Moose Drool Brown Ale | Big Sky Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Big Sky Brewing Company
Montana, United States
bigskybrew.com
Style: American Brown Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.10%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
It's chocolate brown in color with a creamy texture. A malty beer with just enough hop presence to keep it from being too sweet. The aroma mostly comes from the malt with a hint of spice added by the hops. Moose Drool is brewed with pale, caramel, chocolate, and whole black malts; and Kent Goldings, Liberty, and Willamette hops.
Added by kbub6f on 12-16-2001
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Ratings: 2,721 | Reviews: 909
4/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A small sample poured to review color, otherwise, the beer was consumed from the bottle, as is constumary on trips with my dad.
Pours a medium brown color with a small sized off-white colored head.
Aroma is of toffee, toasted malt, oats, and caramel.
Taste is of brown sugar, molasses, roasted nuts, grain, and a ton of oats. A bit of citrusy hops cuts through the richness.
Overall, this is a solid brown ale. No offensive flavors and a variety of sweet grain character. As is true to the style, nothing unique to write home about, but good in its own regard. It pairs well with a road trip. It gets 80/100.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A small sample poured to review color, otherwise, the beer was consumed from the bottle, as is constumary on trips with my dad.
Pours a medium brown color with a small sized off-white colored head.
Aroma is of toffee, toasted malt, oats, and caramel.
Taste is of brown sugar, molasses, roasted nuts, grain, and a ton of oats. A bit of citrusy hops cuts through the richness.
Overall, this is a solid brown ale. No offensive flavors and a variety of sweet grain character. As is true to the style, nothing unique to write home about, but good in its own regard. It pairs well with a road trip. It gets 80/100.
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4.14/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The appearance has a dark brown colored body with a full foamy white two finger head that slowly dies to a cap, a lot of foamy ringy spider web lacing appears. The smell has a nice malty chocolate-ness up front with a substantial amount of assorted nutty flavorings back it up. Some coffee notes come in as the beer warms. The taste takes those smells and flavors it with a bit of maltiness. The palate is about a medium with nothing harsh on the tongue. There is a dry aftertaste. Overall, I’m really impressed with this one and would definitely have it again.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The appearance has a dark brown colored body with a full foamy white two finger head that slowly dies to a cap, a lot of foamy ringy spider web lacing appears. The smell has a nice malty chocolate-ness up front with a substantial amount of assorted nutty flavorings back it up. Some coffee notes come in as the beer warms. The taste takes those smells and flavors it with a bit of maltiness. The palate is about a medium with nothing harsh on the tongue. There is a dry aftertaste. Overall, I’m really impressed with this one and would definitely have it again.
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3.75/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Yep, it's a brown ale. Pretty standard stuff here, nothing too interesting, but not bad. I'm not a huge brown guy, because most of them are pretty boring, but this one is nice and drinkable.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Yep, it's a brown ale. Pretty standard stuff here, nothing too interesting, but not bad. I'm not a huge brown guy, because most of them are pretty boring, but this one is nice and drinkable.
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3.17/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle. Excellent deep brown hue. Nice toasty biscuit flavor. Watery aftertaste. Decent brown ale.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle. Excellent deep brown hue. Nice toasty biscuit flavor. Watery aftertaste. Decent brown ale.
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3.56/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.88/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.21/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Looks like root beer when poured. Smell and taste is nutty chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium. Overall a good brown ale, when you can't decide if you want something heavy or light.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Looks like root beer when poured. Smell and taste is nutty chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium. Overall a good brown ale, when you can't decide if you want something heavy or light.
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3.98/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
2.65/5 rDev -28.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
3.7/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.18/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
4.6/5 rDev +24.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
This is a pretty good as beer to change things up from trying IPA's and stouts. Solid, drinkable, well balanced, and underrated.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
This is a pretty good as beer to change things up from trying IPA's and stouts. Solid, drinkable, well balanced, and underrated.
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3.5/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.99/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.24/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Look: Deep brown, pretty opaque. When held up to light had beautiful dark red color
Smell: Initial smell is of hops, which eventually gives way to sweet chocolate and butterscotch
Taste: Nice and malty, faint touch of hop bitterness which eventually gives way to faint chocolate notes on the exhale.
Feel: Initially drank it pretty cold, had a very thin water-like consistency. As it warmed, it became more creamy and lingered on the palate for much longer.
Overall very drinkable beer, would pair well with some brisket.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Look: Deep brown, pretty opaque. When held up to light had beautiful dark red color
Smell: Initial smell is of hops, which eventually gives way to sweet chocolate and butterscotch
Taste: Nice and malty, faint touch of hop bitterness which eventually gives way to faint chocolate notes on the exhale.
Feel: Initially drank it pretty cold, had a very thin water-like consistency. As it warmed, it became more creamy and lingered on the palate for much longer.
Overall very drinkable beer, would pair well with some brisket.
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3.58/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tap poured into glass at the the yard house
Brown, cola like liquid with a thin ring around the edge
Aroma of faint roast malts , whiff of chocolate and coffee
Roast malt taste with coffee and chocolate
Thin body
Nice beer
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tap poured into glass at the the yard house
Brown, cola like liquid with a thin ring around the edge
Aroma of faint roast malts , whiff of chocolate and coffee
Roast malt taste with coffee and chocolate
Thin body
Nice beer
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4.53/5 rDev +22.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Moose Drool Brown Ale from Big Sky Brewing Company
3.7
out of 5
based on 2,721 ratings.
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75