Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

A: Poured with an average-to-large sized, light brown head that slowly diminished to 1/4-finger. Body is jet-black at first glance, and therefore opaque, until I hold it up to the light... you can then see some brown hints near the top. Fair lacing left on the sides of the glass. S: Complex aroma of slight roasted malt, bitter hops, and chocolate... lots and lots of chocolate. T: And the chocolate is what comes through first in the taste... bitter chocolate, which leads way to the lightly bitter finish from the hops. Very interesting and enjoyable... reminds me more of a stout in many ways than your typical brown ales. I can’t detect the 7%+ alcohol at all. M: Full-bodied with a nice, creamy texture, and average carbonation bordering on the soft side. D: This is a damn fine brew... kind of a combination of a brown ale, stout, and an IPA as well. A fantastic sipping beer.

On tap at Coasters. Dark brown pour with minimal head. Dark roasted malt aroma with some dark chocolate and only a hint of floral hops. Roasty malt flavor with some smoke and dark chocolate. This really leans more toward a porter than a brown ale. I’m not sure the flavor is quite as complex as the commercial description would lead you to believe but this is a very good "brown" ale.

im just not getting it. on tap @ GIBF, I really dont know how this brewer gets such good ratings, i do like the 60 min IPA, but everything else Ive had has been way too overbearing, maybe i dont like my beers with that much flavor, but this one was too muddled, is it a malty IPA or is it a hoppy brown?

Pours a deep ruby, nice sized off white head with excellent lacing... Very aromatic, sweet dark sugars, coffee, chocolate, caramel, chocolate is very noticable as it warms.. Rich, roasty, coffee, chocolate flavors, and a touch of the hops to keep it in check... Lingeringly roasty, bitter finish with sweet undertones, dry, medium full bodied... this beer defines american brown ales...

Bottle. Quite like a porter, though the roasty coffee bitterness is balanced by a fullness and a perfumy hoppiness. Sweet. It’s not a beer you want to drink a bunch of at one sitting, but not special enough to want to set one aside for savoring.

initial caramel notes with coffee and molasses , more hops than traditional browns, tending towards an IPA/brown mix.

Good thick head, nice mouthfeel. Taste of coffee and maybe molasses. Almost reminds me more of a porter or stout than a brown ale - which is fine by me, because I usually like those styles better.

Bouteille de 12 oz. Arômes de malt chocolaté, de mélasse, de caramel et de fruits mûrs. Robe brune foncée et claire, effervescence à grosses bulles et peu de mousse. Moyennement ronde et légèrement sucrée, la bière montre une très belle complexité maltée (chocolat, caramel anglais, mélasse, fruits mûrs). Finale légèrement amère de houblon. Très bon.