing bright citrus and pine notes along with the coffee, hazelnut, toffee, and toast. A touch of molasses, but not any particularly sweet brown sugar from the malt. After an initial wave of hazelnut is replaced by the balanced brown ale base, the coffee returns in a much more neutral and earthy bite around mid-sip; crisp orange-tinged hops cleanse the palate on the back third, readying you for another sip. Coffee grounds linger on the finish, with faint peanut butter-like hazelnut echoes.

Smooth, big bodied (but not chewy), easily drinkable; bitter and balanced; carries enough heft to remind you of the high ABV, but never too hot or boozy.

Copenhagen 19/12 2020. 35,5 cl bottle from Kvickly, Østergade, Middelfart. A very big and probable “frangelic” mountain on the label.

Pours unclear, brown with a red hue. Small off-white head. Settles as thin, patchy layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. No lacing.

Aroma is intense with a strong candy-like, sweet odor mingling with nutty notes. Brown sugar, Nutella. Hazelnut, toffee. Coffee with a load of sugar. Hides the alcohol pretty well.

Light carbonation. Quite thick, soft, smooth, lightly, tingling texture.

Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed by a very moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet with a light bitter undertone. Finish is sweet and boozy. Like a nutty liqueur.

Quite a sweet bomb. If you like your croissant with chocolate and Nutella this one is for you.

 

Dark, brown color. Good looking, off-white head.Aroma of nuts and toasted malt . Rich malty taste, moderately sweet. No trace of alcohol. A nice sipper.

Pours mahogany brown with one finger foam for the top. Aroma is coffee and hazelnut. Taste is lighter than expected but consists of profiles for hazelnut, coffee, roasted malt and chocolate. This brew fits quite nicely in the brown ale category. The coffee profile is quite dominant but, IMHO, doesn't quite overpower everything else.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours dark brown with a slight head that quickly thins. Aroma is slight sweet coffee, no malt. (And no hazelnut-iness.)

Taste is predominantly the hazelnut/ frangelico. Marshmellow, then yesterday's coffee, some plum, some anise and Valentine's chocolate. Coffee underneath is bitter, dark unsweet chocolate, and bitterness. 36 IBU seems unnatural, and emphasized by that sh**ty coffee. Boozy without being hot.

Feels like it's a all a little too much (hey we did an adjunct!) and much less balanced than the Sumatra Mountain Brown, a much better coffee brown. Body is all right, man the frangelico just overpowers the rest of it.