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Hash Brown
SweetWater Brewing Company
- From:
- SweetWater Brewing Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 10.42%
- Reviews:
- 96
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 01, 2019
- Added:
- Aug 13, 2015
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 125
An "India Brown Ale".
Oh me oh my… what did we do?
We fired up the skillet to 420°, tossed in a sizzling concoction of 2-row, Wheat, Pale Chocolate, Cara-Brown and Midnight Wheat, then added in a hefty dose of hop hash and other dank-ish-ish-ish fixin’s to scatter, smother and cover this baby all the way.
Resiny, citrusy hops spice up the rich chocolate and caramel notes the malt brought to the mix, making this platter slide down the counter at 60 IBU’s.
Grains: 2-Row, Wheat, Pale Chocolate, Cara-Brown, Midnight Wheat
Hops: Mandarina Bavaria, Bravo, Hop Hash
ABV: 6.2% IBU’s: 60
Oh me oh my… what did we do?
We fired up the skillet to 420°, tossed in a sizzling concoction of 2-row, Wheat, Pale Chocolate, Cara-Brown and Midnight Wheat, then added in a hefty dose of hop hash and other dank-ish-ish-ish fixin’s to scatter, smother and cover this baby all the way.
Resiny, citrusy hops spice up the rich chocolate and caramel notes the malt brought to the mix, making this platter slide down the counter at 60 IBU’s.
Grains: 2-Row, Wheat, Pale Chocolate, Cara-Brown, Midnight Wheat
Hops: Mandarina Bavaria, Bravo, Hop Hash
ABV: 6.2% IBU’s: 60
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Ratings by Beastcpa:
Rated by Beastcpa from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nov 15, 2015
4.06/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nov 15, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.42/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
"Best by 11/17/15"; drank 10/19/15 @ the Yarchives.
See-through brown/red appearance.
A gentle pour yielded a HUGE khaki head (careful pouring!); a curtain of frothy tree-rung lace.
Brown sugar & orange citrus notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Brown sugar & orange citrus flavors up front; harshly bitter grapefruit bite on the finish.
Interesting but not very enjoyable do to the punishing finish. I've had my last.
Apr 01, 2019See-through brown/red appearance.
A gentle pour yielded a HUGE khaki head (careful pouring!); a curtain of frothy tree-rung lace.
Brown sugar & orange citrus notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Brown sugar & orange citrus flavors up front; harshly bitter grapefruit bite on the finish.
Interesting but not very enjoyable do to the punishing finish. I've had my last.
Reviewed by nick_perry from North Carolina
3.74/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Piney hops at first, then a sweet malt finish subtly featuring notes of cocoa. Very smooth, good amount of carbonation. Interesting, and a great combination of an IPA and a brown ale.
Mar 11, 2017Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois
3.34/5 rDev -13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
3.34/5 rDev -13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
16oz draft pour into a pint glass shows a lovely clear shade of mahogany and floats a 1/4in creamy light tan head.
Little to no aroma, metallic, maybe.
Flavors are a mix of chocolate, vanilla, and caramel with a resiny hop bitterness on the back end.
Mouthfeel is crisp and clean, and appropriately light for the style.
I don't get what it wants to be, but I like the flavor, mostly.
Mar 11, 2017Little to no aroma, metallic, maybe.
Flavors are a mix of chocolate, vanilla, and caramel with a resiny hop bitterness on the back end.
Mouthfeel is crisp and clean, and appropriately light for the style.
I don't get what it wants to be, but I like the flavor, mostly.
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.73/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
11/11/16 notes - pours medium dark brown with touches of white foam. Malty nutty nose, like a brown ale, but faint. Starts bready and bursts into a resiny pine malt. Sharp tart citrus. Some cola/vanilla. Clever concoction. Well made.
Feb 05, 2017Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.81/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle into a pint glass. best by 11/29/16, so about 7 weeks late with this one.
amber brown body, frothy off-white head with good lacing.
some non citrus fruit aroma. a little on the "catty" side. no malt aroma.
a little spicy pepperiness. some piney resin. slightly sweet, which is the only hint of this being a brown ale.
medium to full on the mouth, slightly bitter on the finish.
overall, an odd beer. not much of a hint that it's a brown ale. but having said that, this doesn't taste at all bad, even with it's age. hop hash holds up nicely.
Jan 20, 2017amber brown body, frothy off-white head with good lacing.
some non citrus fruit aroma. a little on the "catty" side. no malt aroma.
a little spicy pepperiness. some piney resin. slightly sweet, which is the only hint of this being a brown ale.
medium to full on the mouth, slightly bitter on the finish.
overall, an odd beer. not much of a hint that it's a brown ale. but having said that, this doesn't taste at all bad, even with it's age. hop hash holds up nicely.
Hash Brown from SweetWater Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
409 ratings
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