Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

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.

Dark brown which glows a nice ruby when held up to the light. Very nice fluffy head, which leaves behind layers of lacing. Toffee, caramel, brown sugar, dark fruit, English hops - smells like a big English Brown. Major malt explosion upfront - strong caramel, fruit and roasted notes, maybe even a slight smokiness. Bitter at the end, much more so than other Browns, with a persistent bitter aftertaste. DFH describes this as a cross between a traditional Brown, a Scotch Ale and an IPA; throw Porter or Stout into the mix (because of the roasted character) and that may be just about right. I didn’t know a Brown could handle this much taste. This is a very smooth beer with a full body and moderate carbonation. Slightly warming. Great sipping beer. Almost too much flavor for multiple beers. This is a Brown Ale on crack.

Deep ruby brown with foamy light tan head. Rich caramel malt aroma with traces of fuggles and goldings. Quite remarkable flavours. The first is meminiscent of an english bitter. Then comes a huge malt punch; caramel, licorice, vanilla and butterscotch. A big hop bite at the end. Big body but a dry finish. A really smooth quaffable, but still interesting beer. Drinks like a session.

Bottled 355ml. It pours a ruby brown beer with a nice beige head. Very pleasant nutty aroma of caramel, great hops, maple syrup, mango, walnut, ginger and brown sugar. Nice balance in the taste. Extremely smooth. A lot of ginger, mocha and brown sugar showing up. Not much carbonation. Wonderful nutty finish which is reminiscent of coffee, ginger, mint and mocha. I like the taste more than the aroma. A great beer.

(Draught) Dark brown and hazy. Small white head. Nuts and roastedness in aroma. Medium bodied palate with medium carbonation. Roastedeness, nuts, chocolate, hops, bitterness and sweetness in taste. Malty and bitter aftertaste. Nice beer but a bit far away from brown ale. Luckily that’s not a problem.

Pours a slightly hazy dark brown with tan head that retains well and laces well. Nose has a fresh bread & nougat aroma. On the palate the hops dominate far more than expected, almost leaving the roasty flavors too far behind in the background. It’s not a traditional brown ale and it’s a struggle to appreciate it for what it is.