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Rock Bottom Brown Bear Brown 3.12 87

Rock Bottom Brown Bear Brown

Percentile
58
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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
873.15/5.03.12/5.0-57.9Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
This is a rich, deep brown ale with a roasty character. It is smooth and malty, full-bodied and somewhat sweet. Editor's Note: This beer is one of Rock Bottom's standards and is available at many of their breweries.
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 Ungstrup (15376), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 12, 2006  
At Bethesda location. A hazy brown beer with no head. The aroma is sweet and nutty, while the flavor is sweet nutty combined with hints of oranges, leading to a dry slightly bitter end. An OK flavor for a Brown Ale.


 argo0 (6974), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 2, 2003  
(Bethesda) Clear red-brown body with beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, nutty. Taste is sweet, malty netty, slight peat. Medium body. Pleasant beer, but nothing special.


 harrisoni (6830), Ashford, Kent, England
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/55/20
Oct 18, 2006  
On tap at Rock Bottom, Seattle. Brown and malty and crude. Too much malt, some fruit. Too malty, bit like vinegar. Horrible.


 hopscotch (5511), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 2, 2006  
Draft... Bethesda location... Deep amber ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Light milk chocolate and vanilla in the nose. Well balanced flavor. A touch citric and fairly bitter. Cocoa. Medium-bodied with a scathing mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Coarse, dry finish.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 19, 2007  
Bethesda. Nose is simply toasted bread and caramel malts. About how you would expect an American brown ale to smell. Color is dark muddy brown. Flavor is very weak, only a hint of toated barley and maybe a touch of some cinnamon toast, before being overpowered by the sickly sweet taste of basic malt syrup. Sweet overall, no glaring brewing defects present other than an unimaginative recipe.


 JPDIPSO (4928), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 16, 2002  
(Milwaukee) Brown color with a tan head. Mild malt aroma. Mostly malt flavors. Slight hop finish. An average brown at best.


 BückDich (4856), McCall, Idaho, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/512/20
Oct 3, 2006  
Draught at Brewpub during RBSG DC 06 Weekend Brownish color, light head and lacing. Nose of light tinny toffee and caramel. The flavor is a bit lotiony, some sweet malt. Eh, boring. Thin body.


 chriso (4851), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 16, 2007  
On tap (sampler) at the Bethesda location, July 2006. Reddish copper colour - quite pale for a Brown ale. It was also distinctly hoppy for the style, with distinct citrus notes and a quite dry mouthfeel which, combined with the expected nutty malt, produced a nicely balanced brew. I am not usually a fan of American brown ales but I liked this one. Probably because it wasn’t very typical of the style. It certainly didn’t have the residual sweetness that puts me off many of them. Perhaps the brewer at Bethesda has managed to depart from the corporate recipe - who knows with Rock Bottom.



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