Empyrean Third Stone Brown

Brewed by Empyrean Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Lincoln, Nebraska USA

Light head and aroma. Decent flavor but nothing outstanding. Good maltiness. Pretty mediocre brown ale. Smooth with very little aftertaste.

Cola brown pour with a medium dirty white head. Aroma was heavy crystal malt. Flavor had strong caramel, brown sugar, roasted malt. A little too sweet. Good amount of carbonation.

A dark amber brown with red tints throughout the beer. A limited white frothy head with limited lacing. But both dissipate over time. The smell is grainy with some nutty and caramel notes. The taste is strictly malty good mix of roasted and smaller hints of chocolate and crystal blended in. A good overall taste from the malt and a light earthy hop that is minor but supports the beer well. There is a sweetness in the malt which lightens the taste and gives it a slight watered down flavor. That effects the body making what should have been a full body feel a little less. The carbonation is a little much for a English style but not overpowering. Overall a good taste but a little watery. Make a stronger malt base and I think it would rank much better.

Bottle. Pours clear brown with small beige head. Aroma is biscuity and slightly sweet. Flavor is good, nuts and caramel, fairly sweet, and very smooth. Pretty good but not outstanding.

Nice smooth beer with medium to little head. Had a pleasant scent, and a very unique flavor. Goes down easy (sometime too easy) and has a coco/caramel aftertaste. Alone, this is a nice beer for a relaxing day, with food, that can be a bit tricky.

Date: 07/08/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

clear dark brown, thin fine tan head, nutty chocolate biscuit aroma with very nice carmel sweetness, light body, nice rich malt flavor with great toasted and chewy chocolate character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Great brew I had on draft while in Lincoln, NE. Almost too smooth...had some nice smoky flavor, but went so nicely. Decent brown head. After trying 2 brews from this company, I was very pleased. Looks like there is more than football in Lincoln!

From a 12 oz. stubby bottle with no freshness date. Poured a dark brown with a foamy, fluffy head that settled into a thin lacing. Simple aromas of chocolate, nutty grains with a light floral and citrus. Even, steady carbonation and a crisp, dry, smooth light bodied mouthfeel. Tastes of coffee malts, nutty, a little burnt grain, citric fruitiness from the hops, and a chocolate malty, citric, grainy finish.