Ølfabrikken Brown Ale

Brewed by Bryggeriet Ølfabrikken (Gourmetbryggeriet)
Style: Brown Ale
Roskilde, Denmark

Bottle, Pig’s Ear Festival, London: Hazy brown beneath a thin head. Nice toasty makt aroma with some faint citrussy hops. In the mouth it’s toasty again but much more intense with some cocoa powder notes holding it together, and finishing with a quick hoppy bite. Lovely.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 5     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : 2   Caramel : 1   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : XX
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 4   Leafy : XX   Spicy : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : 4   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : 3  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : 2   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : 1
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : 2   Bitterness : 3   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : 3   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : 2   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A chocolatey brown ale in the hoppy, citrusy American mold. Roastiness ultimately clashes a bit with the acidity inherent to the hops. Less natural than most offering from this brewery.

Swing top bottle. Malt, licorice and pepper in the aroma. Malty, yet dry flavor with earthy hops and licorice. laurel in teh aftertaste. Tasty brew.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dark brown color with a longlasting off-white head. Roasted malty hoppy aroma with some caramel hints. Dry roasted malty caramel flavor with hoppy hints. Long hoppy finish.

Murky brown body, with a large fluffy head and ample lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, some dark fruit, grapefruit, some chocolate, not unlike some of those hoppy USA porters. Bittersweet and roasty taste - a large malt profile, with chocolate, cherry, caramel, espresso, plus well-integrated grapefruity hops. Dries out dramatically in the finish. Excellent balance. Low on CO2.

Dark brown colored brew. Nice chocolate, roasted, hoppy aroma. Nice smooth balanced bitterness together with caramel. Nice!

Hazy brown colour, small tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and caramel. Taste is of roasted malts and chocolate, and has still some bitterness. Nice mouthfeeling.

Bottled. Hazy brown color, short head. Aroma of malt, dark chocolat, bit roasted, quite hoppy as well. Bitter and chocolat malty taste, quite smooth, tasty, some caramel, bit nutty. Very good brown ale!