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Fox Farm Brewery

 

 

 

 

16 oz can

dark chestnut brown color, cream colored head. great head retention, and rings of lacing left on the glass. nice aroma of toasted malt and mild cocoa. similar taste, good depth of flavor, and great balance, mild roast, not sweet. medium bodied, smooth feel.

 

 

On tap at Sabatinis in Exeter pa early this evening.

Great looking brown ale. Dark brown body, small off white head leaves dripping rings of lacing. Aroma is malty with the barest whisper of coffee. On tasting, malty, significant roast which is long lasting. Goes down very easy. The only minor gripe is the lack of a small sweetness, which would bump up my score significantly.

Pours a dirty chestnut brown; some cloudiness when backlit, spongy off white head, bubbly and craggy when settling, thin film is was persists.

Nose; dried out bread, lightly browned toast, coffee breath, woody spice, light chocolate and roast.

Taste is has a lot of toastiness to it but it verges towards roast, the hops really kick in on the finish; lightly resiny, maybe even a touch of pine; walnut and brownie qualities in the aftertaste.

Medium body; creamy carbonation and nicely bitter, has a nice stickiness to it, it’s quite drinkable for such abv.

 

3.9/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16-oz can purchased cold at the brewery yesterday, stamped CANNED ON 10/11/23 to a tulip at fridge temp.
The body is surprisingly pitch black in the glass. An off-white head sits above, fades quickly but laces with a nice scattered pattern.
The aroma is really mild, but there are hints of malt and earth.
Sips are impressive, mild malt sweetness in the front, dry chalky finish. There are hints of dried fruit in between, prunes, raisins but that is subtle. Really impressive for something labeled Brown Ale.
The mouthfeel is almost stout-like but thinner of course. The chalky finish (which I like) kind of changes everything at the end.
I’m not a fan of sweet stouts/porters/brown ales, I really enjoyed the dryness of this beer.

 

16oz can courtesy of Roguer. According to the stamp on the bottom of the can, this was canned on either June or August 31, 2022.

Poured into a nonic pint glass, this was a very dark shade of brown, virtually black. Held up to direct light, it gave away a slightly lighter brown color at the edges. Modest, light tan head.

Roasty nose. Fairly bitter aroma, hinting at black coffee, but with a sweetness reminiscent of cocoa as well.

Quite a flavorful brown ale. Almost porterish. Coffeeish roasted malt flavor up front that gives way to a light but well balanced sweetness reminiscent of cocoa and brown sugar.

Medium bodied, with a slightly creamy mouth feel.

Nice robust brown ale, one that drinks very nicely, indeed, on a cold winter evening. This would be a regular winter player in my fridge and at local bars if it were available, locally.

This is one killer brown ale, bordering on a porter, rich, complex, malty goodness!

Beautiful beer, dark but quite clear, with good head retention.

Aroma is impressively balanced, giving the impression of a generously but carefully hopped brown ale.

It's a bit of a let down on the palate. Very expressive and flavorful, but the flavor balance doesn't quite work out as well as the nose implies. Very sweet, nutty, caramel-ly, with leather and bark from the hops.

This is a very good brown ale, and very flavorful.

 

 

P: Pours a deep clear mahogany brown with reddish edges. Light tan head fades to a lasting fine thin ring leaving nice lacing all the way down.

S: First impression is roasty coffee with semi-sweet chocolate notes, light char or smoke, nuts, dark toasty malt. Burnt element increases with temperature, but never to detriment.

T: Flavor follows nose, doubling down on the coffee and char components, with chocolate lasting through to the end and adding a touch of sweetness as a balance to the more robust up-front flavors. The more I drink this the more I like it. Need to write quickly before it’s gone.

M: Medium body, light-medium carbonation that doesn’t call attention to itself but perfectly supports the flavors and textures. Long lingering coffee finish.

O: Love it (is Robust Brown a category?). And like everything other Fox Farm beer I’ve been fortunate enough to try, it’s quality stuff – nothing over the top or out of place, just super well-made, balanced and delicious. More please.

This one pours a golden dark brown color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This one smells like caramel, rye, semi sweet breadiness, and dark fruit.

This is quite nice, with a complex maltiness that reminds a bit of caramel, coffee, rye, breadiness, and maybe even some raisin. There's just a hint of hop character, nothing overwhelming.

This is medium bodied, creamy, but pretty crisp, and very drinkable.

This is a surprisingly complex brown ale, especially when you let it open up a little bit.