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Big River Sweet Magnolia American Brown Ale

Big River Sweet Magnolia American Brown Ale

Rated 3.386 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Big River Grille & Brewery, Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN, United States

Style:  Brown Ale

5.2% Alcohol by Volume

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Brown in color with a medium body, Sweet Magnolia has a floral hop aroma created by Mt. Hood hops. A sweet, malty flavor is rendered by Crystal and Chocolate malts from the United Kingdom. Sweet Magnolia Brown won a gold medal in the 1998 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.

ID: 10123 Last updated 17 years ago Added to database 20 years ago

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Overall Rank6030
Overall Percentile88.7
Style Rank95 of 1128
Style Percentile91.6
Lowest Score3.0
Highest Score4.4
Average Score3.491
Weighted Score3.386
Standard Deviation0.466

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  • HANNAH 1021 reviews
    rated 3.5 14 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Pours medium brown with good clarity and small, creamy head. The aroma is sweet and malty with some light herbal topnotes. The flavor is clean and malty without excessive sweetness. Medium bodied with proper carbonation. Surprisingly good sample at a Disney property.

  • BLUESANDBARBQ 2568 reviews
    rated 3.5 14 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Draft @ Big River - downtown Chattanooga. Pours a dark tea brown with a smallish head and some lacing. Sweet malts and nuts with some fruitiness and cocoa in the aroma. Taste is slightly sweet as advertised with some nuts, fruits, some choclate and a touch of some lemon sour. Enjoyable.

  • BEERGUY101 5022 reviews
    rated 3.0 17 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    Tasted on tap at brewpub. This brown ale pours a dark mahogany color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity and sweet, with some dark malt. A medium bodied brown ale. Malts are nutty and caramel, semi-sweet. Hops are earthy and floral. Not as sweet as a lot of brown ale. Mild flavors. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

  • ARACAUNA 2100 reviews
    rated 3.6 18 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

    Nice mahagony brown body is topped by a nice, reserved head. The aroma is slightly vinuous with an interesting smokiness that I wasn't expecting. The hopping is very reserved, but still manages to be a surprisingly complex brown.

  • JOHNC 1186 reviews
    rated 3.0 18 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    I had this at their Chattanooga location. This is a light to medium bodied brown ale with a mild flavor. nothing bad, nothing outstanding. just average

  • VAC 2186 reviews
    rated 3.2 18 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    Pours with a deep red-brown body topped by a thin to medium thick head with some lacing. It’s sweet and malty with a slight bready note and a touch of roastiness. Medium bodied, smooth and dry.

  • SASSY 154 reviews
    rated 3.0 19 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    Nothing really special about this brew: brown, with mild flavors of sweet malts, a hint of hops, and nuts. Quite thin, though a decent effort by Big River Grille.

  • BLUEZMADAM 192 reviews
    rated 4.4 19 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

    Distinct caramel in the aroma. You can smell a flowery aroma also. Pours brown with a reddish tint. It has a tan head that goes away quickly. Tastes somewhat sweet with a little bit of a bitter finish. It's a very good beer. Highly recommended.

  • JEVER 199 reviews
    rated 3.4 19 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Poured a dark amber color with a grand fluffy head and durable lacing. Spicy aroma that almost reminded me of lemongrass or cilantro. The mouthfeel seemed thin but the flavor was good-toasty sweet malt, chocolatey and with a vague sourness. Short finish with a light hoppy bitterness. Growler from the Nashville location.

  • CLASH 2576 reviews
    rated 3.6 20 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    A decent brown ale. A little light on the body but it has a nice nutty flavor with a hint of some sourness. Big River is probably the best microbrewery in this beer wasteland of TN.

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