Dunedin Beach Tale Brown Ale

Brewed by Dunedin Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Dunedin, Florida USA

(On tap) Very dark brown - almost close to black - with an orangey hue. Small, off-white head. Malty, roasted nose. Medium body with lots of roasted malt and a lightly burned edge. Bitter finish. 040406

Golden brown. Nutty, lightly cocoa aroma. Dryish, nutty, chocolatey palate. Dryish finish.

I seem to be in the minority with this one, but I didn't think much of this beer. The fizz sound on the pour was just like a cola, and speaking of cola, that's what it looked like, and topped by a medium tan head. Aroma had cola sweetness. Taste was quite bitter, more chicory malty than hoppy. It had minimal sweetness, hints of caramel and, yes, cola.

on tap-pours an offwhite head with amber color. Aroma is dark malt, coffee. Taste is dark malt, coffee. A little sweet, yet not my taste.

Deep dark brown with a thick tan head. Lightly roasted nutty aroma. Body is somewhat thin, roasty, dry and bitter. An ok brown ale, but I expected more from this brewery.

Bottle... Sparkling clear, very deep, copper ale with a small, frothy, lightly tanned head. Good retention and excellent, mountainous, glue-like lacework. The nose is of toasted caramel, milk chocolate and cola. The flavor very hoppy and thin. Lots of hops, not much malt. Some bitter and burnt notes. Light-bodied and watery with fizzy carbonation. Short, crisp, clean finish. A pretty good beer, but not much of a brown ale. Thanks to matta for the bottle.

Thanks to matta for the bottle. Dark brown with a small brown head, nose of maple and a little smoke, good sweet malt profile, quite good for the style.

Dark mahogany color with an initially large frothy head but fades to a small layer of suds and a ring of lacing. The aroma is slightly nutty with a burst of light hops touching through. Flavor is rather musty with a green roasted feel at the end. Interesting brown ale, not as robust as most, a little more dry and hoppy. Thanks Mabdoney!