Gritty McDuffs Lions Pride Brown Ale (Best Brown Ale)

Brewed by Gritty McDuffs
Style: Brown Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Bottle: This "brown" ale has a golden sheen to it, with a 1/4-inch head of foam. The aroma is full-on caramel malt, almost as thick and syrupy as melted caramel candies. Same for the drink ... thickly warmed caramel, butterscotch, perhaps a hint of hazelnuts. For having a stab at so many thick flavors, this is a bit thin in body. (#3232, 12/2/2007)

light nutty, feels very thin. Was expecting something a little more complex. has a watery taste. 12 oz bottle.

Name: Lion’s Pride Brown Ale
Date: 09/01/1995
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

’95: Smooth, tasty, slightly sweet, slight bitter finish
-------- /> Name: Lion’s Pride Brown Ale
Date: 09/01/1995
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
Score: ii to i

Appearance: ruby, whispy head
Aroma: rich malt aroma with buttescotch trying to breakthru
Flavor: flavor is a mixture of chocolate malt and butterscotch
-------- /> Name: Lion’s Pride Brown Ale
Date: 10/17/1997
Score: iii to ii

Appearance: dark amber, thin tan head, thin lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with chocolate highlights
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, slightly nutty, hint of chocolate, just a touch of hop bitterness in the finish
-------- /> Name: Lion’s Pride Brown Ale
Date: 04/29/1999

this is the year of overwelhminq dycidal at Gritty’s

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.8/5.0
Score: 4
-------- /> Name: Best Brown
Date: 02/28/2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: dark amber, frothy tan head, gusher,
Aroma: soft malt aroma with a hint of hops,
Flavor: oxidized flavor,
Overall: sample too old

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

On draft, at brewpub, Portland. Very light clear brown body, more like a dark copper really, with minimal to no head and zero visible carbonation. Light nutty aroma, but mostly just a grainy husky note. Thin and watery husky grain flavor with minimal nuttiness. Very short finish and minimal bitterness. Mouthfeel is weak and watery with soft carbonation. Overall, very thin and boring.

Bu au pub à Portland, Maine, en fut (12 oz). brune noisette, peu de collet. Arome assez fort de noix malté, avec des soupsons de caramel. Goût de malte noisette et caramel anglais, quelque fruits mures, un peu amère.

A mediocre brown ale. Not very complex. The finish is a little off. Not the best beer from this brewery.

Bottle. Labelled ’Best Brown Ale’. Yikes, this is rated low! Pours a clear, deep amber with an average size diminishing off-white head. Aroma is mild and metallic, not a good start, along with some caramel malt and maybe some nuts -- it’s hard to describe something you can barely smell. Flavour pretty much follows the aroma but holy shit is it ever watery! I’m giving it a 4 for flavour and that’s generous cause there’s almost no flavour at all. My wife who doesn’t drink beer had a sip before I could warn her and she said "this is like drinking water?!". Ridiculous. Thin bodied as well. What a friggin’ useless beer.

Aggressively carbonated English brown, with licorice aroma and powerful head. On the moderately malty side, drinkable but sour finish gets tiring and not complex. A touch of nuttiness.