Jack of the Wood Green Man Brown Ale

Brewed by Green Man Brewing (Jack of the Wood)
Style: Brown Ale
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Slightly amberish, not quite a brown ale in my opinion. Very light on the aroma and in the flavor, which drops right off in the finish. A bit of chocolate and caramel, but ends up getting slightly muddled and watered down in the finish.

Name: Brown Ale
Date: 01/25/2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Dark brown, thin head, light roasted aroma, rich malt flavor, touch of bitterness, hint of chocolate, lasting bitterness
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Date: 09/13/2002
Score: ii to iii

big chocolate aroma and flavor, very rich, just-a touch of bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
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Draught. Pours an extra dark brown, really this looks more like a porter with a neat, tan head. The nose is muted with some faint notes of mild chocolate, hickory, pumpernickel. It’s a rather tart brown ale, not hoppy, but tart in a way similar to wood or pumpernickel. There is no strong sweetness and the finish is slightly acrid. This is just okay.

on tap at the green man - asheville nc - this review is for the cask version - see notes below for the regular tap version. coffee roasted aroma along with a medium to dark brown color. nice thick foamy head. served at a good temp for cask. great conditioning in the cask - mouthfeel was excellent. flavor was very good for a brown ale (where i expect bland). sweet malts with a bit of roasted coffe (a bit out of character and almost porter like). if this were an official beer cometition it would lose points probably for being out of style - but nevertheless, it was very drinkable and enjoyable. the regular tap version was way over carbonated and you could barely taste anything amidst all of the abrasiveness. my wife - who normally hates cask beer - much preferred teh cask version.