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Smuttynose Old Brown Dog 3.35 657

Smuttynose Old Brown Dog

Percentile
79
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6573.36/5.03.35/5.05.7%86.8Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
Old Brown Dog has been cited as a classic example of the "American Brown Ale" style of beer. Compared to a typical English Brown Ale, Old Brown Dog is fuller-bodied and more strongly hopped.
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 Gr0ve (1409), Oslo, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Jun 24, 2007  
1 pint draught, House of Brews, NYC. Dark copper brown colour. Fine-laced small white head that clings to the glass. Nutty malt flavours. Powdery. Plum flavours. A bit restrained, but has a distinct cocoa powder flavour. Light-bodied. Smooth texture. Overall a nice brown ale.


 Mike4686 (120), Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 21, 2007  
deep brown woody color with a small head, smells of caramel malt, smooth finish, easy to drink, not that sweet but a great example of a brown ale.


 obguthr (1053), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/510/20
Jun 9, 2007  
Hard to describe the aroma, but perhaps fudge. It pours clear thin brown with a thick head, good lacing. Uncomplex, but nice hop flavor. Metallic finish.


 lukin013 (211), Columbia, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 8, 2007  
Brown body with small off-white head. Lightly nutty and earthy aroma. Flavor is similar with a little added chocolate sweetness.


 ChainGangGuy (2592), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 7, 2007  
Appearance: Medium brown in color with a fizzy, foamy off-white head. Smell: Aroma of rich caramel malts, toasted nuts and, to some degree, a light herbal hop scent. Taste: This is so precious. Upfront, sweet caramel maltiness coupled with a pleased nuttiness. A little buttery. Light hints of chocolate. Bitterness is very light, but the beer still finishes dry. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin. Lightly carbonated. Quite smooth, even creamy, and goes down with ease. Drinkability: Fine, fine. Seriously, though. Very drinkable. One of the better brown ales I’ve tasted.


 bubbleflubber (898), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/514/20
Jun 5, 2007  
I don’t normally highest praise to the visual aesthetics of a beer, but the pour on this was almost unrivaled! Beautiful cherry-walnut pour, almost reminiscent of a deep mahogany wood-grained piano. Sticky laced head with initial pock-markings of whipped eggwhites, resolving to thick spiderwebbing. The nose is a bit more reserved, some cold hops, bread, biscuit... all subtle. Flavor is subdued, but quite nice, integrating all of the bouquet contingencies, plus a bit of Crystal and Pale malts, and a cleanly biting hopped back palate. The mouthfeel is lightly round, and makes for an extremely quaffable experience. Prost!


 bryandhargrave (165), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 3, 2007  
Im watching the Brian Williams interview of Tony Blair. Im drinking a beer and reviewing it. I punched in my numbers. If you really want to read about the beer, read below me. A crap pile of people have already said the same crap I would.


 mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 2, 2007  
Sweet, cinnamon and spicy. Good bit of spicy hops in the back. Peppery. More bitterness in the back than expected. Pretty simple but flavorful



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