Crown Brown Ale Aged In Wine Barrels With Raspberries
Crown Brewing
- From:
- Crown Brewing
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.31 | pDev: 8.12%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 31, 2014
- Added:
- Mar 12, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
3.96/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This beer was Crown's big release for Christmas shoppers in 2013. Of course, I am just getting to it around St. Patrick's Day.
Appearance - The ale was a murky brown color with red hues mixed. A head of tightly packed bubbles topped the glass.
Smell - I can definitely smell the raspberries and it certainly smells like real raspberries. No extracts were used here. The Earthiness of the brown comes through somewhat.
Taste - The sourness of the raspberry jumps out in the initial. One might have to search for anything beyond the raspberries. There is a slight maltiness that hides in the background, but the raspberries dominate. The aging comes through in the aftertaste. The dry oakiness of the wine barrels bring a great contrast to the sourness of the raspberries. Its nice.
Mouthfeel - Though this is a brown, it feels a lot more like a sour in terms of the mouthfeel. It goes down rather easily.
Overall - If I remember correctly, I paid $20 for the bottle. My wife likes it, and I guess that's what is important. It is not a great beer, but a solid effort by a small local brewpub.
Mar 12, 2014Appearance - The ale was a murky brown color with red hues mixed. A head of tightly packed bubbles topped the glass.
Smell - I can definitely smell the raspberries and it certainly smells like real raspberries. No extracts were used here. The Earthiness of the brown comes through somewhat.
Taste - The sourness of the raspberry jumps out in the initial. One might have to search for anything beyond the raspberries. There is a slight maltiness that hides in the background, but the raspberries dominate. The aging comes through in the aftertaste. The dry oakiness of the wine barrels bring a great contrast to the sourness of the raspberries. Its nice.
Mouthfeel - Though this is a brown, it feels a lot more like a sour in terms of the mouthfeel. It goes down rather easily.
Overall - If I remember correctly, I paid $20 for the bottle. My wife likes it, and I guess that's what is important. It is not a great beer, but a solid effort by a small local brewpub.
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