Harpoon Brown

Brewed by Harpoon Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Boston, Massachusetts USA

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...

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.

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.

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..

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.

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.

brown transparent pour with a small tan head. Aroma has sweet malt, caramel, molasses, and a bit of roast and smoke. Flavor is pretty typical brown ale- malt, molasses, and some nuts, with a thin, unimpressive palate. OK brew, nothing special.

Dark brown in color with a medium sized head. Aroma is mostly malt with some caramel. Mouthfeel is lively with carbonation and medium in body. Flavor is un-remarkable with some caramel and a hint of nut.