A good, clean nutbrown ale with a malty body. This is our most popular ale due to its smooth and malty flavor. We use a mixture of pale, crystal and black malts in this one, and our primary hop is Target, though we also add some Whitbread Goldings variation as well. The Real Ale is best fresh, so fresh in fact, that it's great right out of the bright tank.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by bluesandbarbq from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/13/2008 10:58:12 AM)
"Knoxville Brewers' Jam 2008. Pours a clear tea brown with a slight tannish head and decent lacing. Some carbonation. Aromas of sweet caramel malt, nuts and hops. Taste is nutty and malty with the hops in the finish."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 6oz @ $1 Unit Cost: $2.67 per Pint
[2] Review by amber_the_fish from Lancaster, PA, USA who has tried this beer many times. (8/21/2008 2:00:36 PM)
"What a glorious, brown ale! The color is absolutely beautiful when poured from bottle or draught. The flavor is not too dark for being such a brown ale, and even those that usually fear dark beers will find this one a pleasure."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/29/2008 11:40:34 PM)
"Tasted at the February Northern California Beer Tasting. This brown ale poured a brownish color from a 12oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity and sweet with a touch of smoke and some tobacco. Medium to light bodied brown ale. The malts are fruity and sweet. with more than a touch of oxidation. The hops are kind of floral. Note this was probably an old or bad bottle as it was kind of thin and somewhat oxidized. Will retry when possible. Mouthfeel was thin. Finish was clean. Aftertaste was slightly bitter. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by Suds McDuff from Suds City, AleTown, USA who has tried this beer many times. (2/15/2008 8:50:07 PM)
"bought being scared of the result... Pours a light tan brown .. some decent head ... smells of a simple beer and cola .. taste is a bit strange, not bad but seems very simple... non offensive but lacks chararter, a breath of fresh air as brown ales aren't really my bag ... mouthfeel seems as good as it gets for a brown ale.. not too bad ...
It's just Bernie!"
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 72oz @ $7.25 Unit Cost: $1.61 per Pint
[5] Review by Stoutlover72 from Northern, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (2/14/2008 1:16:43 PM)
"NorCal Feb '08 - Interesting beer in terms of aroma. Aroma had that smokey, whiskey malty aroma with some leaf tobacco notes as well. Unfortunately, that's where it ended. Appearance was a reddish/plum color with a head without any retention. Mouthfeel is incredibly thin. Flavor is smokey, tobacco, wet cardboard, a bit earthy and some nuttyness in there. Perhaps the bottle has some age on it? I dunno. I would have been nice w/o the oxidation. A fuller body and the brewers might be on to something."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
5/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
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(3.6)
