Tilburgs Dutch Brown Ale
3.3
632 reviews
Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
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330 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby brown color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big raisin, plum, pear, apple, caramel, toast, brown bread, brown sugar, light chocolate, light nuttiness, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of dark/bready malt and fruity/earthy yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of raisin, plum, pear, apple, caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, light clove, light chocolate, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes od raisin, plum, pear, apple, caramel, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity and solid robustness of dark/bready malt and fruity/earthy yeast ester flavors; with a very good malt/yeast flavor balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and lightly slick/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is a nice Belgian brown ale. Good balance and solid robustness of dark/bready malt and fruity/earthy yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
(bottle - 330 ml) Clear brown pour with a thin head. Lightly sweet aroma of caramel malts with some fruits and raisins. Smooth and sweet flavor at the start with some mild caramel and toffee notes. Finishes clean with the lightest fruit aftertaste.
Pours an amber brown with a thin tan head. Some nice lacing. Aroma was malty and caramelly. Some nuttiness. Flavor was slightly sweet. Some malt. Some caramel. Dried fruits. Nice beer.
An enjoy experience with a dutch beer, ideal body, nice bottle, easy to drink and nice aroma.
Draft to taster at Ei8ht Ball. Looks solid; a transparent brown with off-white lacing. Smells and tastes of malt and a bit of dark fruit (fig?). Solid on the palate. Not a traditional brown, but a good one nonetheless.
Poured from a bottle it is a chestnut brown Color with a slight head the aroma is of malt and molasses. The taste is caramel with an after taste of raisins that lingers on the palate
From a 33 cl bottle shared in Avon NC. Pours a clear deep amber with an ecru head. Sweet malty nose. Flavors of caramel and raisins. Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Crisp slightly bitter finish.
Nice mildly sweet ale, clear brown with thin foamy beige head; aroma is malt and molasses. Taste is slightly smoky roast grains and brown sugar. Smooth and easy to drink.
Amber brown chestnut with a thick, light tan, lacy, lasting head. Smells complex and attractive. Smells of malt and nut with caramel with banana and prunes. Medium creamy body with soft carbonation. Tastes is very satisfying with a decent level of sweetness with nut, caramel and soft spice with a dark fruity finish. Not that much bitterness. Very easy to drink and goes down quickly. I’m starting to like Brown Ales.
Flaska från Ivana Trgovina, Split. Hälls upp mörkbrunröd med medelstort moccafärgat skum. Doftar mörk choklad och vanilj, fast det är ingen explosion av dofter precis. Samma smaker plus svagt av kaffe och frukt. Ingen jättebra Brown Ale.
11.2 ounce bottle. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a clear brownish/red color with about an inch light tan head. Head retention and lacing are both decent enough. The brew smells like nuts, dark fruit, cloves and a bit of licorice. Taste is pretty much the same as the aroma, but with the addition of some brown sugar and molasses. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it’s a bit slick and coating with moderate carbonation. Got this one as a single from one of my friends. Not a bad beer by any means, but regardless if this a brown ale or a Belgian dark ale, I like other beers of each style better.
Another one from Ivana Trgovina. Seemed more amber than brown but hey, who cares. Lovely aroma, spicy, fruity, yeasty, light dust, sweet peach, grain. Nice mald sweet malty taste, fruity - jaffa cakes, gummibear, very light rosehip. Extremely light tanginess. Nothing against it.
Nice brown ale. Not very dark as other similar beers. Malty aroma and caramel. Just a little bit watery than others and very good balanced between malts and alcohol. 5% ABV, not so high and not so dangerous.
May be not one of the tops, but very, very nice.
Tilburg's Dutch Belgian "Trappist" Brown Ale - a malty Belgian ale in the Trappiste style, strong vanilla caramel roasted smoothness. Flavorful for a brown ale, light medium body, very drinkable even in summer heat.
Big banana aroma and flavor. Big malt and banana. finishes complex and full. As far as browns go, this one is on the top of my list.
0,33l bottle. Brown color. Aroma is caramel, toffee, nuts and toasted malt. Taste is little bit sweet, with caramel and nuts. Very tasty and interesting beer, I recommend it.
Draft at Sourh Street Restaurant, Naples. Pours brown with a thin brown head. Very fruity nose with a bit of that Belgian yeast thing. Fairly fruity on the tongue as well. Finish lingers a bit but is otherwise clean. Interesting take on the style.
Tap - small foamy head, dark brown/amber color, sweet malty aroma and flavor, fair amount of nuttiness, mild aged dried fruity esters, very well balanced
Very much enjoyed this brown ale from the Netherlands. Kind of like drinking a beer version of a Werther’s Original. Malt and caramel steal the show, a tasty treat for sure.
Bottle. This was a bit of a let down. I knew it was a classic of the style. Did not find it that exciting.
27/04 A 0.33 l bottle from Ivana trgovina, Split. Hazy brown colored with medium sized off white head. Fine yeasty, caramel and cloves aroma. Flavor was nice sweetish, caramel and dried fruit malty, simple, yet quite pleasant. Quite full in body, cloying and smooth on palate with longer, pleasant finish. A fine one, slightly off topic, I really missed some Belgian style ales on our market and I’m happy to see more and more novelties being offered!
2013 - 05 - 31 330ml bottle. medium brown colur. large, tan, lasting head. butterscotch in aroma. light sweet taste.
Pours dark brown with decent head and lacing. Some florals in aroma. Very light overall feel - really not much going on here. A little candied-malt sweetness in finish. Bottle.
11.2oz bottle at Gordo’s. Hazy brown color. Minimal white head. Medium, full body. Lighter, smooth carbonation. Light chewiness. Nice chocolate, good nuttiness. More sweet taste. Great Dutch brown ale.
Sweet brown sugar, toffee aromas. Clear dark brown with decent tan head that recedes to cover. Simple sweet flavours - light caramel, gentle chocolate and roasted malts, light balancing bitterness in the finish. Medium-light body.
nice smooth mouth feal / caramel, toast, butterscotch, minimal head, medium sweetness, full body, creamy, soft carbonation,
Reddish brown with small off white head. Caramel, roasted malt, honey, orange, sweet toffee. Medium body and light carbonation, sweet and malty, brown sugar, some light dried fruit, dries out slightly on the finish.
Browcopper pour. Flavour is sweet, caramel, roasted, nutty and some herbs and spices. Okay brew but a bit to sweet.
33 cl bottle @ Pub Kultainen Apina, Tampere.
Originally rated on 20090503.
Pours dark copper color with a small head. Aroma of malts, mild nutty notes, some dark malts and toffee. Flavor of caramel malts, ripe fruit notes, toffee, some nuts and hay. Well balanced.
This one has some sweet caramel tones. Malty and creamy with a soft bittersweet finish.