Brown Ale

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
	BJ's Nutty Brewnette CA, United States	13	3.225
	North Coast Wintertime Ale CA, United States	13	3.075
	Anchor Brekle’s Brown CA, United States	13	3.469
	SKA Buster Nut Brown Ale CO, United States	12	2.874
	Cigar City Maduro Oatmeal Brown Ale FL, United States	12	3.606
	Hook & Ladder Backdraft Brown Ale MD, United States	12	3.374
	Fort Collins Big Shot CO, United States	12	3.306
	Midnight Sun Kodiak Brown Ale AK, United States	12	3.226
	Bluegrass Nut Brown Ale KY, United States	12	3.174
	Shipyard Longfellow Winter Ale ME, United States	11	3.571
	Neustadt Springs 10w30 Brown Ale Canada	11	3.150
	Arcadia Nut Brown Ale MI, United States	11	3.122
	Big River Sweet Magnolia American Brown Ale TN, United States	11	3.386
	Point 2012 Black Ale WI, United States	11	3.086
	Tallgrass Ale KS, United States	11	3.307
	Clown Shoes Brown Angel MA, United States	11	3.450
	Abita 25th Anniversary Vanilla Doubledog LA, United States	10	3.385
	Nimbus Brown Ale AZ, United States	10	3.308
	Smoky Mountain Black Bear Ale TN, United States	10	3.062
	Deschutes Buzzsaw Brown OR, United States	9	3.300