Bard's Brown
John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
- From:
- John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 18, 2004
- Added:
- Aug 18, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by Truh from New Hampshire
3.8/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Wondered whether to be or not to be with this one on 8/17/2004. 16-oz. pour at John Harvard's in a shaker glass.
The bartender, who acted like she would prefer to have hot medal rods shoved in her eye sockets than to serve me a pint, explained reluctantly that this ale, Bard's Brown, was a blend of their Newtowne Nut Brown and their Old Willy IPA. At any rate, initial airy, quarter inch frenetic head, with lacing throughout. Hazy, slow mahogany to medium brown hue. The bouquet reveals more of its IPA side as the hops are the dominant scent, with some underground grassy sweetness. The brown's malt seems almost nonexistent in the nose. A well done blend taste-wise as the jumpy hops really balance out the butterscotch caramel of the brown, which eventually comes through after the hop bite has diminished. Mouthfeel is a carbon copy of the flavor profile: initial excitement followed by mellow creaminess.
Not sure black and tan (that seemed like the only thing to categorize it as at the time) is the right category for this blend, but it's certainly not a brown, nor is it an IPA, though I see it has been determined to be an American brown.
Aug 18, 2004The bartender, who acted like she would prefer to have hot medal rods shoved in her eye sockets than to serve me a pint, explained reluctantly that this ale, Bard's Brown, was a blend of their Newtowne Nut Brown and their Old Willy IPA. At any rate, initial airy, quarter inch frenetic head, with lacing throughout. Hazy, slow mahogany to medium brown hue. The bouquet reveals more of its IPA side as the hops are the dominant scent, with some underground grassy sweetness. The brown's malt seems almost nonexistent in the nose. A well done blend taste-wise as the jumpy hops really balance out the butterscotch caramel of the brown, which eventually comes through after the hop bite has diminished. Mouthfeel is a carbon copy of the flavor profile: initial excitement followed by mellow creaminess.
Not sure black and tan (that seemed like the only thing to categorize it as at the time) is the right category for this blend, but it's certainly not a brown, nor is it an IPA, though I see it has been determined to be an American brown.
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