Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Milton, Delaware USA

Very good balance in this beer. The great thing is that the sweetness balances with the bitterness of the hops. This beer is great if you feel like a brown but don’t want too much sweet, or if you want an IPA but don’t want too much bite. Flavors of brown sugar, dried fruits, and sweet barley. One of my new favorites.

Pours thick and dark. Flavors of coffee and sweet grapes. A nice helping of hops balances out this thick malt. An amazing combination of two of my favorite styles

poured out dark brown with a nice frothy finger thick head that was a dark beige. the body is a super dark brown with little light penetration. the aromas are chocolate, dried grapes, some toffee and caramel. it is also kind of sweet and a slight bitterness in the nose. it is medium bodied and very malty with a really nice bitter finish. it is a little grainy across the tongue but is very smooth throughout. i taste slight sweetened coffee, candi sugar, roasted malts, clove and also some slight banana. it is a little bitter from the hops, and is primarily sweet all the way through. it finishes creamy and has a really nice soft aftertaste that hangs out with you for a little while. pretty enjoyable beer through out the whole tasting.

Just what I want beer to always be! Pours brown with a nice bubbly head. Aroma is sweet malt with hints of brown sugar, toffee and molasses. Taste is a little burnt with a lot of sweet malt and oak. Finishes with toffee and more brown sugar. Such a pleasant beer to drink. Cheers!

Sampled at The Big Pour beerfest in Scottsdale AZ. We spent quite a bit of time at the DFH booth and ended up getting a few hats and T-shirts from the crew! This beer is a beautiful deep ruby brown with an intensely malty aroma, rich roast (coffee and bitter chocolate) and toffee on raisin toast. Chewy malty palate, roast-dominated, but with a refreshing fruity bitterness in the finish. Awesome!

A: Poured with an average-to-large sized, light brown head that slowly diminished to 1/4-finger. Body is jet-black at first glance, and therefore opaque, until I hold it up to the light... you can then see some brown hints near the top. Fair lacing left on the sides of the glass. S: Complex aroma of slight roasted malt, bitter hops, and chocolate... lots and lots of chocolate. T: And the chocolate is what comes through first in the taste... bitter chocolate, which leads way to the lightly bitter finish from the hops. Very interesting and enjoyable... reminds me more of a stout in many ways than your typical brown ales. I can’t detect the 7%+ alcohol at all. M: Full-bodied with a nice, creamy texture, and average carbonation bordering on the soft side. D: This is a damn fine brew... kind of a combination of a brown ale, stout, and an IPA as well. A fantastic sipping beer.

On tap at Coasters. Dark brown pour with minimal head. Dark roasted malt aroma with some dark chocolate and only a hint of floral hops. Roasty malt flavor with some smoke and dark chocolate. This really leans more toward a porter than a brown ale. I’m not sure the flavor is quite as complex as the commercial description would lead you to believe but this is a very good "brown" ale.

im just not getting it. on tap @ GIBF, I really dont know how this brewer gets such good ratings, i do like the 60 min IPA, but everything else Ive had has been way too overbearing, maybe i dont like my beers with that much flavor, but this one was too muddled, is it a malty IPA or is it a hoppy brown?