Charlie and Jakes Barracuda Brown Ale

Brewed by Charlie & Jakes Brewery & BBQ
Style: Brown Ale
Melbourne, Florida USA

Pretty dark brown with golden highlights. Chewy, toffeeish malt nose. Burnt, almost smokey character along with toffee on the palate. Off-dry finish.

on tap-pours a tan head that laces and very dark brown color. Aroma is musty dark malt. Taste is dark malt-chocolate, roasty, secondary earthy hops bite. Some __________ (funky yeast, English Malt? Or stale coffee. OK/mild carbonation.

Draft... Very dark for a brown ale (can’t see through it even when held up to bright light) with a small, fizzy, white head. Good retention. Deeply roasted malt aroma with an undercurrent of chocolate and a lesser note of banana. The flavor tilts toward the bitter side of balance with lots of deep roasted, tannic espresso beans, chocolate and banana. Medium-bodied with a skim-milk mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Finishes burnt, bitter and dry. One of the more interesting brown ales out there. There must have been some unusual, Belgian-type yeast used when brewing this batch. I dig it. Reminiscent of a watered-down Midnight Sun Conspiracy.

Draft at brewpub. Poured a clear dark brown color with a moderate frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Medium toasted malty aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration.

Run of the mill brown, had at the brewpub. Medium mouthfeel, high carbonation. Sweet, fruity but sour. Some white lace on the brown body.

En fût. Verre de dégustation directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur de céréales avec une pointe de chocolat et de noix. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée-brunâtre. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel avec une pointe de noix. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est mince avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de caramel en arrière goût. (Rating #2263)

The aroma is weak and watery with no character but some toasted malt. The appearance is brown with a small head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is thin. Overall this is not that good.

Dark brown pour with tan head and lace. Light roasted caramel aroma that was a bit funky and stale. A bit of caramelly roast malt flavor with a finish that reminds me of bitter chocolate. Thin with a grainy finish carbonation is slightly off as well. Armoa was a bit off for me. The flavor was better than the aroma. A good beer nothing special. I will try it again so I can see if the beer aroma was off or it was me.