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Sweet Josie Brown Ale
Lonerider Brewing Company
- From:
- Lonerider Brewing Company
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
Ranked #159 - ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,997 - Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 11.58%
- Reviews:
- 122
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 25, 2023
- Added:
- May 07, 2009
- Wants:
- 24
- Gots:
- 152
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Ratings by oberon:
Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Sticks and Sones in Greensboro.Poured from the tap into a standard pint glass a deep roasted chesnut brown with some ruby tinge,a 1/2 finger beige colored head atop.Aromas were a little light with chocolate malts mainly sticking out with light roastiness as well.Well rounded on the palate with sweetish chocolate and a hint of brown sugar,firm graininess and light earth in the finish to keep it balanced.A pretty rich tasting brown,one of the better browns I have had in a while I gotta say.
Apr 17, 2011More User Ratings:
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Rody's Tavern. Great head retention and soapy lacing on the glass. Ruby brown color. This is an awesome brown. Aromas and flavors of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread/crust, toast, biscuit, nuts, cocoa, coffee, light char, wood, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Bit of diacetyl and yeast fruits in the nose as it warms. Light to medium herbal, spicy, roasted bitterness on the finish. Medium carb and body. Very creamy/bready malts, some sticky hops. Light resins and chalky roast, lingering drying, no acrid/astringent. Very clean and rich on malts. Nice level of Munich and roast complexity. Almost on the brown porter level of roast, but really spot on American style otherwise. I will buy some cans for sure.
Jun 19, 2022Reviewed by riptorn from North Carolina
4.42/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Looks clear, mahogany, dark ruby highlights when held against a bright light, ½ finger head, reduces to a thin cap in about a minute
Aroma is roasted malt, brown malt, faint milk chocolate
Taste is more brown malt than roast, chocolate is less present than in the smell
Medium body, pleasantly bitter, mildly astringent
This is my favorite representation of a commercial Brown Ale. I have it year-round. For me, it’s as suitable in front of a fireplace in the winter as it is after mowing the lawn in August. When undecided at the store, I often end up with this in the basket.
Edited to add: After letting a partial glass sit undisturbed for a few minutes and then swirling, bready yeast aroma came through.
Jan 26, 2022Aroma is roasted malt, brown malt, faint milk chocolate
Taste is more brown malt than roast, chocolate is less present than in the smell
Medium body, pleasantly bitter, mildly astringent
This is my favorite representation of a commercial Brown Ale. I have it year-round. For me, it’s as suitable in front of a fireplace in the winter as it is after mowing the lawn in August. When undecided at the store, I often end up with this in the basket.
Edited to add: After letting a partial glass sit undisturbed for a few minutes and then swirling, bready yeast aroma came through.
Reviewed by JimKal from North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L: Pours a dark brown with a nice tan head. Nice lacing on the drink down.
S: Malty aroma.
T: Very malt forward with notes of chocolate. Some bitterness but in a good way.
F: Medium mouthfeel. It beat my expectations in this regard.
O: I wish I had tried this sooner. I really enjoy porters so I had stayed away from brown ales. For me, this reminded me of porters that I have liked. I do like that they have stamped the canned on date and this was only a few weeks old.
Jan 10, 2022S: Malty aroma.
T: Very malt forward with notes of chocolate. Some bitterness but in a good way.
F: Medium mouthfeel. It beat my expectations in this regard.
O: I wish I had tried this sooner. I really enjoy porters so I had stayed away from brown ales. For me, this reminded me of porters that I have liked. I do like that they have stamped the canned on date and this was only a few weeks old.
Reviewed by lagrluvr
4.25/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Josie gives a nice little head, faint malty, chocolate aroma, and provides a canned on date, like a real pro. Every brewery should be required to do this, not a best by date, which tells me nothing...Anyway though this is a very good brown ale that we buy pretty often, because the light chocolatey aroma, and the light feel and drinkability which means it isn;t over sweet, night bright clean finish and highly recommended for brown ale lovers.
Dec 30, 2021Reviewed by dribblespit from Pennsylvania
4.19/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Food lion used to carry this but stopped for whatever reason.
A brown ale that checks all the boxes.
Dark, sweet, malt.
Smells dark and malt.
Tastes like a brown ale, malty and smooth.
Jun 20, 2021A brown ale that checks all the boxes.
Dark, sweet, malt.
Smells dark and malt.
Tastes like a brown ale, malty and smooth.
Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina
3.99/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drinking this at The Lonerider Brewery in Raleigh NC.
Poured from a tap into a pint glass.
Looks dark brown with a nice foamy head that dropped quickly leaving a thin cap.
Smells malty sweet.
Taste follows the nose nicely.
Mouth feel is medium for the style.
Overall a very nice example of a brown ale that I would definitely order again.
Apr 11, 2021Poured from a tap into a pint glass.
Looks dark brown with a nice foamy head that dropped quickly leaving a thin cap.
Smells malty sweet.
Taste follows the nose nicely.
Mouth feel is medium for the style.
Overall a very nice example of a brown ale that I would definitely order again.
Rated by gravity-shack from Georgia
3.95/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
great color and head. malty with a bite. unexpectedly good with a surprise finish.
Feb 11, 2021Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a clear coffee color with a wispy ecru head that coats the liquid; a few strands of lacing
Smell: Toasted brown bread with a hint of caramel; walnuts and a touch of chocolate
Taste: Toasted brown bread forward with hints of caramel and chocolate emerging; walnut flavors, through the middle, with a somewhat acrid, nutskin finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A decent, middle of the road, brown ale - you don't see these much any more
May 18, 2020Smell: Toasted brown bread with a hint of caramel; walnuts and a touch of chocolate
Taste: Toasted brown bread forward with hints of caramel and chocolate emerging; walnut flavors, through the middle, with a somewhat acrid, nutskin finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A decent, middle of the road, brown ale - you don't see these much any more
Sweet Josie Brown Ale from Lonerider Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
581 ratings
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