November
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

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From:
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
7.7%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.77 | pDev: 12.2%
Reviews:
37
Ratings:
47
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 28, 2014
Added:
Nov 13, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by Spica66:
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Reviewed by Spica66 from Indiana

3.73/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Received this one as an extra from knarf321. Thank you, Franklin!

A: Copper/brown color with decent head formation and retention. Some lacing as you drink.

S: Smells like strong coffee with a touch of vanilla. No hops at all.

T: Tastes like half Best Brown Ale and half coffee. There is some vanilla and slightly chocolaty notes as well, but the coffee is the main player.

M: Medium-light body and a good level of carbonation.

D: As it sits, the coffee is too overpowering. Half of one glass was enough for me.

I am going to age one for 6 months and will update then.
Dec 18, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by yourefragile from District of Columbia

Apr 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Varkias41 from New Jersey

Jul 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by LoveStout from New York

Jul 06, 2013
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Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer pours a brown color with an off-white head. The aroma features a ton of chocolate and coffee notes, as well as some toasted malt and a bit of toffee. The flavor is similar. I get some caramel malt and coffee up front, as well as some very dry, almost bitter dark chocolate notes. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
Aug 19, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by pperez38 from California

Jan 31, 2012
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Reviewed by nrbw23 from Ohio

3.28/5  rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A- Pours a murky brownish red color with a pretty solid tannish colored head. Head is fizzy, has pretty solid retention and leaves some nice layered lacing.

S- Smell is pretty tame. Picking up chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, and herbal hops.

T- Coffee bitterness is here, but nothing over the top. Almost like a bakers chocolate, charcoal and bready malts. Very little hops I can pick up.

M- Lighter side of medium in body and carbonation was a bit on the higher side.

O- Nothing terrible or great either.
Dec 29, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by FrankyLikesIt from New Jersey

Dec 04, 2011
 
Rated: 3.5 by deapokid from Pennsylvania

Nov 23, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by whallgren from Pennsylvania

Nov 19, 2011
 
Rated: 4.5 by brandoman63 from Illinois

Nov 18, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by oline73 from Maryland

Nov 16, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by randomdanger from New Jersey

Nov 15, 2011
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Reviewed by mikesgroove from South Carolina

3.53/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
caramel color brown with just enough light getting through to give it a sort of off reddish tint. The smallish tan head quickly faded and left behind only traces of itself. The aroma itself was lightly smoked almost, full of roasted malts and a touch of caramel. The flavor was light bodied but nicely roasted with a touch of a bittering finish and a flavor full of earthy grain like tones. A nice subtle bread like base was quaintly masked underneath. Overall this was a decent brown ale. It was nothing spectacular, but I do not think it was designed to be, but rather it was a very nice interpretation of the style.
Jul 24, 2011
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Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

3.58/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared by yourefragile. Thanks Mike!

The beer appears light brown with an off white head that leaves some random spots of lacing on the glass. The aroma brings coffee and roast. The flavor is straightforward and fairly one dimensional, with coffee playing the lead role. Some light smoke adds a nice touch. Overall, a pretty decent beer.
Jul 05, 2011
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to Michael for sharing this bottle. Served in a tulip.

Pours a clear brown color with a small white head and some sparse lacing on the way down. The nose brings roasted malt as well as a bit of coffee. The flavor doesn't stray too far, offering a good amount of the included coffee as well as some roasted malt and a bit of dark chocolate in the background. Medium body with average carbonation and a slightly-dry finish. Pretty good coffee brew.
Jun 10, 2011
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Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
November was a pretty nice looking brew. The color was a rich looking brown, quite dark actually. The head was a tan color that lasted for a good amount of time. The aroma was pretty much just straight coffee, there really wasn't much else coming out of this one for me... Perhaps just a very light aroma of hops, but that's about all. The taste was like a chilled roasted coffee with some nuts blended into it. The flavors were good and rather fitting for the time of year. Not a bad brew at all. Glad I had it.
Apr 15, 2011
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Reviewed by brokensail from California

3.55/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Thanks for sharing this one, Bobby.

A: Pours an appropriately dark brown color with a finger and a half of tan head.

S: I can certainly tell this is a coffee beer right away. Lots of coffee aroma without much else. Some earthy notes which could be the coffee or some hops. Just a mild sweetness to the nose.

T: Mostly coffee in terms of the flavor, as well. There is a bit of a coffee grounds type of flavor to this beer. Again, only a mild to moderate sweetness with some molasses and bread being the malt flavors.

M: Medium in body with a moderate carbonation.

O: The coffee flavor wasn't all that impressive in this beer, though it was certainly the dominant flavor component.
Apr 01, 2011
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Reviewed by BeerAndBourbon from Ohio

2.81/5  rDev -25.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
A. Pours a hazy brown with amber and orange edges. Leaves lots of creamy lacing.

S. Lots of good coffee smell, but it overpowers the comparably weak brown ale. The coffee hits up front and then there's nothing.

T. Roasted bitterness with coffee (not as much as the nose) with some odd sweetness that doesn't quite match.

M. Thin with some bright carbonation.

D. Thin and not terribly interesting. It's ok, but I wouldn't get it again.
Feb 11, 2011
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Reviewed by Urbancaver from Ohio

3.65/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a murky brown with a lot of off-white head. Tons of lacing and well carbonated. Smells strongly of coffee. Tons of roast surprised me based on the colour. Tastes less coffee strong than it smells. A nice thick feel but it's abit disconnected from the taste etc. The coffee imparts some extra bitterness that clashes. Overall fairly drinkable
Feb 11, 2011
November from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 47 ratings