Thunder Canyon Arroyo Brown Ale

Brewed by Thunder Canyon Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Tucson, Arizona USA

On tap @ TBC - Pours a clear deep amber color with a small off white head. Light lacing. Aroma and flavor is caramel malt and faint esters. There is a light hop presence. Medium body. A typical beer brewed for the non beer geeks in Tucson. Wortha try though.

on tap at brewpub. light brown with no head and little lacing. aroma is slightly sweet and biscuity. but the beer is fairly thin. not unlike amber bock. dry and thin, no real body.

Served on tap at the Brewpub
Arrives with a thin, wispy, tan colored head that sits over a clear, red-brown colored brew. The aroma is toasty, a bit nutty with some sweet berry aromatics and a woody, lightly roasted malt aroma.

The beer is dry, light and quaffable. The dryness is definitely accentuated by the fact that I just ate lunch. There is a significant herbal hop note here as well. As my palate gets used to the beer, it becomes much more fruity and has a touch of sweetness to it. The fruitiness is a combination of berry-like notes and some other generally fruit character it even seems to be a touch cider-like at times. The malty focus of this brew has lots of caramel notes , a touch of toastiness and a nutty note in the finish.

This has some decent flavors to it, but it is a bit out of balance somehow... yet I can’t quite put a finger on it.