Elk Creek Brookie Brown Ale

Brewed by Elk Creek Cafe and Aleworks
Style: Brown Ale
Millheim, Pennsylvania USA

Draught at the brewpub. Pours ruby-hued brown with lasting khaki head. The aroma is chocolate and toffee, walnut, and moss. The flavor is walnut, a hint of chocolate, and roast, some ash, and a pleasant creaminess. A simple but satisfying brown ale.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a very dark brown color with a medium sized khaki head. The aroma was moderately strong chocolate and coffee. the flavor was bitter, roasty and had notes of coffee and a touch of chocolate. The finish was long, bitter and roasty. The body was nicely smooth. Decent.

On tap at the brewpub. Aroma comes as a glassy melange of salts and browned bread. Pours a rather dusky shade of earth, with minimal head. Flavors carries weak salted peanuts through calming butter toasted. Very subtle roast and caramel flavors. Reduced and mildly alcoholic. Not nearly enough malt density to play off of, or hops for a sense of roundedness. Finishes clean. Filtered tasting.

On tap, at brewpub. Pours a mostly clear dark brown body with some tarnished brass highlights under a small foamy beige head. The nose and flavor are in lock-step, lightly nutty and toasty with some coffee and minimal huskiness. The hops were a little more noticeable on the flavor though. I think maybe a little watery overall, but not especially. Moderate soft carbonation. Overall, this was pretty nice, and had a good bit of character to it.

Dark brown with red and burgundy hues at the bottom of the glass, and a tan, firm, patchy head. Sweet malts in the nose: brown sugar, some toasted grains or toated bread, and even some light roast noticed. Flavor turns more towards ashy maple syrup over time, with some dry hops and light char noticed as well, before finishing slightly on the sweet side (caramel malt). A surprising, good brown that is fresh and lively, and hoppy for the style.