Buena Vista Brown Ale
Alley Kat Brewing Company

Buena Vista Brown AleBuena Vista Brown Ale
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From:
Alley Kat Brewing Company
 
Alberta, Canada
Style:
English Brown Ale
Ranked #44
ABV:
5%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,542
Avg:
3.77 | pDev: 9.55%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
57
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 15, 2023
Added:
Mar 29, 2003
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  11
Formerly Alley Kat Amber

Alley Kat Amber, is our version of the original London-style Brown Ale. Amber pours a nice reddish hue and accompanied with a nose of caramel malts and floral hops. Golding hops are used in this brown ale to give it that light floral hoppiness and slight bitterness.
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Ratings by DoctorStrangiato:
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Reviewed by DoctorStrangiato from Canada (AB)

3.98/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured a 341-ml bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance - dark copper colour with a thin but persevering surface head. Looks fairly carbonated.

Smell - prominent creamy caramel aromas and a little roasted barley. Not a lot of hoppiness to detect.

Taste - nutty, flavourful but clean malt. Good roasted, husky taste. A little sweet on the end.

Mouthfeel - fairly smooth, decent balance.

Drinkability - another one that I could partake of extensively. Very tasty and full of flavour, not at all boring.
Jan 22, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.2 by basedL from Canada (AB)

Apr 15, 2023
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Reviewed by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)

2.5/5  rDev -33.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A very bland and boring amber. No discernible hopping and a very bland caramel/sugary sweetness that becomes unpleasant half was through the bottle. Obviously not aimed at the beer geek crowd but could still improve a lot.
Jan 02, 2016
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Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is a very serviceable brown ale. The malt profile has the requisite caramel toastiness, it looks nice in the glass, and it finishes off-dry due to the hops. I would never turn down a pint of AK Amber.
Jun 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.89 by microwavabledish from Canada (AB)

Apr 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by Idrankthat from Canada (SK)

Apr 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Merlin68 from Canada (AB)

Dec 14, 2014
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Rated by KentCstrait from Canada (AB)

3.9/5  rDev +3.4%
Smells caramel and brown sugar. Front of the tongue is malty and similar to smell. Finish is hoppy. This is a very nice beer.
Nov 28, 2014
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Rated by Mlkluther from Canada (AB)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%
Nice smooth beer with a roasted malt finish.
Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by FadetoBock from Canada (AB)

Sep 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by LDuke from Canada (AB)

Sep 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Sathanas from Canada (AB)

Sep 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Aug 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Corson from Canada (AB)

Aug 26, 2014
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Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)

3.69/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Enjoyed a pint on tap at Beer Revolution in Calgary. A reddish bronze brew with an aroma of light caramel, nuts, and toast, with a whiff of candied apple fruitiness and tangy Goldings hops. Nothing overly aggressive but everything is in its right place. Same with the palate ... Semi-dry, quite bitter, faintly floral, and quite nutty, with bar nuts and perhaps peanut brittle, brown sugar, and raisin providing both the appetizer and the main course, with the leafy hops do exert themselves during the finish, dried grass and an echo of forest floor wildflower. On the low end of moderate in terms of mouthfeel, just a little chewy. I generally prefer my English browns a tad sweeter than this but I laud the hopping regime and the malt flavors do develop nicely over the course of a session.
Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Jul 20, 2014
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

3.89/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L - copper in color with a persistent beige head
S - rich aroma of toasted grain, caramel, bread crust, yeast
T - earthy hops compliment sweet toasty grain and caramel malt, toffee, bread, yeast, and floral hops are also present
F - higher carbonation gives it a fuller but medium feel, finishes dry and semi-bitter, fairly clean as well
O - nice English brown with plenty of balanced flavor. Thanks to some Canadian friends for bringing this down for me to try!
Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by NorthernSoul from Canada (SK)

Mar 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tivlavrie from Canada (AB)

Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rogerdandy from Canada (AB)

Feb 24, 2014
Buena Vista Brown Ale from Alley Kat Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 57 ratings