Downtown Brown Ale
Amsterdam Brewery
- From:
- Amsterdam Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
Ranked #162 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #37,100 - Avg:
- 3.46 | pDev: 13.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 63
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 24, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 08, 2002
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 18
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
An English brown ale brewed with UK malts and hops. Chestnuts colored with a slight nuttiness & a full malt flavor.
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Reviewed by InspectorHound from Canada (ON)
3.43/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours medium brown with a light head.
Smells sweet and grassy.
Mouth feel is slightly oily.
Tastes of whole wheat bread, and toffee, no nut tastes to speak of.
This beer earns a B -
Feb 22, 2020Smells sweet and grassy.
Mouth feel is slightly oily.
Tastes of whole wheat bread, and toffee, no nut tastes to speak of.
This beer earns a B -
Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York
4/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on tap in a 20 oz (946 ml) Britannia glass at the Amsterdam BrewHouse in Toronto, Ontario.
A: Pours a clear, dark copper with a one to two finger, wheat head, decent retention, but sudsy lacing.
S: Aromas of coffee and toffee mostly.
T: Semisweet. Flavors derived from the nose, but coffee and toffee enhanced by walnut nuttiness. Balanced bitterness.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: A highly drinkable and on style, English Brown Ale.
Aug 28, 2019A: Pours a clear, dark copper with a one to two finger, wheat head, decent retention, but sudsy lacing.
S: Aromas of coffee and toffee mostly.
T: Semisweet. Flavors derived from the nose, but coffee and toffee enhanced by walnut nuttiness. Balanced bitterness.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: A highly drinkable and on style, English Brown Ale.
Reviewed by ADicerni from Canada (BC)
3.12/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance is lees than spectacular with nice nut brown colour but almost no head other than a thin tan foam around the edge of the glass.
Smell is also lacking. Near odourless but a faint smell of malt.
Taste is somewhat better with the light hoppy Malt flavours of caramel and biscuits.
Mouthfeel is light and watery.
Overall, an unimpressive ale for me.
May 19, 2018Smell is also lacking. Near odourless but a faint smell of malt.
Taste is somewhat better with the light hoppy Malt flavours of caramel and biscuits.
Mouthfeel is light and watery.
Overall, an unimpressive ale for me.
Rated by eberesford from Canada (ON)
3.6/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pleasant - slightly nutty brown. Served a little too cold at the Barrel House.
Mar 18, 2018
Reviewed by Boto from Connecticut
3.88/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draught @ Amsterdam Brewhouse: This one pours a dark caramel color. It has a thin light tan head. Good nose. Malts, biscuit, toffee and some grasiness. The taste is good. Malts, biscuit, toffee, some nuttiness. Nice!
Aug 27, 2017
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.93/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was poured into a mug. The appearance was a slight dark amber almost brown color with a finger and a half’s worth of white foamy head that held for a little bit before gently dieing. Just a wisp of messy lace. The aroma had some sweet caramel/toffee malts up front with some nuttiness. Light toast and then some earthy/grassy hops. The flavor did a decent job of blending sweet to roast and that slid into the aftertaste and sliding into the finish. The feel was about medium bodied, maybe just a tad under with a pretty good sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt good. Overall, nicely done English brown ale well worthy of having again.
Jun 28, 2017
Rated by TheBigBeerGuy19 from Canada (ON)
2.9/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.9/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Was hoping for a more consistent taste from top to bottom. An off white head with hints of toffee in both the smell and taste.
Jun 23, 2017
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