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Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale 3.69 1454

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Percentile
95
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
14543.7/5.03.69/5.07.2%98.8Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
Indian Brown Ale A cross between a Scotch Ale, an I.P.A, and an American Pale, this beer is well hopped and malty at the same time. It is brewed with Aromatic Barley and caramelized brown sugar. - 50 IBU available year round, bottles & draft - Descriptors: Notes of molasses, coffee, ginger, raisinettes, chocolate
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 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 25, 2008  
Pours a dark but transparent brown with a thin off white head. Nice aroma, chocolatey, nutty and roasted coffee. The roasted flavor shines through very nicely, another well made beer from these guys.


 mattmc1973 (313), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 24, 2008  
Poured a dark brown, almost black color with a light brown head, that mostly dissipated. Aroma of hops, caramel, and especially coffee. Tasted overwhelmingly like roasted coffee, with a slight bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel, went down very smooth. Because of its darkness and strong coffee flavor, was very reminiscent of a stout. It grew on me the more I drank it, I could see getting into this one.


 kpresley77 (134), Jackson, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/58/20
Apr 24, 2008    Updated: May 31, 2008
Poured a nice brown color with malt and hops aroma. Flavor was coffee with nice hops finish and slight fruity twang. Not your classic brown ale but good anyway.


 hoppopotamus (187), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 23, 2008  
Brown beer with a good-sized light tan head that lasts and leaves lace. The aroma is at first floral hops but then mainly roast malt and burnt notes. The flavor doesn’t have much hops except a hint of bitterness atop a base of roast malt, with the usual chocolate, perhaps coffee and burnt toast. Some sweet caramelly flavors as well. Finish is burnt notes, not hop bitterness. This isn’t terribly different from your average brown ale.


 FatTony (121), Augusta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Apr 20, 2008  
12 ounce bottle- poured out a translucent brown with a beige colored head that lasted the full glass. Aroma was hops and smoke. The taste was coffee, smoke and toasted malt with a citrus back. The caranelized sugar seemed to take the edge off the bitterness and smooth out the brew.


 blipp (1723), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 18, 2008  
Draft at The Old Toad in Rochester NY. Poured cola brown with a beige head. Aroma is lightly nutty, roasted malt, coffee, and a hint of hops. Medium body, quite smooth. Flavor is roasted malt, bitter coffee, and floral hops. Nice.


 incutrav (576), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 18, 2008  
Muted hop aroma, mostly sweet caramel, some coffee and some bourbon. There wasnt near the hops in this that one mmight think being its a "india" brown ale. I got a lot of sweet, bourbon like taste on the pallate, which i didnt care for to much. Its pretty decent, but more of a typical brown ale, with very little hops.


 jfm (1694), Holbæk, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 18, 2008  
Bottle. Light roasted aroma with a hop note. Deep brown color with a beige head. Sweet body with a roasted chocolate and nutty note. Hop palate with a smooth finish. Not bad.



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