Dirty Little Freak
DuClaw Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The color is dark caramel, kind of like a cola, but not as rich. In an Imperial pint glass, it appears dense enough, as fingers on the other side of the glass can't be seen. Coconut dominates the aroma, once poured from a twelve ounce brown bottle. There's no head nor glass lacing. A good balance of the listed flavors occurs in the taste. That it's dry and very far from overly sweet is a plus. But part of that accomplishment seems to be at the expense of the mouthfeel. That runs way too thin to make this a good one.

12oz bottle (no date) poured into 16oz tulip. Poured a cloudy brown color with 1/4 inch of tan head that had low retention and no lacing. also, there were a ton of floaties that took a couple minutes to settle to the bottom.

Chocolate at the front of the nose, with a gentle base beeryness in the background. Maybe a hint of coconut, maybe not.

Similar on the tongue, a basic brown with some chocolate.

The body was smooth, medium-light, and had a semi-sweet finish.

Drinkability was fine, but not really thrilling.

Overall, an OK brew, but a bit disappointing.

 

 

Definitely smell the coconut but only tasted the Carmel and chocolate.

The flavor is all in the finish, comes thru with chocolate first then the vanilla/coconut sets in ..

The base beer smells decent but I would like to try it without the vanilla.

12 ounce bottle poured into a snulip glass.

L---Medium brown color when poured in light, but darker in the glass. Fluffy tan head faded quickly to a cap. Good lacing

S---Coconut is prominent. Some light caramel and chocolate.

T---Follows the nose. Coconut is dominant with slight caramel and chocolate.

F---Medium/full mouthfeel. Good carbonation.

O---There's a whole lot of goodness in this 5.8 %er.

Bottled 5/3/20? 6/3/20? Idk, it's a bit faded

A bit of an oddball here, adjuncted brown ales aren't all that common, especially not with coconut. Let's see how this goes

Pours a murky dark amber with a finger of tan head that quickly reduces to a cap and leaves minimal lacing

The nose is very attractive here, much more than I was expecting. Notes of sweet vanilla and coconut, but offset by earthy chocolate, dark malt, nuttiness, raisin, and a very subtle touch of oak. Smells like a much heavier beer

The taste does not hold up quite as well, but it's still tasty. On the front end, this feels like a nice light brown ale with solid malt, light citrusy hops, and a hint of vanilla. The swallow brings the coconut in full force, with some caramel, pecan, and raisin

A medium body combines with very mild carbonation for a smooth and sweet drinking experience that is also sessionable. A little sticky sweet on the finish but not overly so

A pretty good brown ale! I was honestly neglecting it for the longest time because it was never really calling my name, and I thought it was be too sweet, but this was pretty balanced

The pour is mocha colored. The taste is roasted malts, vanilla beans, chocolate liquer, mild caramel & mild coconut. Oh well, it was interesting to try a beer made with chocolate, caramel, coconut flavors & vanilla beans. Cheers! B

 

This is a very tasty beer and a joy to drink. The appearance is dark oak red and the aroma is dominated by coconut but it has hints of vanilla and rich dark malts. The taste follows the smell and is again coconut but with hints of vanilla and alcohol. The feel is smooth with a slight overly sweet finish but still a good beer which I enjoyed a lot.

 

Bottle poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewing Co pint glass

A: Pours chestnut brown with a frothy light tan head that settles to a light layer and leaves a little nice lacing.

S: Toasty, nutty, coconut jumps out but also some hazelnut, a little vanilla, slightly roasty, cocoa powder, a bit earthy, and caramel toffee sweetness.

T: Toasty, slightly roasty, nutty, lots of coconut, a little hazelnut, a touch of vanilla and milk chocolate, slightly herbal earthy undertones, and a bunch of caramel toffee sweetness.

M: Medium body, moderate carbonation, slightly creamy.

O: I'm sort of on the fence with this one. I rather enjoy a good brown ale and I think they are a great base beer to build on with adjuncts. In this case, the additions come through big time, but can actually get a little overwhelming and kinda come off as artificial. I can appreciate the idea, but sometimes subtlety is the better way to go.

I could smell the coconut, caramel, and chocolate on those nose so I was expecting a more robust beer. Was disappointed to find a more watery mouthful with a weaker finish. One of those beers whose smell is better than the taste.

 

 

 

 

Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a lightly hazy, medium to dark reddish brown with a quarter finger light khaki head that dissipates to patches with light lacing. Aroma of dark and caramel malt, vanilla, coconut and slight cocoa. Flavor is mild dark and caramel malt, coconut, vanilla and light nuttiness and cocoa. Somewhat sharp coconut blast before the finish with has lingering vanilla and coconut. Medium bodied with light creaminess. Showcases the promised additional flavors, especially the coconut with a much more mild cocoa character. Good caramel influenced brown ale body with some toastiness in the background. An unfortunate strong, sharp coconut flavor in the finish that is almost artificial tasting. An overall interesting flavored brown ale, but unbalanced finish.

 

 

Pours a lighter brown. Less than a 1 finger brown head. Retention is ok.
The nose is a bit malty with some coconut notes.
Taste - lots of coconut. Some caramel. Some chocolate.
Lighter body. Slight carbonation.
Interesting beer. Not bad.

 

From a 12oz bottle (date unreadable) into a pint glass. Pours a dark, dark brown, very little head, neglegible retention, no lacing. Smell is dominated by vanilla. Taste is a lot of vanilla and coconut with a hint of roastiness, maybe a touch of sweetness. Mouthfeel is smooth and rather thin, low to nonexistent carbonation. Hoping this was a bad bottle, but overall, this one is a miss for me.

 

 

Pours an effervescent hazel with a thumb+ of pearl colored head. great head retention & lacing

S: Toasty coconut & vanilla

T: Follows the nose, toastyness & hazelnut up front. Sweet toasty coconut, a little chocolate & vanilla as this warms, like an Almond Joy Bar. Finishes toasty, dry with sweet toasty coconut & some hazelnut

MF: Medium body, fairly firm carbonation

Was surprised a beer this low in ABV delivered this much flavor

12oz undated bottle.

Pours dark brown with crimson edgework and an off-white short-lived head. Toffee, caramel, vanilla, and coconut in the nose. Medium bodied with a somewhat creamy mouthfeel. Nut-dusted cocoa with caramel and coconut on the palate. Finishes slightly sweet with lingering vanilla and coconut.