Tyranena Ancient Aztalan Brown Ale

Formerly brewed at Tyranena Brewing
Style: Brown Ale
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

Hazy appearance with a thin head. Some chocolate flavors with a bitter malt finish.

Brown color with a medium head. Light malt aroma. Some nut flavors, but kind of a mold/cardboard finish, and I don’t think it’s an old bottle. Thin.

Red brown with good head production. Something slighty spicy is there underneath the sweet front and malty caramel palate. Slight wet paper note. Thin palate. A "McBeer" as Adam aptly put it.

Brown/Gold Coloring with White Sandy Head. Nutty Dry Aroma. Creamy Dry Malt Mouthfeel. Lightly Nutty Througout. Dry Roasts Aftertaste.

THis brown ale pours with an amber body topped by a thin fizzy head with little lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet but bitter, nutty and slightly salty with a very slight roasty note. The flavor is very similar to the aroma with a bitter finish. Not anything out of the ordinary. Medium bodied, smooth and slightly dry.

Dark plummy color, close to brown, reddish ’round the sides. Decent, if short, off-white head. Aroma has traces of nuts, cocoa, and sweet malt, but rather shyly, even vapid. Very smooth on the palate, with a good, solid body, juicy malt, and slight hops, if any. Soft texture, good balance. Nice, drinkable, but none-too-complex. Better than many a brown ale, like certain ones in see-through bottles. Another good brew from Tyranena.

Deep red-brown body, clear, with an initially medium light tan head that dissipates quickly. Nice brown sugar, caramel, nutty aroma. Flavor is toasty, fruity and nutty with caramel, brown sugar, and red grape. Red wine/oaky finish is a bit too astringent. Light-medium bodied; this beer could be a tad heavier. Overall this is quite nice and a welcome treat. It’s been awhile since I tried a new brown ale.

Bottle. Astringent malty nose. Usual brown ale flavor. Nothing shocking or impressive with this one.