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Harpoon Brown


 Percentile 
37
overall
Brewed by Harpoon Brewery
Style: Brown Ale

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1162.92/5.02.91/5.04.3%27.5Dimpled mug
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Commercial Description:
Harpoon Brown is brewed to accentuate the sweeter, rounder notes derived from six different malts, including a de-husked chocolate malt that adds a hint of chocolate. The blend of these malts produces a beer that is complex and delicious without being heavy. This drinkable beer is perfect as a session beer or paired with foods.
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 checkmatei1 (629), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 8, 2009  
Bottle: Poured a brown with a thin white head. The aroma was malts and syrup. The flavor was sweet malts, brown sugar, caramel, and a hint of chocolate. Overall, average at best.


 lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 1, 2009  
Dark red-orange, not very brown. Tight off white creamy foam. Thin malty aroma, some caramel. Taste is caramel, a bit of cocoa, overall thin, metallic.


 Suttree (2701), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 25, 2009  
Brown, as might be expected from a brown ale, with a thin tan head. Aroma is a bit more challenging than I expected - toasty and nutty, but also some pine and black pepper. Flavor is pretty typical brown ale - toasty, malty, some hints of chocolate, with a decent bitterness in the finish. Benefits greatly from lowered expectations...


 tronraner (1905), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 23, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a dark copper with reasonably tall beige head. The aroma is nuts and chocolate, kind of like a candy bar, with a sort of corn husk thing over top of it. The flavor is mild caramel, a little bit of earthy hops. It’s very, very bland overall, but doesn’t really have any flaws that I can detect. It is extremely thin, though, probably too much so for what it is. This would be a good cooking beer.


 Wiseblood (658), Clarksville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Looks like iced tea, but with a small head. Aroma is nutty with some caramel malts. Good mix of flavors include caramel, brown sugar, roasted malts as well as some slight hops. Biscuity, nutty, soft and easy to drink.


 Pwn3d (1036), Manhattan, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/105/515/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Pint glass at Valhalla. Pours looks almost exactly like a cola... with its thick bubbly carbonation, caramel tone, and not much of a head atop. Nose is molasses, sweet malt, and slight hop. Flavors are similar but wow what a session beer. I went through this sucker very quickly and it was absolutely delicious! Very clean. The gentle hop backing really make you want to keep sipping. Not sure why there is no love here..


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 17, 2009  
12oz bottle purchased as part of a mixed mutli-pack at Market Basket. Pours a crystal clear dark copper brown with a thin film of off-white head. Roasted burnt malt dominate the aroma. Tastes sweet, with toffee, caramel, and chocolate notes. Medium in body with moderate carbonation. Extremely drinkable and that combined with the flavor and ABV make this one extremely sessionable. A fine brown ale.


 oteyj (713), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Clear brown pour with one finger beige head. Aroma is biscuity caramel malt, and floral grassy hops. Flavor is caramel malt with some roast and hints of dark fruit. Palate is silky but perhaps a bit over carbonated. Leaves a sticky, though dry coating on the roof of the mouth.



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