Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Milton, Delaware USA

Oily big beer with little head retention. Floral and cocoa. Very much like a big American porter. A huge thick mouthfeel with cocoa and coffee coming through, then hops on the back end. A very good beer, just not exactly my taste.

taster at rehobooth beach. good toasty aroma and flavor. caramel, sweet, soft with malty finish VERY nice

Nice dark brown color with a thin lasting head. Chocolate, roast, coffee, and darker fruits in the aroma. A touch of earth. Nice roast and sweetness up front is finished with great bitter hops. Definite cross between and IPA and a Brown/Scottish. I enjoyed the balance between the initial sweetness and bitterness.

Pours a deep brown with a small tan head that faded fast. Smells of malt, raisins, chocolate and a touch of coffee. Tastes of roasted malt followed by mildly sweet chocolate and finishing on a light floral hoppiness. Mouthfeel is creamy and finish leaves a slight bitterness akin to a mocha coffee on the tongue. Deliciously wonderful.

Purchased at Trader Joe’s in bottles. Rich appearing dark brown color with malty aroma. Tan head disappeared quickly. Nice full mouthfeel and very malty satisfying flavor with caramel malt presence quite pronounced. Sweetness well-balanced by significant hop bitterness which is accompanied by fine English-type hop flavor. Darn near a porter, I would agree with Dogfish’s description of a cross between a Scotch Ale and IPA, though can’t see any American Pale resemblance. Dogfish scores again!

12oz brown bottle - bottled on 05/01/07 Pours a very dark brown with a hint of crimson. Thin head that remains through entire beer. Sweet and malty with a faint hint of alcohol on the nose. The flavor is a fantastic balance of hoppy bitterness, mildly sweet chocolate, and slight alcohol. Great taste with nothing overwhelming, just extremely balanced. Medium body that matches the taste balance. This is a good beer. Substantial, but not so much that I couldn’t have a few.

A decent brown ale from Dogfish....nicely malted and roasty but at the same time there is a hoppy bitterness present. Not a bad beer overall, but nothing to write home about.

Pours a dark brown from a bottle with a slight brown head. Strong coffee aromas. Great roasted malt flavors with a hint of hops. My favorite brown ale, really good beer.