Buckerfields Appleton Brown Ale

Brewed by Swans Hotel - Buckerfield Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Victoria, Canada

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, jerc, mabel & tupalev - my bottle. Ruby-brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of roasty malt with a bit of fruit and caramel, some tobacco - a little stale, but still nice. Medium bodied. Flavour of sweet roast malt with a mild nuttiness and a quick, nicely hopped finish.

Bottle (650ml) shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, jerc, mabel & tupalev -- courtesy of GregClow. Pours a hazy orange-copper with an average size diminishing off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, nuts, some fruit and faint hops. Flavour’s a bit watery, malty, a bit nutty and with a light bitter finish. Average bodied. Nothing special but nothing bad either, I enjoyed it.

Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry, GregClow, Blankboy, Mabel, and Jerc, courtesy of Greg. Dark brown, small off white head. Mild sweet malt aroma. Good taste - malty, sweet, dry - good medium body. A solid brown ale, despite us consuming it 3 months past its best before date.

Bottle (650ml). Shared with blankboy, GregClow, jerc, mabel and tupalev - my bottle via trade with puzzl. (best before December 07). Clear mahogany pour, smallish off-white head. Grain, light roast, mild dry hops. Somewhat syrupy taste, but grainy and lightly herbal - perhaps a tad dry. Light body, mildly astringent and quick-finishing - pretty decent - thanks, Greg.

on hand pump-pours a dissipating light tan head with bubbles and amber/brown color. Aroma is medium malt-sweet molasses, dark fruit. Taste is medium malt-sweet molasses, nutty, dark fruit.

7/14/07 On draught at the brewery. Aroma is light caramel blended with citrus. Appearance is light brownish copper with a good white head. Flavor is very light malt almost no hop character, quite off from style. Mouthfeel is creamy with low carb texture. Overall, this is more like an English mild than a brown.

Draught sample from Swans Hotel. Light nutty aroma, with mild chocolate and neutral hoppiness. Very mild aroma. Medium copper-brown clear with foamy light tan lacing head. Medium-light bodied with smooth carbonation (don’t remember if hand pump or not). Smooth brown ale with light biscuity malt character, smooth nutty notes, with a bit of cherry wood and hint of diacetyl. Smooth finish with mild sweetness and light fruity character. After is slightly nutter. A decent brown ale.

Nearly no aroma at all, and what there is is light and sweet. Pours a dark brown with a decent head. Nutty, pleasant flavour. Mild hopping, not much in the way of a finish. Thin and low in carbonation, an ok beer.