McNeills Slop Bucket Double Brown

Formerly brewed at McNeills Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Brattleboro, Vermont USA

(22oz bottle) Purchased at Winooski Bev on April 17, 2006. Has Ray McNeill been into his own sauce? I’m with Sregnar35 - this ain’t no Brown Ale other than the colour; a deep reddish brown with a laced webbed coffee-frothed white-ish head. Nose of full-on turbo-charged West Coast hops. Very orangey... something like a double-IPA. English malts fill-out the remainder of the flavour but unless you are hop-impaired, this isn’t behaving like a Brown Ale? Very enjoyable and oily with a orange fruity finish.

Strange beer. Aroma is all fresh hops. Pours brownish red with a great lacing head. Flavor is that of a sweet IPA, no brown ale for me in the taste, strange.

On tap a the pub... Aroma:Light hopy nose.... Appearance:Hazy redish-brown,small head.. Flavor:light sour flavor(infected),light caramel....

Big thanks to "htsprint1" for sharing this unusual offering at the last monthly meeting of The League of Strange beer Drinkers. Almost ESB-like in flavor with medium bitter floral-type hopping, underneath a light, almost iced- tea like sweetness. Pretty unique and fun to have had the opportunity to try.

Poured a light brown. Could not nail down the aroma. One word discribes the taste "HORRIBLE"

Poured a copper/caramel, not quite clear, with a cream-colored halo. Florals dominate the aroma with iced tea, lemon & sugary malts. Flavor is smooth and light with bitters and a good balance of rich malts with a hoppy finish. Reminded me of an English bitter.

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Enjoyed at the latest The LoSBD meetiing: Pale brown with a slender white head, this had an interesting floral hop aroma... and one would need a botanist to identify the scents. There was also traces of brown sugar in the nose. Kind of thin. The flavor was malty with light fruits, vinegar, and a mild almond bitterness. The finish had a malty sweetness blended with vinegar. An unusual and fun drink.

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Wedding present. Shared with the League of Strange Beer Drinkers. Amazing, uniquw floral aroma. Light brown with thin white head. little lacing. ESB-like flavors. Very nice, unique experience.