McKinley Brown Ale
Laughing Sun Brewing Company
- From:
- Laughing Sun Brewing Company
- North Dakota, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 4.71%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2017
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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This mild brown ale takes its name from the late Kodiak bear “McKinley,” a Dakota Zoo favorite for 23 years. Our McKinley is a combination American brown ale and English-style brown ale. We use an American malt base to provide slight roast flavors, Summit hops for bittering, and English hops for aroma. Fermented with a London ESB yeast, this mild brown finishes smooth. A portion of the proceeds of this beer will be donated to the Dakota Zoo.
O.G. = 1.053
IBU = 32
SRM = 23
O.G. = 1.053
IBU = 32
SRM = 23
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4.1/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewery. The appearance was a nice looking brown color. Nice lacing appeared after the head dissipated after about a minute. The smell had a full fledged roasted coffee to sweet chocolate, rolling thick and bready, so full. The taste was there, slightly hard to consider an English Brown Ale but came across as an exceptionally sweet and roasty American Porter. On the palate, this sat about a medium on the body with a decent sipping to sessionable quality about it. Carbonation sat exceptionally smooth and silky. Overall, this might be considered a Brown Ale but ya know I still really liked it for what it is. Could be considered close to an American Porter. Still awesome.
Jun 09, 2017
Reviewed by Back_in_the_Saddle from Vermont
4.01/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking brown color. Nice lacing appeared after the head dissipated after about a minute. The smell had a full fledged roasted coffee to sweet chocolate, rolling thick and bready, so full. The taste was there, slightly hard to consider an English Brown Ale but came across as an exceptionally sweet and roasty American Porter. On the palate, this sat about a medium on the body with a decent sipping to sessionable quality about it. Carbonation sat exceptionally smooth and silky. Overall, this might be considered a Brown Ale but ya know I still really liked it for what it is. Could be considered close to an American Porter. Still awesome.
Nov 19, 2015The appearance was a nice looking brown color. Nice lacing appeared after the head dissipated after about a minute. The smell had a full fledged roasted coffee to sweet chocolate, rolling thick and bready, so full. The taste was there, slightly hard to consider an English Brown Ale but came across as an exceptionally sweet and roasty American Porter. On the palate, this sat about a medium on the body with a decent sipping to sessionable quality about it. Carbonation sat exceptionally smooth and silky. Overall, this might be considered a Brown Ale but ya know I still really liked it for what it is. Could be considered close to an American Porter. Still awesome.
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