Molly's Titanic Brown Ale
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

Poured on-tap at the brewhouse in the Denver airport, the beer was served in a tall weisse vase. The beer is a vibrant, chestnut brown color, with a filmy, low profile, tan head. Nose of toasted nut, sweet cream, vanilla, and hints of chocolate. Flavors are tangy sweet nut and chocolate forward, almost sharp, on a thin, crisp body. Caramel and vanilla highlights, with a subtle, roasted sweet aftertaste. The finish is slightly watery, but still sweet. Start strong, but fell off quickly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a plenty good brown ale here, pouring up a nice dark shade, deeper than many, with a short lived finger of tanish fluff. the nose is roasty and loaded with chocolate malt and toasted barley. smells english in style, rather than american, with some caramely sweetness. the flavor though has very little sweetness, and is actually much less robust than the nose lets on. the dark malt flavors are great, with a hint of cocoa powder in there as well. its as bitter as it is sweet in the finish, and is pretty easy drinking. the feel is really velvety soft, could have almost come from a nitro tap, its that creamy. body is perfect medium, and there is very little residual sugar. this exceeded my expectations and is one of the better regular beers at rock bottom.

 

 

A- Dark brown, slightly hazy, with a very thin off white head. Retention is poor with minimal lacing.
S- Aroma is milk chocolate and some caramel. A faint toastiness also lingers in the nose.
T- Caramel and chocolate on the tongue. A rather nice set of flavors with a fairly long finish.
M- Medium body, a bit chewy, medium-low carb.
O- One of the better beers from Rock Bottom that I have had.

On tap at the 16th Street Rock Bottom.

A - The beer was served in a pint glass. A deep dark brown with light almost amber mahogany edges in the light. A thin 1/4 finger tan colored head with virtually no retention or lacing. As the beer was poured right in front of me I can attest the head never developed and the thin head is not a result of settling while being served.

S - A nice aroma of roasted barley. Reminds me a bit of crackers and tea in the subtle sharpness.

T/M - The taste starts out rather pleasant with the roasted malts. Hints of coffee and espresso. The mild earthen bitterness from the hops compliments the malt very well and is quite well-balanced. However towards the end of the beer a distinct metallic flavor presents itself along with a definitive astringent pucker. Finishes dry with a nice roast flavor, though the metallic never truly fades. Medium carbonation.

O - It started out fairly well on the tongue but the off-flavors really turned this beer off for me. Others in my group who ordered a pint reported the same effect. Not sure what the problem was as I've had this beer before. I'd probably give it another shot and re-review. Also the beer is clearly displayed as a Brown Ale in the literature.

Note: This review was a re-post from my former account, jmkratt, which was hacked and I lost all my reviews...sorry for the redundancy.

Serving type: on-tap

Reviewed on: 03-30-2011 12:39:53