Upslope Brown Ale
Sure the British introduced the Brown Ale way back in 17th century. It was light brown and sweet, and brewed exclusively with brown malt. Brewer Chad Pieper decided that this was a good foundation, but as Americans do, the style needed to be Americanized. It needed to be roasted, and malty, and it needed to be a little more bitter than the style that was an English second cousin to the mild ale.
3.6
153 reviews
Boulder, United States
Community reviews
Bright, medium brown. Thin head. Full body...bit husky...some nuttiness. Light sweetness coming through in the finish.
Can. Bready malt and brown malt aroma. Bread crust malt and brown sugar with bitterness in the finish.
Aromat kawy i palonego karmelu. Lekki sos sojowy. Bardzo przyjemny. Wyraźna goryczka, nuty kawowe.
Medium brown color. Sweet leaning with more caramel and cocoa than roast. Very light nuttiness. solid for the style, but not a standout.
Bland brown. Nothing good or bad to say. Color ok, aroma ok, taste ok. Wouldn't turn down a free one but nothing special.
Pours brown from the can and leaves a creamy head. A nice looking brew. Aroma is mild caramel, a touch sweaty tennis shoe. Taste is lightly sweet, trending mildly bitter and dry on the finish. Body is light, a bit watery. Decent, but the increasing bitterness near the finish seems to come at the cost of the sweeter, roasted, nutty flavors I look for in a Brown.
12 oz. can. Pour was reddish/brown, with an off white head. Aroma of toasted malt, walnut, light coffee. Taste was bittersweet, malty, light nut.
Can, thanks Brian! Pours clear reddish hazel, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is pleasantly roasty, nutty, hints of toffee and coffee grounds. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Solid brown ale.
Can.
Clear ruby colored with a huge off-white head.
Fruity aroma of caramel, hay, hops and pine needles with notes of nuts.
Fruity flavour of caramel, hops, nuts, chocolate and pine needles.
Hoppy finish.
Tap. Nice brown color with red hues. Tan/khaki head. Aroma is nutty with some slight piney hop presence. Nutty and caramel on the tongue, nice bitterness as well. A really nice ale.
Poured from the can into a glass to drink. The beer had a hearty brown-deep ruby color, was mostly clear, and had a large, foamy off-white head with great retention, and good cling and lacing. Its aroma featured caramel malt, barley, some lighter molasses and brown sugar, and just a bit of earthy-grainy hops. The taste was predominantly sweet with flavors of roasted caramel malt, cereal, and grainy hops for a subtle touch of bitterness. It was somewhat wet and watery, but with ample carbonation and a good mouthfeel and character for a smooth finish. Overall, a pretty good brown ale, with more depth than most.
Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The beer is served a deep brown color with a one finger head of off white foam. The head has a moderate level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave a light level of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell –The aroma of the brew is strongest of nice roasty smell mixed with aromas of caramel and molasses. Along with these aromas comes some lighter notes of coffee and chocolate along with a little bit of nut.
Taste-The taste begins with nice toasted bready taste that has a moderate showing of caramel and molasses upfront. The caramel and molasses decline a bit in intensity as the taste advances with some coffee and cocoa tastes taking their place. All the while a bit of nuttiness joins the taste profile and in the end the combination of flavors ends up leaving a roasty and not too overly sweet taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is average with a carbonation level that is rather low. For the roasty and light nut tastes of the brew the feel is rather nice and creates a fairly easy drinker all while still highlighting some of the nice flavor notes.
Overall – This was a rather enjoyable brown ale. It had a smooth and roasty flavor, all while not being over the top in sweetness. Rather tasty.
Color of Cola, wispy light beige head, lace. Aroma of coffee, cocoa, vanilla bean, the hintiest hint of booze. Lots of crisp roastiness, sweat tea leaf notes, tobacco. Run of the mill brown...decent.
Can 35,5 cl. Pours a clear, nutty brown with a creamy, beige head. Subtle roasty nose, nutty as well. Rich, malty body, caramel, nuts and again roastiness. Subtle late hops. Easygoing. 010616
Brown pour from can. Taste is creamy malt, grain, hops, sugar, hay and booze. Nice.
On tap at Anvil. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is roast, cocoa, english yeast. Medium mouth, rich malt, roast, cocoa, bitter finish, good.
Dark brown pour with small tan head. Aroma of malts, caramel, slight fruitiness and faint hops. Taste of malts, hint of roasted coffee, caramel and slight hops on the finish. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, perfectly balanced, nice flavours, all around solid great brown ale!
Can while Facetiming with the kids and overlooking the dark, sleety nothingness of Tooele. Very nice dark brown pour with a foamy tan head that lasts. Good aroma of coffee, caramel malt, brown sugar and chocolate. Bold, rich flavor with dark, almost burnt malt and espresso; the flavors linger nicely. Very nice for a category that often gets boring.
12 oz. can, at the Principal’s office at the Ivywild School. Pours a cloudy brown, with a big, frothy, tan head. Tons of lacing. The nose is lots of bread, molasses, some light earthiness, and some floral and pine hops. Sweet and bready, with a nice touch of hop bitterness that makes for a balanced flavor. Medium to heavy body, grainy, syrupy, and creamy. This is a very well done brown ale.
For a brown ale this one is okay good malty flavor not bitter not to sweet easy to drink smooth.
Bitter. Not a bad aroma, but a bit on r charred side. ---Rated via BeerBuddy for iPhone.
Smooth beer not to hoppy really enjoyed it because of the smoothness. Lasting finish which doesn't leave you feeling like an IPA
Malty and slightly hoppy brown ale. Full flavored and balanced. Descent brown ale.
12oz can. Deep burgundy-brown unfiltered body. Thick beige head. The aroma is a pinch dry and astringent. Pretty enjoyable offering. Smooth caramel/brown malt notes. Balanced with some non-descript bitterness. Kind of mundane, not so much malt depth, but OK.
The aroma is roasted barley, molasses, earthy hops, some coffee, a bit of cocoa, and whole-grain bread. Solid mouthfeel, with a medium-to-light body and lively carbonation. The taste is moderately bitter, with the roasted flavors being mellowed out by sweet toffee, for a dark and malty finish. More flavorful than a brown ale needs to be. Lovely.
Pours a clear chestnut brown with hints of red. Aroma of molasses and maybe some dark fruit and spice. Flavor of brown sugar and molasses with hints of pepper. This is one of the better tasting brown ales I have had in a while. This may improve as the beer sits a bit, but it is a little more carbonated in the mouth than I would like. Brown ales are not always my favorite, but this one is very good.
Can. This is a nice malty brew with a simple profile that goes well with almost anything.
Pours a clear dark brown, with ample tan head. Aroma of malts and brown sugar. Taste is smooth, drinkable, and a little sweet, with complex notes throughout. A very nice brown ale, thumbs up!
12 oz. can from the Liquor Store & Wine Loft in Jackson, attached to Albertson’s. Consumed in Yellowstone National Park. Ms. phaleslu wanted this one. It pours a slightly cloudy cola brown with a small beige head. Notes of toasted malts, light coffee roast, tobacco, nuts, earth, and pumpernickel. Light-medium bodied, with a toasty mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Drinks nice from both the can and glass. Good brown ale.
Clear medium brown pour, tight off white head with some decent lace. Nose is coffee, dark malt. Slightly more bitter than sweet. Middle is smoky malt, coco, hint of leather. Finish shows some noticeable hop bitterness. Really nice American Brown.