Brekle's Brown
Anchor Brewing Company

Brekle's BrownBrekle's Brown
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From:
Anchor Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 13.59%
Reviews:
315
Ratings:
867
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 09, 2020
Added:
Mar 07, 2011
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  102
Single hopped with Citra.
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Ratings by bsp77:
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Reviewed by bsp77 from Minnesota

3.65/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint.

Appearance: Somewhat dark orangish-brown with nice initial head, leaving slight lacing.

Smell: Caramel and roasted malt with some definite citrus and spice from the Citra hops.

Taste: Tastes like a Brown Ale with Citra, with caramel, nuts and a light roastiness offset by a somewhat spicy, bitter and citrusy finish. Some sips it seems like there is too much Citra; other sips not enough. Odd that the balance never seems quite right. Some lingering sweetness as well.

Feel: Moderate carbonation, medium body, fairly dry finish.

Overall: While definitely enjoyable, it does not mesh as well as hoped and is somewhat of a letdown for Anchor.
Dec 27, 2011
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Reviewed by ForetSaison from California

5/5  rDev +35.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I maybe only tried it twice, but I've been looking for this beer ever since. Not sure if Anchor Steam produce it anymore. This is the best brown ale out there; and I must tell you, I've tried some of the top notch brown ales from the UK and the USA. This is Anchor Steam for you. World class quality beer at a fair price.
Apr 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.52 by jglipschultz from Minnesota

Mar 02, 2019
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Rated by Nass from Florida

2/5  rDev -45.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
This was not what I was expecting either, this beer such a harsh dark fruit taste. This beer is simply not for me. Cheers! C-
Oct 31, 2018
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Reviewed by stcules from Italy

2.94/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Dark amber, clean, one finger of standard brown foam.
In the smell fresh hop, peach, caramel malt and dark candy sugar. Quite strange, but a good mix.
In the taste the maltiness and the sugarness are more strong, and a bit cloying. A bit too much caramel. Not a great drinkability.
Average body, malty and caramel aftertaste, sugary finish.
Jan 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.55 by desint from Belgium

Dec 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.51 by CurtisD from Canada (NB)

Oct 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.89 by clarknova from Germany

Oct 10, 2017
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4.5/5  rDev +22.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From Labirratorium. In Teku glass. Playing 8 Bit Commando. Brown sugar, nuts, even dark fruits in a full mouthfilling body. The citra hops provides a well integrated refreshing herbal touch
Sep 06, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.87/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a dark milky brown color with a thick finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head that slid off at a mild pace. Light touch of white foamy lace ran around the glass somewhat ringy but sliding after a little bit of watching.
The aroma centered around a blend of brown sugar, roasted malts, milk chocolate, dark fruits and a little bit of dark chocolate. Eventually, a light earthy to herbal hop touch evens out the overall scent.
The flavor leaned towards the sweet side through a blend of milk chocolate, dark fruits, brown sugar and herbal hop quality. Smooth sweet chocolate to dark fruity aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied, perhaps sitting just a touch under making it an absolutely smooth sessionable quality rolling about my tongue. Carbonation felt maybe just a touch under, but somehow I wasn't bothered by that. ABV seemed to match what was projected by the brewer.
Overall, well done English Brown ale or what I thought was an English brown ale. I'll admit that I think that it needed more hops to show an American quality about it.
Jul 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by SaisonRichBiere from Michigan

Apr 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.72 by HopBelT from Belgium

Mar 31, 2017
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Reviewed by Skrumpy from Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Brown ale with foamy, tan head. Some streak lacing. The aroma is bread malt and some earthy/herbal notes from the hops. The flavor is a bit the same, a bit of nut flavor and caramel. A bit of bitterness from the pine & herbal characteristics of the hops. Dry finish. An interesting beer, I may have to drink another to fully capture its various, subtle qualities.
Mar 10, 2017
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

3.73/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark brown with two fingers of khaki head. Head formation is foamy, with great retention. Lacing forms in patches here and there. Aroma is a mash-up of toasty, bready, and musty malts, with a simple pine hop stick in the back. Flavor profile is soothing malts, with a slightly musty after taste. Toasty, and bready malts drive the flavor profile. Hops are nice present here, but there is a hint of pine hops. Mouth feel is slightly grainy. It does expand and form a thicker consistency as it warms, with the consistency starting around the middle of the road. Overall, a tasty brown ale. It has quality notes going for it, with a great look.

Served in a 12oz snifter.
Dec 23, 2016
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.66/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottled 12/9/15; drank 1/24/16 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque brown/purple appearance.

A rough pour yielded a huge khaki head; frothy tree-rung lace.

Banana, brown sugar & raspberry notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Banana flavors up front; caramel & grapefruit notes combine for an American Barleywine-like finish. This smelled pretty good but the taste disappointed. Too bad.
Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by travelguy from Ohio

Dec 19, 2016
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Reviewed by cjgator3 from Florida

4/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Brekle's Brown is a really tasty brown ale with great character and flavor. This is a really solid brew from Anchor.
Nov 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.87 by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

Oct 29, 2016
 
Rated: 1.5 by Edie from Oklahoma

Oct 26, 2016
Brekle's Brown from Anchor Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 867 ratings