Jordan Ales Publicans Choice

Formerly brewed at Middle Ages Brewing
Style: Brown Ale
Syracuse, New York USA

Name: Jordan Ale
Date: 09/03/1998
Source: Ale Atlanta

brown, sweet malt aroma, light fruity malt flavor, hint of hops,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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Date: 04/08/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark brown, scant head, oxidized sherry and chocolate aroma, thin body, sweet chocolate flavor, no bitterness, nice nutty character

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Poured a clear ruby-brown olor with a medium beige head. The aroma is fruity with toffee and cola notes. Hint of tartness. Malty but dull. Hint of tartness. Light to medium body.

Very smooth and clean tasting. Rich dark umber brown, just about the darkest brown ale I've ever seen. Cool.

my favorite of nut brown ales. really smooth and hoppy. great beer to have with a steak.

Hmmm...Very nutty. I’m not sure what to say because this beer is apparently unavailable to most parts of the world. Smooth finish, highly carbonated. Nice looking, dark red ale with good head retention.

Dubuque, IA? Mine states that it is brewed in Syracuse, NY. Anyway, I’ve been curious about this been ever since a large stack of it mysteriously appeared at my beer distributor one day, and quickly started vanishing week after week. This beer has a very complex, rich, nutty flavor, but the alcohol content is obviously high enough to still be noticable through all that richness. Even so, a great beer. [PS: Beware! I had one bottle in my six pack blow up on me like a science fair volcano. I had yummy brown ale all over my kitchen counter instead of in my stomach where it was supposed to be.] [PPS: Since this is VERY craft brewed, quality varies greatly from batch to batch. The second six pack I bought wasn’t nearly as good as the first.]

A very impressive, nutty brew from this unknown, rookie brewery. It’s contract brewed out of Syracuse, NY, by Middle Ages Brewing (it used to be brewed in Dubuque), but I was pleasantly surprised with its complexity and significant ’nut factor’. You can’t go wrong with this quality offering.