Thirsty Bear Brown Bear

Brewed by Thirsty Bear Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
San Francisco, California USA

Toasted malt nose, reddish amber color, sticky head. Caramelly sweet malt base with hints of nuts and oak. Light spicy end. Very good balance and some character.

(On tap) Clear, warm, dark amber golden with a small, off-white head. Roasted, nutty aroma. The body is medium with sweetish, malty accents of burned caramel and nuts. Dry, lightly bitter finish. 240307

Brown coloured body - no way! Light tan head on the beer with a bunch of bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of vinegar (mostly) with malt and light nuts noticeable. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong taste of chocolate along with malt in the flavour. Aftertaste is quick, but consisted of malt even more so. Overall, a decent beer, but I’m not a huge fan of browns. I sampled this beer on draught at the brewpub on 28-February-2007.

On tap @ Thirsty Bear poured a clear reddish brown with a minimal amber head. Aromas of toasted malt, light cocoa and a hint of nuts. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of sweet malt and cocoa with a smooth lightly sweet finish.

On tap at the brewpub. A reddish amber beer- not brown. No aroma. Has a chocolate flavor. The sourness is very strong. Light on malt in the body.

On tap at Thirsty Bear. This brown ale poured with a short off-white head that dissipated quickly. The flavor is a bit thin but tasty, with a malty finish. Like Newcastle with a bite.

Dark amber colour. Light nutty aroma. Strange - some very sweet almondy, molassey character but some astringent roast in there as well. Neither element is all that appealing and together they don’t work at all.

Draught at the brewpub. Nut brown. Neutral aroma. Sweet and roasty with syrupy mouthfeel. There are some pleasant roasty malt and the finish holds light licorice-like hoppy bitterness, but it’s just not firm enough. The malt profile needs some work.