Town Hall India Brown Ale

Brewed by Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

On Cask: dark rusty brown with thin but fluffy cap. Nose includes some tropical fruit stuck together with molasses. The flavor...oh my. The mango, the pineapple is indeed marinating in blackstrap. I thought this was good pushed, but on cask, it is heavenly. Malted roastiness comes out in the aftertaste. The body, if one were to close the eyes (which happens...can’t help it with this beer) is more IPA like. It is the PERFECT marriage of IPA and a Brown Ale. The hops and malt play ping pong on the palate. For the love of all things holy, try this beer.

Pours clear - a deep copper brown with half an inch of soft tan suds. Excellent head retention, thick count-the rings lacing. Juicy citrus hop bitterness in the aroma. Flavor - toasted and chocolate malt, both in large quantities. Citrus and herbal hop flavor, both in large quantities. A touch of dry grain in the finish. Long citric hop bitterness in the finish. All of these blend and meld, even though they sound like they might not (big chocolate and citrus hops?). The balance is exemplary - between malt an hops, between sweet and dry, between powerful and subtle. Smoothly carbonated (lending a cask like character). Medium body.

Never had this style before but im a big fan. I wasnt sure if this would be all that great. Get the best of an IPA in a brown ale makes for an easy drinking, hoppy ale. Good hop bite left on the ol pallet. One of the best TH brews I have enjoyed. Makes me wonder if a guy should try mixing a Furious with a Bender?

nice beer. tasty brown ale with all the sweet choclates and malti tastiness. then the hops hit. and form a flavor tornado on the tongue. nice job kinda confusing to the palate but in a good way. hoppy and malty goodness mix and fly around the palate finally subduing to a smooth finish. nicely done guys AGAIN!

slightly tarnished ruby hued brown. Thin cap of lightly tanned foam whisps away quickly to leave a thin collar and very little lacing. Just a few small spotty areas. Aroma is partially rubbery in a malt tang and chocolate hued with tinges of dark orange citrusy hop notes and a slight roasted hilt about the edges. It seems to have weak points and heavy points in the nose. Inconsistant. But when ya can get it, its fairly complex. Flavors are wonderfully blended with a great pale roasty malt backing with hovering chocolate notes hitting here and there. The hops have a unique woodish tint as it goes through the middle. Finish brings in some mildly and quite yummy tones of dark orange citrusy bitterness and alpha acidic parching cruising along the chocolaty/roasty backing. One complex finish thats very interesting; its kinda smokey, deep, grassy, herbal, chocolatey, and orangely bittered. Wow. And nothing really stands out, it just all takes seats to one another until they all grow together to fade away slowly into the end... into memory. Hmmm...I tend to think of a toned down version of 3F Alpha Klaus after ever sip. A good thing to have a comparison to. Yummy, delicious, yum! Feel is clean within a slippery medium-light tilted body, respectfully quick without leaving out much action on the tongue as the flavors tend to do the most part of its character. Eagerly pleasing to quaff. Man, Oh, man does this stuff just float right down. Absolutely fine and dandy - just like chocolate hop candy!

Ruddy brown the color, cream-toned the foam, of stable size, if thin, and adorned with copious bubbles. Miild, sweet cocoa in the aroma, little bit of nuts. And then the hops come shining through. Pleasant enough. Bright, bold, and delicious once in the mouth. Clean, smooth and indubitably drinkable. Chocolate tones remain in the flavor, hops persist on the tongue. A twist of citrus, lacing the chocolate. Zesty, medium bodied, long, hoppy finish. A tasty, tasty ale you drink all the live-long day and not likely tire of. Does some playful tricks on the tongue, and rewards the imbiber. I like that. Must stop in for more before it goes away. That’s how they get ya, man!

Picture Masala Mama with a very slight brown ale flavor, then you have Town Hall India Brown Ale. This really is an IPA, with very little malt. But it’s very enjoyable and well done. It probably would have been more interesting if the malt was amped up some. But I digress...it’s good.

On tap at the bar. Pours a nice brown with a thin head. Light aroma, malty with some citrus. Nuttiness comes out as it warms. Nice sweet flavor, strong bitterness at the end. Pretty good.