Best Brown Ale
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

 

 

October 30th, 2016 - It is difficult for me to get excited by brown ales. But every once in awhile one comes along that offers something new and exciting, and Bell's American Brown Ale is one of those. I'm drinking it straight from the bottle today, so there's not much aroma for me to parse, but the flavor is excellent, and well supported by the mouthfeel. There's a profound depth of toffee and apple (though not a candied apple), and the flavor leans a little on the sweeter side. But the mild fig touch at the front of the palate eases me into the sweeter brew. The aftertaste is also short, escorting the sweeter notes away quickly enough to just be missed.

Muddy brown pour with an off-white head. This is a gentle beer--hints of caramel, a moderate roasty quality that never gets too BIG. Smooth texture makes it silky down the hatch. Great malt/hop balance. This is a wonderful beer to accompany the first falling leaves.

 

 

Pours dark brown and slightly hazed with a nice foamy tan head and excellent lacing.

Malty and roasty aromas. A touch of coffee and chocolate. But mostly caramel malts and bready notes.

The flavor follows the nose along with some fruit notes and smoke and leather, and then some sneaky earthy hops at the finish.

Medium bodied, decently carbonated, with a long finish.

This is an excellent brown ale.

Best Brown Ale pours a brown color, with a big, long lasting silky head. Aroma is sweet, malty, dark cereal. Flavor is sweet, rich, malty, a hint of earth and smoke to round it out. Good body and feel. Overall, just a great brown ale, no frills.

 

 

Cloudy dark amber appearance.
Just below average carbonation with about a medium body.
Aroma is malt, roasted malt, toasted grain, and caramel.
Taste mild sweetness with toasted grain,earthy mild bitter hops, caramel and dark fruit.
Overall its a really nice beer that I would look for again.

 

 

 

 

Below average brown ale, cloudy, weak aromas, weak flavor, and wouldn't get again or recommend, since there a several better local brown ales in my area. Nah.

 

 

It smells bready and sweet like a brown should. There's not much else to it.

It starts off a little watery but then the flavor picks up and it's malty with an earthy but slightly chocolaty taste.

It's thin, smooth and moderately fizzy. The finish is short and sweet with only a hint of bitterness.

It's a decent brown better than average but nothing setting it apart.  Overall I'd give it a 3.7 out of 6.

 

 

 

Rather hazy dark amber color. Off white head with a lot of variation in bubble size. Smells like beautiful toasty malt, but not too powerful. Primary tasting notes are caramel, toast, nuts and malt. Surprisingly light on the pallet, and very easy to drink. Great fall/winter beer.

 

 

 

 

 

Mahogany color. Lot of rising bubbles. Thin lingering white head. Enjoyable notes of nuts, caramel, and roasted malt. Medium bodied. Appropriate carbonation. Dry finish. One of the better representations of the style.

Pours dark amber. Toasted malt aroma. Slightly sweet malt body. Not too heavy. Smooth. Good flavor. A solid brown ale.

Bottled 8/20/20

Slightly hazy brown, two fingers large bubbled tan head, full curtained lacing and cap.

Caramel, ginger, cocoa, date aromas.
Nutty Roast malty straightforward flavor.
Nice bitter finish, medium body, plenty of carbonation, creamy feel.

Perfect for a cool Fall afternoon.

12oz bottle, almost three months old according to the 'born on' date

Can't comment on the look, I dranked it out tha bottle. Sweet and creamy with a smokey hoppped-out funk, this is a brown that delivers all-around.

The name is a boast, but an accurate one

 

 

this is a straight forward four-on-the-floor brew that is an absolute delight. nothing extravagant here, and decidedly uncomplicated, this brew aims at being consistent and enjoyable and absolutely sticks that landing.
as advertised, it is a cocoa and caramel malt bomb with a slight earthiness and fair nuttiness to spice it up; it looks beautiful and brown/chestnut with amber hues, with a tan head that sticks around and leaves little-to-no lacing behind spare a few suds; medium carbonation and medium body leaves you with a full pillow-fluffed mouthfeel and a slightly bitter finish that warms in slight brown sugar booze heat as it sits.
splendid. 10/10 will do again and recommend. extra "overall" pts given for nailing their aim

 

 

Chestnut appearance, some haziness, with a small tan head and decent lacing. Good mix in the aroma as notes toffee, caramel, brownie bits and walnuts swirl around. Earthy flavor of roasted malts, dried fruit and cocoa. Moderate sweetness but the hop profile keep things from becoming too gummy, Nicely carbonated mouthfeel with a lasting finish.

Slightly hazy brown, dense off-white head, nice retention and lace
Nutty, slightly caramel and cocoa nose
Pretty much tastes like it smells
Medium bodied, low carbonation makes it seem more full
Browns aren't really my thing, but this one is very nice

Hey! This is really good - hard to say "best" with Underground Mountain Brown on the shelves but then again... this is great without the coffee and bourbon trappings... hmmm... Very impressive - warming malts and sweet brown bread notes but not too sweet - lightly toasted grains with a nutty edge - and super-drinkable - very smooth and light... I'm not normally a "brown ale guy" but this is something else... Get some while it's around...

8/5/20 bottling...