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Carolina Brewery Downtown Trolley Brown 2.9 19

Carolina Brewery Downtown Trolley Brown


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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
192.95/5.02.9/5.0-27Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
Chosen by our guests as one of their favorite specialty beers, this brown ale is freshly brewed in the distinctive American style with a deep garnet hue and more hops and malt than its English counterparts. The use of roasted barley imparts a nut-like flavor. These special ingredients make for a deep, mellow ale that goes great with any meal.
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 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 12/19/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear brown, wispy beige head, lightly hopped chocolate aroma, dry chocolate flavor, nice nutty character, a bit of sweet caramel brings out the chocolate

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4


 jcwattsrugger (5528), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 3, 2009  
on tap-pours a tan head and amber color. Aroma is herbal/copper, light/medium malt. Taste is herbal/copper/lemon hops, light/medium malt-nutty. Light side of medium body.


 Cletus (5056), Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 16, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of durhambeer. Pours a dark clear brown with a white head. Smells vegetal and earthy. Tastes of caramel and some sweet malt. Average.


 Cornfield (4954), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 1, 2006  
For a "brown," it sure is amber. Nice off-white head that weaves a spidery web of lacing. The aroma is a sweet, lightly roasted malt with a dollop of milk chocolate. A bit thin, it nonetheless delivers a pleasing flavor of fruity sweet malts with a surge of choclate that appears in the middle. There’s a nutty bitterness to the finish that turns more hoppy as the drink warms.

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 GeneralGao (3057), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 23, 2007  
Draft at the Q shack in Durham, NC. Poured a slightly hazy brown color with orange highlights. Head was two fingers high and light tan. There was decent lace at the end. Aroma was of grassy hops with whiffs of molasses and chocolate. Slightly sweet on the tongue with mild hop bitterness. Tasted of subdued malty molasses and grassy/flowery hops. Not a bad brown. Went well with my plate of brisket and pulled pork.


 dkachur (2392), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/511/20
Sep 14, 2009  
Draft sample at the brewpub. Pours a brown color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel and nuts. The taste is dominated by green apple with some faint nutty malt notes. Medium bodied. Seems off.


 decaturstevo (1997), decatur, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Feb 25, 2009  
Copper/brown with a light white head and lace. Nothing on the nose detracted from this beer nor stood out. Toasted malt with a sour finish. Over carbonated. Not my favorite beer from them but a drinkable beer none the less.


 Immy (1911), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 30, 2007  
On tap at the Durham WBF. Clear brown with a small tan head. Mildly nutty, a bit of cocoa. Nice, but kinda ho-hum.



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