hapjydeuce (763), Del Mar, California, USA Feb 10, 2008 Always on tap at Liar’s Club. Finally I get around to trying a pint and rating it. This is a perfect example of a good session brown ale. Dark brown draft pour with a silky white head and sticky lacing. Aroma of straight up sugared caramel and toffee, simple and to the point. Biscuit flavors with light chocolate and toasted cinnamon bread dominate with an adequate bitterness. Thoroughly enjoyable, like a "Dog" on steroids. UselessGdTaste (363), Long Beach, California, USA Jan 31, 2008 Before drinking this, I thought "I bed this is going to be like Newcastle, but with all of the flavour levels turned up to 11." I was right. It was deliciously nutty and choclately. Basically a complete amping up of the standard brown ale. illidurit (851), Santa Cruz, California, USA Jan 26, 2008 On tap at The Red in Santa Cruz.
Ruddy dark brown, decent 1 finger head colored tan. Adequate retention.
Big toffee and caramel aromas, roasty chocolatey malt.
Nice toasty malt background to a sweet toffee note. Rich and nutty. Very English.
A little light on body but not distractingly so. A great tasting beer that you can go through several pints of.
patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA Jan 23, 2008 tap at O’Brien’s - Pours dark brown with a thin, lasting head. It has a rich caramel malt aroma and flavor and is somewhere between light and medium bodied. It’s a good brown ale, but my expectations for Alesmith are very high because of their many other great beers and this one didn’t really meet them. thenick (742), North Bellmore, New York, USA Jan 21, 2008 Tap @ the AleSmith brewery. Pours a hazy deep brown with a tan head. Aroma is roasted nuts, caramel, malt, and slightly detectable chocolate as well. Taste is caramel and nut up front with dark fruits, chocolate, and malt at the end. Very nice and solid beer. Snojerk321 (1911), San Diego, California, USA Jan 17, 2008 On draft @ O’Brien’s. Poured a hazy milk chocolate brown with a medium sized beige head. Nose of roasted almonds, caramel malt and some dark fruits. Medium in body and very easy to drink. stefanje (936), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA Jan 16, 2008 Pint glass on tap at the Liars Club in Alpine. Poured a dark brown color with a small dense white head that lasted a only a short while. The aroma was medium-light in strength, and had notes of sweet roasted malts, anise and walnuts. The flavor featured more walnuts, dates, black licorice and a touch brown sugar. The mouthfeel was very very full, this is a malt lovers dream. The finish was short and bittersweet. Overall: A good beer for malt lovers. Recommended. smashteroid (227), USA Jan 15, 2008 Served cold from tap. Pours a nice translucent brown with a tiny, tiny head off-white in color. aroma is definitely nuts, and the taste is nuts, caramel and malts. so good, with a tiny bitter finish. i could drink this for ages.
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