Stone Mutt Brown

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  1. apendecto

    apendecto Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2009 Michigan

    Browns don't get enough love. I'm curious.

    http://www.stonebrewing.com/spotlight/muttbrown/

    Stone brewers Drew Neldon and Steve Via won this year’s annual in-house Stone Spotlight Series brewing competition with this hefty brown ale—an impressive result considering that one of them had never encountered a brown ale he liked before tasting this one. Given layers of flavor from Vienna, Victory and Chocolate Wheat Malts, and warming, refined sweetness from Honey Malt and turbinado sugar, it’s a rich and soothing beer brewed with respect to traditional English methods and New World innovation. The British-American bulldog of the craft beer world? Perhaps. Best in Show? Absolutely.
     
    #1 apendecto, Apr 24, 2015
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  2. SlovenianMight

    SlovenianMight Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2013 Ohio

    Sounds like a winner to me, will definitely be keeping my eyes open for this one should it see Ohio.
     
    #2 SlovenianMight, Apr 24, 2015
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  3. juke_cleveland

    juke_cleveland Devotee (325) Sep 12, 2014 Indiana

    I can tell you this beer kicks ass. I agree browns don't get enough love. I thought this was beautiful and balanced. Same with Jupiter, but in a different light. Browns can have a glorious mouthfeel and balance that a lot of other styles just ignore. Pilsner is another underrated style. All flaws will show through a pilsner
     
    #3 juke_cleveland, Apr 24, 2015
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  4. beernuts

    beernuts Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2014 Virginia

    Great beer, its only $4.99 a bottle here too.
     
    #4 beernuts, Apr 24, 2015
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  5. skunkpuddle

    skunkpuddle Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2011 California

    The beer is great. Stone has always made great brown ales
     
    #5 skunkpuddle, Apr 24, 2015
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  6. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    Good beer. Not hoppy or in your face so it won't get much love. I did find it on the sweeter side with a nice creamy body, sweet vanilla flavor and chocolate. If I where to criticize I would say a little more roast would really make it great, but I love a good roast flavor, just my preference.
     
    #6 GetMeAnIPA, Apr 24, 2015
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  7. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    I have seen this a couple places in San Diego ($8.39), so I pulled it out of my refrig and will taste it right here on the Tonight Show. First, it's really dark brown. Flavor is so intense. Do they put licorice in this stuff? that's the main taste along with the ubiquitous Stone hop-handed bitterness. It's so sweet. Tastes more like a highly-flavored Porter than any Brown I've encountered. Dark and dirty. Over and out.
     
    #7 mactrail, Apr 24, 2015
  8. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    It's quite good.
     
    #8 UCLABrewN84, Apr 24, 2015
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  9. Tsar_Riga

    Tsar_Riga Grand Pooh-Bah (3,349) Sep 9, 2013 Minnesota
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    I will buy this if I find it, for sure.
     
    #9 Tsar_Riga, Apr 24, 2015
  10. QuakeAttack

    QuakeAttack Pooh-Bah (2,353) Mar 19, 2012 California
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    I'm in. Always liked browns (not the football team). Goes back to the 80's when finding anything beyond a pilsner or lager was a challenge.
     
    #10 QuakeAttack, Apr 24, 2015
  11. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah

    Never heard of it, but I'm definitely going to buy some. Sounds great.
     
    #11 Domingo, Apr 24, 2015
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  12. WoostaBia

    WoostaBia Savant (1,182) May 24, 2014 Massachusetts
    Trader

    Sounds interesting, Stones version of a brown ale.
     
    #12 WoostaBia, Apr 24, 2015
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  13. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    Really enjoyed it, it was like drinking liquid whipping cream.
     
    #13 Smakawhat, Apr 24, 2015
  14. crazycatcouple

    crazycatcouple Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2015 Arizona

    very good, love everything stone does but i will say this was a breath of fresh air from the hop bombs as of late.
     
    #14 crazycatcouple, Apr 24, 2015
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  15. Texasfan549

    Texasfan549 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Feb 26, 2011 Texas
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    More Brown Than Black was delicious!! Hopefully this one is too.
     
    #15 Texasfan549, Apr 25, 2015
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  16. apendecto

    apendecto Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2009 Michigan

    This delivered. If it didn't have a $10 price tag in my area, I'd buy more.
     
    #16 apendecto, Apr 25, 2015
  17. MistahBeah

    MistahBeah Initiate (0) May 12, 2013 Massachusetts

    One of the best browns I've had. Lots of flavors perfectly balanced. If more browns were like this, there'd be a lot of love for the style
     
    #17 MistahBeah, Apr 25, 2015
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  18. BrownAleBollocks

    BrownAleBollocks Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2014 Kansas

    Excited to find and try this. Hopefully it makes its way to kansas.
     
    #18 BrownAleBollocks, Apr 26, 2015
  19. StartedwithSAM

    StartedwithSAM Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2015 Virginia

    Admittedly I have walked by it a few times at my local beer shop ($8.99), there is still a full row that has been sitting there. I've been curious, my curiosity will eventually have me pick one up.
     
    #19 StartedwithSAM, Apr 26, 2015
  20. rather

    rather Initiate (0) May 31, 2013 California

    it's good but I paid 7.99 for mine and enjoyed it but not going to buy more
     
    #20 rather, Apr 26, 2015
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