Big River Grille Sweet Magnolia American Brown Ale

Brewed by Big River Grille & Brewing Works Chattanooga (Gordon Biersch)
Style: Brown Ale
Chattanooga, Tennessee USA

Crystal clear copper body with off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, berry, peach, light nut. Taste is moderately sweet, brown sugar, caramel, some chocolate, roast/nutty, earthy/herbal. Light-medium body.
Earlier Rating: 6/6/2004 Total Score: 3.7
Clear brown body. Aroma is sweet, malty, nutty, caramel, floral. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, floral, nutty. Finish has some chocolate as well. Light-medium body, fairly refreshing. Tastes come together quite nicely.

Draft pint at the Nashville brewpub, 5/14/06: Deep crimson with a watery head. Really watery beer. Sour mash is the first tone I sense. Bit of a sweet caramel, I guess. But this is slightly flavored water, is all.

Pint on tap at the Seven Bridges Brewpub in Jacksonville. This was not as good as the stout or the IPA, but still a decent and drinkable brew. Brown pour and creamy head, with a mild sweet aroma. Flavors of chocolate and sweet malt. Slightly nutty, and crisp with carbonation. Also sampled on cask, but I actually preferred the regular version

Tap Rockbottom (Atlanta) - Deep chestnut brown, thin creamy off-white head. Nose was mellow with notes of milk chocolate, toffee nut, and florals. Chocolate notes and floral hops blend well to maintain balance. Light bodied, medium carbonation, soft bittersweet finish. Not my thing, but it was alright to give whirl…

(On tap) Nashville. Very pretty, clear, reddish brown with a creamy, off-white head leaving some laces. Caramelish, roasted nose. Medium body, sweetish with notes of caramel and nuts. Lightly hoppy finish. 290306

A little dissapointed by this one, but the waitress mentioned that it was cloudy and a little ’young’. Some chocolate malt and roast in the flavor, but the palate was a bit weak.

Draft at Ragtime Tavern. Brown amber color with a medium tan head that last the majority of brew. Sweet complex hop aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Flavor was complex with sweet malt and chocolate and had a medium finsh. Another solid drinkable brew.
Earlier Rating: 9/9/2005 Total Score: 3
Draft sampler at BRB. Dark brown hue with a moderate off-white head that diminished slowly. Moderate sweet hop aroma. Medium body. Well balanced sweet malt flavor with a moderate finish.
Earlier Rating: 3/29/2005 Total Score: 3.4
Draft. Most interesting brew that was part of a six part sampler. Brown amber color with a medium tan head that last majority of brew. Sweet complex hop aroma. Flavor was complex with sweet malt and chocolate and had a medium finsh.

Nashville. Barely translucent and medium chestnut brown in color with a thin tan film as the center splotch of the head and a thick graying wrung around the edges. So far so good. Maple nut fudge with a light cocoa powder accent the aroma, and the house linen factor is still omnipresent. At least we’ve got more nutty intonations (mocha beans, hazelnut, etc.) Loose and acidic flavor as expected, with a nut extract trait delusionally keeping it from being completely incohesive. Citric character is void, and conspicuous by its absence. Mild sting of compressed orange toffee and cedar sap, pricking most at the outset.