Bangor Brown
Geaghan's Restaurant & Pub
- From:
- Geaghan's Restaurant & Pub
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
Ranked #230 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #26,883 - Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 13.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 17, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Known as the “Jewel in the Queen City’s Crown,” the Thomas hill Standpipe overlooks our fair city. Our Bangor Brown is the jewel in our line up of ales. Its contrasting chocolate-like malt profile, hop character, and dry-hopped aroma specifically denotes a true American-Style Brown Ale and makes it a real crowd pleaser. Dark and malty with a full citrus hop flavor this brew has a history as rich and colorful as the City of Bangor.
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Reviewed by LagerMan_US from Maine
4.37/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Rich and full bodied, for sure. Brewer's description is accurate, and they produce some of the best brews in Maine, a state where craft brewing is a significant industry,
Plus - the name / label; well, I live in Bangor, my name is Brown, and the standpipe view depicted is practically in my backyard.
So, perhaps ? . . that might make me a bit partial . )
Jul 27, 2023Plus - the name / label; well, I live in Bangor, my name is Brown, and the standpipe view depicted is practically in my backyard.
So, perhaps ? . . that might make me a bit partial . )
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.9/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16 oz can
Clear chestnut brown color, cream colored head. Decent head retention. Aroma of mild caramel and toasty malt. Similar flavor, well balanced, not too sweet. Medium bodied.
Sep 28, 2022Clear chestnut brown color, cream colored head. Decent head retention. Aroma of mild caramel and toasty malt. Similar flavor, well balanced, not too sweet. Medium bodied.
Rated by Pete9094 from Pennsylvania
3.85/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Like this one a lot. I little more hop presence than most brown ales but it works!
Jun 21, 2018
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.96/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a moderate pace. Stringy lace. The aroma had some sweet to roasty nuts, milk chocolate, touch of coffee beans and a rounded earthy hop spice at the end. The flavor blended fairly nice between all of the prior mentioned aromas and added a little bit of citrusy bitter to sweet hoppiness. Roughly touches the aftertaste and grips the finish with a little bit of hop abrasion. The palate was almost medium bodied with a crisp almost sessionable sort of feel to it. Carbonation was a bit lower than expected. ABV felt fine. Overall, if that carbonation was pulled up just a bit more, I wonder if the hop abrasion wouldn’t be as harsh as it was. But the aromas and flavors came across really well.
Jun 22, 2017
Reviewed by Bierliebhaber3 from Massachusetts
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This brown ale pours a dark brown, almost black, color with a red tint and a fairly thick frothy off white head. The smell has the standard caramel, semi-sweet chocolate, and roasted grain notes of a brown ale, but there is also a hoppy citrus presence as well. The flavor is much the same. The roasted grains are the most dominant flavor, but the flavors overall somehow seem a bit washed out. The hops leave a faint bitterness on the finish. The body is medium, a little bit lighter than I expected given the color. Not a bad brown ale at all though I tend not to enjoy the hoppy browns as much. It’s also not that exciting though.
Jun 16, 2017
Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire
3.62/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Actually 6% abv, This pours dark brown with a bit of lasting tan foam. Aroma is a little bit of citrus, a little bit of smoke. Flavor is pretty similar - I don't tend to like hoppy browns, but this one is okay. The finish is dry and somewhat bitter and that's the only real disappointment.
Oct 22, 2016
Rated by Cory_nich
4.85/5 rDev +28%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.85/5 rDev +28%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Great Brown. Definitely my favorite Geaghan beer so far.
Apr 02, 2016
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