Pub Brown Ale
Sprecher Brewing Company

Pub Brown AlePub Brown Ale
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From:
Sprecher Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 11.94%
Reviews:
117
Ratings:
187
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 27, 2021
Added:
Apr 08, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by Boitnott:
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Reviewed by Boitnott from North Carolina

3.21/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sprecher Pub Brown Ale pours a deep reddish brown color with a small amount of off-white colored head that quickly disappears. The colors actually match the color of the bottle (maybe I have just never noticed this before with other beers). Virtually no lacing which is probably due to the light characteristics of the beer.

Mostly it smells fruity with a hint of roasted malt and some barley. However the sweetness of the fruit overpowers these other smells. The yeast is what brings out this fruity characteristic and it follows to the taste.

The nose tastes mostly of yeast, and has a strong sweet taste. It finished with a mix of conflicting flavors. Bitterness, sweetness and some roasted barley notes, but they do not mix well together.

The mouthfeel is okay but the carbonation accentuates these already conflicting flavors. It is a lighter brown, and at 4.6% it is easy to drink.

overall, I was disappointed in this one. I had the Belguin Style Dubbel by Sprecher and really enjoyed it. This one has too many things going on, which leads to a mash of flavors. I will add a disclaimer and say that I did not know brown could be on the fruitier end of the spectrum, so this could all be just personal preference and not accurate reviewing.
Dec 15, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.53 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 27, 2021
 
Rated: 3.51 by labisch from Michigan

Aug 08, 2018
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Reviewed by Dinglehacker from Wisconsin

4.16/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nice grainy nose with some sweet caramel. Taste follows, with dark malt and even some dark fruit.

Smooth light mouth.

A slightly above-average brown ale, light but still flavorful.
Nov 30, 2017
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.62/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a medium but murky brown producing slightly more than a single finger of tan, frothy, shortlived head that leaves little lacing. Aroma is rich roasted malt, buttery biscuit, thin coffee, a little toffee & caramel. Taste is a little disappointing & thin: dark toasty malt, caramel & watery cola like notes with faint hints of cream & molasses/brown sugar. Lively with pepper from just before mid-sip into the aftertaste. Mouthfeel is light-medium bodied with moderate carbonation, a little oily but lively on the tongue with a graininess in the aftertaste. For me this offering is a little disappointing from a brewery that I have come to expect better things of.
Jan 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.38 by Fusebuddy from Wisconsin

May 07, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.19/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Mild brown pour, tan head, 1/3". Didn't create lace, head didn't last. Aroma was nuts, brown malt.

Taste, very smooth, light, but not insubstantial. Smooth. Not bitter. Well carbonated. Decent stuff to order at the bar when you are just drinking, not tasting. Does nothing wrong.
Apr 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by Benish from Utah

Apr 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.33 by tommy5 from Michigan

Mar 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by CPAles from Illinois

Jan 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.67 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Nov 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by tim007007 from Illinois

Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by firkingroovin from Illinois

Sep 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.64 by Chucker17 from South Dakota

Aug 09, 2015
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Reviewed by sarient from Wisconsin

3.51/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This is a good beer. A little lighter for my taste, I've had English style ales before that have knocked this one out of the water. It has a good feeling when you take a big sip. A great after work beer. Splendid. 3.8/5

How many?: You'll be a happy camper after 4 of these.
Jul 14, 2015
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.4/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Small head that settles to no bubbles. The liquid is light brown/dark amber and reasonably clear.

Notes of molasses. There's some iron to the nose as well.

Thin bodied with a heightened level of bubbles. Some biscuit and toast to the tongue. The swallow and aftertaste brings out a touch of bittering hop, leaving a moderately lingering blend with the toasty malt.
Apr 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by kinggimp from Wisconsin

Apr 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by DbbC from Illinois

Feb 27, 2015
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Rated by RJB66 from Wisconsin

4.34/5  rDev +20.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Good tasting easy drinking local beer.
Jan 18, 2015
Pub Brown Ale from Sprecher Brewing Company
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