Schlafly American Brown

Brewed by Saint Louis Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Maplewood, Missouri USA

Sampled on tap at the Tap Room, STL. An incredible brown that must be experienced. Dark brown with a generous tan head. Aroma and flavor are dominated by coffee and bitter, dark chocolate. Caramel and some spicy, piney hops are also in the mix, but are in the background. Full-bodied, light to moderately carbonated with a dry, clean finish. Very close to porter in style. I LOVE this beer.

From the cask, served in a Schlafly imperial pint glass. Poured a clear dark brown with a creamy off-white head. Aromas of roasted malts, nutty coffee and caramel toffee, a light fruitiness and a touch of earth. Moderate carbonation and a crisp, dry, slick, creamy smooth medium bodied mouthfeel. A nice roasted malt taste, nutty coffee meshed with light flavors of cocoa and caramel, a subtle fruitiness in the middle, an earthy bitterness towards the end, the alcohol is slightly noticeable at the end too, and a dry malty finish. I really enjoyed this, easy, quaffable drinkability, I don’t know why I hadn’t tried this before at the Taproom.

tap-hop in the city 05-man, im impressed with this one! pours clear brown amber with a big sudsy beige head. nutty, peanut quality on the aroma with a significant dose of some leafy, earthy hops as well. nutty flavors dominate with a hint of chocolate. long cashew/peanuty finish that was very nice. medium body for the style. one of the better of this style!

(Hop in the City) Lovely deep brown with generous tan head. Malt aromas. Sweet malt flavor with maybe a hint of nut.

Firkin tapping at Party Source. Poured a hazy brown color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate toasted malt, nut and earthy hop aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and lively carbonation. Solid toasted bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Good complex brew.

Enjoyed at the taproom with beerdrenched. Pours a nice rich brown with light brown head that leaves some good lace. Aromas of toffee, chocolate, and medium roast coffee. Background earthy notes from the hops. The flavor has a lot of roast and some dark chocolate. Okay bitterness to finish. Medium body with appropriate carbonation. Not bad at all for a brown.

Tasted 9/24/09. Draft from The Bottleworks. Dark brown amber hue with a clinging off-white head. Aromas of toasted malts and molassis with a touch anise. Mild fudge undertone. Medium bodied with smooth malts and a slightly bitter finish. Tangy esters mix very nicely with the nutty brownie flavors. The malts are dominant with a smooth and mild finish. Good session.

On cask at the Tap Room, brown color, with a white head, faint toasted malt, but with an impressive floral hop leafy, grassy nose, with kind of a hint of lavender flower, with some citrusy in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a toasty, faint roasted malt character but with a good dry hop leafiness, grassiness accent, embracing a juicy resiny, coniferous mouthfeel, with some grapefruit and lemon peel citrusy, leading towards a well floral hop leafy bittering finish. The beer seems overpower by his hoppiness rather than his toastiness.