Harbor City Main Street Brown Ale

Harbor City Brewing Company
Brewed at Sand Creek Brewing Co. (Pioneer/Wisconsin Brewing Co.)
Style: Brown Ale
Port Washington, Wisconsin USA

12oz bottle. Toffee amber-brown color with a big foamy head. Sweet, nutty caramel aroma. Smooth and balanced, easy drinking. Medium bodied, light nutty malt tastes, mildly crisp. Middle of the road suits this style just fine. The hops display some great subtlety, but the malt is light and so-so. My type of session beer...I’ll be back.

Hazy amber, brownish color with a thin tan head and a lot of carbonation. Nutty aroma with a hint of maple. Slightly malty with a sweet flavor and hints of caramel, nuts and a bit of spice.

Large quickly dissipating tan head atop a brown clear liquid. Aroma of grainy yeast, maple and malt. Taste of maple, nuts and an over carbonated cola like candied taste. Semi-thin and not very good.

Mahogany is the best way to describe the colour of this beer. Like the colour of a walnut. touch of spice, otherwise plenty of caramel and nuts. well balanced, medium bodied, with a small head. Nice overall.

12oz bottle. Poured a clear brown-orange color. the head was two fingers high and light tan with decent retention. A bit of lace was left behind. The aroma was subdued overall with whiffs of milk chocolate and roasted malt. Carbonation was on the higher end of the spectrum. Light to medium bodied and on the dry side. The flavors were as subtle as the aromas. I tasted a bit of adhesive tape and some thin papery malt, but that was it. Non-offensive to those who don’t care about beer, but a bit offensive to me. Eh.

I poured half the bottle and watched the head consume the top half of my glass. Once settled, the flavor was similar to other brown ales, like Newcastle.

12oz bottle(5/01)-A dark ruby red body with w medium white head which dissipated rather quickly. Aroma of roasted malts and slight caramel. Taste of the same with some faint hops coming out. Not bad.

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Flanagan’s in Appleton, Wisconsin. Pours a clear reddish amber brew with a creamy thin white head that dissolves to a fine film and ring. Spotty lacing. Aroma of multi-grain malt, some flowery hops, roasted nuts and some caramel. Taste is lightly carbonated, medium bodied with flavors of roasted nuts, caramel malt and some citrus. Finish is slightly watery and dry with a sweet caramel aftertaste.