Brown Ale

Brown Ale

2314 beers | 3.443 Avg Score

Light to dark brown in color with tan heads, brown ales were originally derived in England as adapatations of the mild ale. These original English brown ales were maltier and sweeter than mild ales. Flavors often included caramel, nutty, toasty, toffee, and light roasted aromas and flavors (sometimes dark fruits in the Southern English versions). Hop presence within this style remained relatively low until the develoment of the American brown ale, which featured not only American malts and hops, but interpretations that were more highly hopped and which sometimes included more roasted and chocolate (even coffee) aromas and flavors. Brown ales feature higher alcohol levels than mild ales, but they generally fall short of the porter or stout in their degree of roastedness and body.

Beer | Location Reviews Score
Deschutes Buzzsaw Brown
OR, United States
9
3.300
Black Oak Nut Brown
Canada
9
3.683
Tooheys Old
Australia
9
3.542
Upper Canada Maple Brown Ale
Canada
9
3.175
He'Brew Messiah Nut Brown Ale
NY, United States
9
3.333
Ale Asylum Madtown Nutbrown
WI, United States
9
3.667
Reunion - A Beer for Hope 2007
CA, United States
9
3.342
Saranac Nut Brown Ale
NY, United States
9
3.275
New Holland Cabin Fever
MI, United States
9
3.483
Pelican Dorymans Dark Ale
OR, United States
8
3.364
Garrison Nut Brown
Canada
8
3.527
Oak Creek Nut Brown Ale
AZ, United States
8
3.046
Mammoth Double Nut Brown Ale
CA, United States
8
3.319
Back Forty Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale
AL, United States
8
3.028
Ipswich Dark Ale
MA, United States
8
3.545
Woodstock Inn Pigs Ear Brown Ale
NH, United States
8
3.337
Butte Creek Winter Ale
CA, United States
8
3.119
Redhook MudSlinger Spring Ale
WA, United States
8
2.991
Rogue John John Ale Hazlenut
OR, United States
8
3.173
Nøgne Ø Imperial Brown Ale
Norway
8
3.446