Bolo Coconut Brown
Burial Beer Co.

Dark brown ale, with a moderately sized light brown head with good retention. No significant lacing.

Pleasant aroma, with toast, caramel, coffee, and coconut. The coconut isn't overwhelming. A touch of earthy spice from the hops, and light floral notes, along with red grapes.

Flavor follows: it's a pleasant mix of many flavors, certainly on the sweet side for a brown ale, but not cloying. Up front: fruit, brown sugar, coconut. On the back half: a crisp, neutral hoppiness that I can only describe as a clean, balancing bitterness. A touch of spice and earth.

Extremely easy to drink; crisp, lively, and light-to-medium bodied.

This is a pleasant and unique ale. The 5.6% makes it quite crushable, too, especially out of the tall boy format.

 

 

Grassy, wheat, caramel smell. Coconut taste is almost absent but an excellent brown with a pleasant taste all throughout.

 

I tried a pint of this beer off the tapper at a Market place in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It poured a dark amber with off white head that left some lace. The scent had chocolate and coconut notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with semi sweet dark chocolate malt base with grain and coconut presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body and had good carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer.

Tropical, clean, easy drinking. The kind of dark beer you can drink year round. It doesn’t hit you over the head with the coconut flavor. Genuinely balanced, not just for a dark beer, but just for a beer.

(12 oz bottle, no date/code; purchased single off shelf at State Line this week... poured into my Sapwood stemless wine glass)

L: dark, burgundy-brown liquid; huge foam build, tight, moussy, w/ bubbly cap... keeps a messy cap, lacing more and in broader bands than expected

S: Almond Joy with a roasty-nutty accent, also some burnt sugar elements reminiscent of a dark rum... definitely dominantly 'brown' in its aromas... invitingly bold in overall intensity

T: coconut-forward, semi-sweet, with a bold, near-bracing, vaguely tea-tannic, roast-soiled bitterness booming behind it... aftertaste is relatively dry, with the roasted grain continuing to hum, smolder even... perhaps some earthy hop noise in there, hints of black peppery spice... at the end, spilled a little white rum in it, quite nice

F: the residuals have some vague coconut oil slickness going on... medium-bodied, thick, lacking roundness... I don't mind, and even rather enjoy, a nectary malt sludge in a brown ale like this... thankfully only subtle booze heat

O: not bad as a brown ale... I would have this again... luckily it's properly malty and has enough abrasive roast to balance out any overtly sweet or sugary expressions... very few beers get the coconut thing right, and it's right in this (2264)

12 oz bottle from the Wall of Beer in Clemson SC ($3.49).

Appearance. A very dark reddish-brown body with a short, fizzy and partially short-lived beige head.

Well crafted but this would be rather run-of-the-mill were it not for the light touch of coconut.

 

 

 

 

Decent brown ale - looks great, smells decent, and it’s one I’ll be glad to have again.

Look: The quintessential Brown Ale. Cola brown liquid with an off-white head. The head dissipates very quickly. Has some bubbly lace fingers on there glass.
Smell: Chocolate and coconut.
Taste: Great blend of maltiness with above mentioned chocolate and coconut. Slightly sweet for the average brown ale which is a good thing.
Feel: Got that brown ale seltzer thing going on. But it is quite refreshing.
Overall: One of the most enjoyable brown ales I have ever had. I believe I'll have another. Thumbs up!

Doesn't sound good on the surface and makes one think of the likes of peanut butter & jelly stout or passion fruit/guava hazy ipa. But it's not and works fantastically well as the base of flavors for a beer of this style. Recommended

Very nice and not too heavy. The coconut is subtle, not overpowering. Perfect on a crisp evening.

 

 

Picked up a can with lunch at Rhu, a bakery in Asheville. Perfect complement to lunch. Not heavy but good nutty flavor. Scent is robust and taste follows. Good mouthfeel and smooth finish.