Granola Brown Ale
Black Hog Brewing Co.

Granola Brown AleGranola Brown Ale
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From:
Black Hog Brewing Co.
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
Ranked #112
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
87
Ranked #18,524
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 9.25%
Reviews:
60
Ratings:
326
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 01, 2025
Added:
Jul 04, 2014
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  100
Before a big pig roast, we love to go on a long hike to get the blood flowin’ and our stomachs ready for a serious feast. To keep us going, we pack a few bags of crunchy granola. Then it came to us! Granola Brown allows us to have the best of both worlds - a refreshing brew with all the wonders of our delicious granola! Take this beer on your next hike or hike one up to your lips for a satisfying energy packed libation. Don’t want to pair your beer with a hike? Try our Granola Brown with a nutty Alpine cheese like Springbrook Tarentaise, Comte or Gruyere.
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Rated: 4.18 by Billolick from New York

Mar 01, 2025
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Reviewed by Beersnake from California

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice dark brown color - poured from can. Nose is malty and sweet caramel. Malty, caramel, bready, and mildly sweet. Some nuttiness comes through. Not really any bitterness. Great depth of flavor.
Feb 20, 2025
 
Rated: 4.21 by CoasterRider from Washington

Feb 04, 2025
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Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very good Amer. Brown Ale. I received 3 of them in a package from a "beer of the month" club gift. Poured from a 12 oz can into a pint glass, this beer featured a medium density brown color that became dark amber with lots of highlights when held to a light. The head was large and foamy, light brown in color with good retention and lots of lacing on the glass. Arona and taste were malty, bready, nutty with some brown sugar and a little hops presence. Certainly not a bland brown ale. Mouthfeel was medium rich, very smooth with a little hops presence, In all quite tasty. I look forward to drinking the other two!!!
Feb 01, 2025
 
Rated: 4 by PaleAleWalt from New York

Jan 14, 2025
 
Rated: 4 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Nov 25, 2024
 
Rated: 3.99 by Cathartes from Massachusetts

Oct 29, 2024
 
Rated: 3.88 by howardnss from Pennsylvania

Sep 26, 2024
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Reviewed by Kgoldsbe from Colorado

3.71/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This hop in this is ale is definitely key to its overall character. It does not take away from the roasted and malty flavors that refine a brown ale. It is well balanced and enjoyable to drink.
Oct 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.94 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Jul 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by McSeal from Connecticut

Sep 19, 2022
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Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire

3.99/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 oz can.

Pours a dark copper brown color with 2 fingers of frothy khaki head. Has modest retention. Leaves a ton of cobweb lacing around the glass.

Aromas of brown bread, roasted malts and hazelnut coffee. Some mild chocolate and caramel notes.

Flavors of roasted malts, brown sugar, roasted nuts and coffee with some lighter notes of milk chocolate, caramel, and freshly baked wheat bread. Finishes with a kiss of hops.

The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Very smooth and drinkable. Has a rather dry finish.

Overall, this is a very good brown ale. It's almost like a session porter with how roasted the flavors are, but there's plenty of malty sweetness here with just enough hop character to provide balance.
Aug 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by cryptichead from Illinois

Jun 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.94 by Mcb99d from Massachusetts

Mar 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Mar 02, 2022
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

4.24/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
First, hold the pig. It's brown, but a dark brown, with a light biege enduring head. There's also some real nice glass lacing. The aroma holds some roasted malt, some faint hopping and a good hit of whole grain breadiness. The taste is indeed a bit more roasted malt flavored than the standard Brown Ale. It's not problematically so, it actually adds another layer of complexity. It isn't close to the burnt coffee reminder from some stouts and without noticeable hopping, is a welcome play against the bready and earthiness overall. Everything here is in commendable balance. The roasted malt effect adds just the right about of bitterness and that helps dry the finish. The mouthfeel is a little light, even for a brown ale, but it's only a minor fault. This is above average and close to exceptional brown ale.
Oct 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.98 by Tcsox from Massachusetts

Oct 03, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Sep 05, 2021
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Reviewed by Rapscullion from Massachusetts

4.37/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On draft, June 2021.
Nice clear, chestnut brown color with a good foamy head.
Sweet malt and hazlenuts on the nose.
Body is thicker than it appears, roasted malts and nutty flavours. Hops very light, as they should be.
Very nice brown you could drink a few of watching a game.
Jun 20, 2021
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Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey

3.64/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Reddish brown color with medium carbonation, just below average body
.... aroma is earthy dark honey, granola, some mild coffee and chocolate and an odd aroma i can only describe as clay.
Taste is weaker than the aroma with honey sweetened granola,milk chocolate, malt, and a little coffee.
Overall its good,gets better as it warms up.
Jun 13, 2021