Dr. Dremos James Brown Ale

Formerly brewed at Shenandoah Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Alexandria, Virginia USA

Setting: Served on tap at Dr. Dremo’s in a pint glass. Appearance: Clear medium brown topped by a smallish light tan head that dissipates to a scanty film and wee ring after a few sips. No lacing at all. Aroma: Light bready malts, faint whiffs of anise and candi sugars. Flavor: Sweetish caramel malts with a modicum of hoppy bitterness. Mild toasted malt flavors, too. Palate: Light to medium in body with short-lived aftertastes. Overall: Eh, this ain’t too bad, but there are better beers available at the place where you can get this, among them Brooklyn’s Brown Ale.

Slightly hazy brown colour with a thin tan head! Aroma of soap, strong nuts and a fair amount of malt! Tastes of malt, nuts and a fair amount of sugars. Aftertaste shows some bananas and subtle maltiness with predominiant malt. Overall, a better than average brown-impressive for someone who doesn't like the style! I bought this twelve ounce bottle at Shenandoah Brewing Company in Alexandria, Virginia and sampled it on 21-November-2003.

To muddy for me (like a homebrew gone awry). Very sweet and chewy. Malt is the story here. Surprisingly thin bodied for so much malt. It was definitely smooth going down.

Exceptionally sweet and malty, though a trifle thin. Alcohol is very well hidden.