Backpacker Brown
Tallgrass Brewing Company

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From:
Tallgrass Brewing Company
 
Kansas, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.75 | pDev: 10.93%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
34
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 01, 2017
Added:
Nov 16, 2016
Wants:
  0
Gots:
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Our taste for dark, malty beers and hop-forward beers join together in Backpacker Brown, a hoppy, Northwestern-style brown ale that highlights the best of both worlds. Dark malts give it a rich, robust mouthfeel and a toasty, caramel-like aroma, with a generous dose of Northwestern hops providing a tasty balance of resiny and citrus hop flavors. A beer for hikes, trails or wherever you may roam.
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Rated: 3 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Oct 01, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.68 by einman from Minnesota

Oct 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.22 by MJSFS from Florida

Aug 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.8 by mountaincoffee from Kansas

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.07 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Jul 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.14 by crow from Illinois

Jun 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by Rootscipio from Texas

Jun 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.14 by kinmundy77 from Illinois

May 08, 2017
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Rated by TerryMills from Tennessee

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nice hop forward beer, not as smooth as regular brown ale but a nice change of pace..

Has some good malt backbone but its mostly a hoppy beer.
May 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by 22Blue from Kansas

Apr 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.68 by chris826 from Mississippi

Apr 14, 2017
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.94/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured out a dark brown color with a thick bubbly head of foam. It smelled of roasted malt and pine. Big piney hop bitterness with a touch of heat. Nice roasty malt backbone.
Apr 05, 2017
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Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi

3.69/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Deep ruby red/brown color with large tan cap and good lacing.

Aroma of dark roasted barley with a hint of spicy hops.

Dark toasted bread flavor with some resinous hop influence. More of a dry roasted malt flavor than caramel or toffee. Fairly simple flavor on entry that remains consistent to the finish. Hops sort of pop up, in and out, without actually blending in. Both a roasted malt bitterness and a hop bitterness linger in the aftertaste.

A thinnish medium texture that could use a little more carbonation.

It seems this one is pulling in different directions at the same time. Is it to be dry or rich? Hop accented or darkly smooth? I can follow either thread but can't tie them together.
Apr 03, 2017
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Reviewed by Evilyak from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
backpacking with beer always seemed silly to me. that said, i would pack a sixer of these for an overnight, especially around a campfire.

shockingly enough, it's brown. thin, creamy head with lots of lacing. smells woody with some resinous hops. taste is woody with a bit of bread base. afterwards, it moves towards pine notes - not a lot of sweet in this for me, but that's ok.

creamy mouthfeel, with a dry aftertaste.

lives up to its name in that it tastes like the outdoors. i do love a good, brown ale and this is no exception.
Mar 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.85 by nwhittin from Indiana

Mar 17, 2017
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Reviewed by MattyG85 from Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev +14.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 16 oz. can into a chalice.

Appearance: Pours a deep brownish amber. Moderate amount of bubbles and a big two finger off white head which settles into a thin creamy layer.

Smell: A toasty and earthy aroma with a scent of caramel, toast, and grass. Good earthy hop scent of grass and pine resin with some floral hints. Citrus hints of grapefruit, orange, and lemon. Pale malt scent of caramel, toffee, toast, biscuit, grains, cracker, and nuts with some yeast. A pretty solid aroma.

Taste: Like it smells, a toasty and earthy hoppy Brown taste with notes of caramel, toast, and grass. Strong hop presence with earthy notes of pine resin and grass. Citrus hop notes of orange, grapefruit, and lemon. Pale malt notes of caramel, toffee, toast, biscuit, cracker, grains, and nuts along with yeast. A solid taste.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Crisp, creamy, and smooth.

Overall: A pretty nice hopped up Brown Ale. Nice mix of earthy hop bitterness with the toasty caramel malt.
Mar 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.72 by SmellsofMahagony from Texas

Feb 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Feb 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Feb 25, 2017
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.56/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Chestnut color with a creamy 1 finger head in this nonic pint.

Aroma of lightly roasted and caramel malts with quite a citrus presence. Slight oatmeal.

This is definitely a brown IPA more than anything. Tons of citrus rind, lemon peel, lemon grass, with some caramel and toasty malts. The malty sweetness does tend to weigh in handily, but it's still not out of IPA territory. Tons of grapefruit rind on the finish.

Feel is creamy, yet very zippy and carbonated.

Overall this is a bit too hoppy to be completely enjoyable, but it's still better than a lot of brown ales I've had. I'll probably dump the rest to save calories.
Feb 19, 2017
Backpacker Brown from Tallgrass Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 34 ratings