La Brea Brown
Fossil Cove Brewing Co.

 

 

 

A mighty scent of chocolate, coffee, and roasted grains open with the pour. These carry forward to the mouth, with the addition of caramel, pumpkin spice, and a host of sweet dark fruits- cherry, plum, grape. Heavy malts exhale with a low carbonation. Very close to a dessert, but not quite. A perfect Fall imbibe, IMO.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Russ!
Treated as a Belgian brown ale, this was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a fully dark brown color with a small white foamy head quickly sliding off. Barely any lace.
The aroma had a fabulous blend of milk chocolate, Belgian chocolate, light earthy spice, sweet coffee bean, some roasty coffee beans, toast, brown sugar, dark fruits, caramel/toffee malts, light nutty/pecan-like character and a touch of wafer on the back end.
The flavor yields towards the sweetness of the blend - taking the milk chocolate, brown sugar, Belgian chocolate, dark fruits and malts to mix thoroughly and very nicely. Aftertaste seemed like cocoa powder, brown sugar, caramel/toffee malts and pecans - very nice.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with fine in between sort of sessionable to sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt on par. Cocoa powder-like finish with a touch of nuts and roast.
Overall, very nice as a Belgian brown ale, we'll say Belgian dark ale for the sake of Beer Advocate.

 

Bread malt and carmel marry together with hops poking out just slightly.

Taste rating in words: it's a windy cool fall day sitting by a fire looking out are the beauty.

Love this beer. I find myself craving it.

 

 

 

One of my go-to's in Fay-town. Pours a deep amber-brown, see through with a very small, off white head. Smells like a caramel apple, quite sweet but not overly much so. The taste is light, dominantly sweet, with apples showing up again, and a bit of plum or some other dark fruit. A bit of a hop character that lingers just a bit at the end. An interesting take on the style. Still smooth and somewhat malty, but that fruitiness sets it apart. Perfect mouthfeel, medium with medium to light carbonation. Overall, this is a very solid Brown that might be a bit too sweet for some, but suits my palate perfectly.

 

 

Pours a clear, brown color. 1/5 inch head of an off-white color. Poor retention and poor lacing. Smells of sweet malt, hint of roasted malt, hint of hops, and a hint of yeast. Fits the style of an American Brown Ale. Mouth feel is sharp and clean, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of strong sweet malt, slight roasted malt, hint of caramel malt, hint of nut, and slight hops. Overall, not bad, but average at best.