Captain Lawrence Brown Bird Brown Ale

Brewed by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Pleasantville, New York USA

Cask at the GBBF 2008. Brown colour. Nice aroma, malts, caramel, hops. The flavour is slightly less interesting, some fruitiness and malts, but like most brown ales it lacks hops. Drank it too warm though.

Cask at GBBF 08. Attractive clear chestnut colour with a thin beige head. It’s a bit like a strong brown ale. A bit syrupy maybe, and just a bit uncultured.

Cask@GBBF2008. Ambery red colour with small head. aroma is caramel, wood and some mild earthy and hoppy notes. Flavour is the same with a lot of sour fruits kicking in. Mild syrupy notes too.

Cask at GBBF 08. This really blew me away out of nowhere! It starts like a standard American brown ale, sweet and malty, but then it hits you with lots of late fruitiness and a great dry finish. Colour me impressed.

@ the brewery. Not your typical brown ale in the fact of it’s lightness and dryness. Sweet malt flavors are present with a burnt hop undertone. Not bad, but nothing special.

Clear dark amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and grassy hops. Sweet flavor with toasted malt, caramel and notes of infection.

Tap at the brewery - I’m not normally a fan of this style, but this stuff was solid - a pleasant nutty character, and a caramel sweetness tempered by an almost coffee-ish bitterness - hints of dried fruit character - a smooth and well-balanced session ale.

Draft at CL. Pours a brown body with a light tan head. Aroma is sweet malt, a bit nutty and some caramel malt. No etoh/hop character. your standard brown.