Opa-Opa Steakhouse Marshall Brown Ale

From a growler purchased from their Williamsburg, MA location. A sweet aroma tops the dark brown, reddish on the fringes color. Light mouthfeel with low carbonation. Sweet fruity malty flavor with a lingering brown maltiness with a touch of hops that sit on the tongue for a while. Pretty good.

Poured from Growler. Pours dark brown, thin, with a small head. Aroma is bubble gum, cherry syrup, sugar, and raspberry. Very, very fruity sweet. Flavor mirrors aroma, with some malty sweetness that reminds you it is a brown. Kind of a hybrid beer that blends berries, a fruit beer, Belgian yeast, and an American brown. The result is pleasing, though not overall outstanding.

From a growler given to me at Christmas. Pours a nice medium brown color. Kinda clear with reddish highlights. A vigorous pour yields a nice thick off white head. Nose is malt with some nuts and fruits. Palate is a little thin, but just the right amount of carbonation. Flavor is a mixture of sweet caramel with a strong malt presence. Also a hint of nuts. A decent brown ale, but a little to weak.

Enjoyed this beer from the growler while in MA. A nice caramel malt aroma, with some roastyness, and some nutty and grainy hops scents too. A rich, brown color with a tint of red and a decent-sized, somewhat creamy, off-white head, with good retention. A nice mixed flavor of sweetness and bitterness, with some malty and nutty flavors. Average dryness on the palate, with good carbonation and a moderate mouthfeel.

My Bottom Line:
This politely fruity and nutty Brown Ale satisfies with its healthy body and quenching potential, but its cleanliness and servility will not make it memorable to me.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the hazy reddish brown.
-Low hopping in the finish barely offers supporting bitterness.
-The maltiness is not nutty enough for my tastes in the style.
-Earthy toastiness is contributed by the malts as well.

On tap at the brewpub.

The beer pours medium brown with notes of malt on the nose. This then give us a decent feeling of malt in the palate and a nice long finish.

On tap at the brewpub, one of their better ones in that it was good for its style. All-malt, and that’s in the aroma. Lots of lace with a white/mocha head, and creamy.

This was a solid brown ale from someone who really doesn’t enjoy many. Good malt structure yet dry palate kept this beer from getting too sweet. A very good offering from a brewery that can be a bit inconsistent.