Preamble: What could be better (at least as far as I am concerned): a brewery, a restaurant, and a railway station – all in one. Other than being let down by the 70’s era railway system, this could be the ideal location to eat, drink and watch the world go by. On that subject, it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Brown Ale’
11 Mar
Samuel Smith’s – Nut Brown Ale
Overview: Someone recently told me that the US market accounts for a huge proportion of Samuel Smith’s beer sales; whether or not the US enjoyment of their beers accounts for their very existence I am not in a position to confirm. However, it seems that most of the stores I visit stock two or more [...]
3 Mar
Dogfish Head – Indian Brown Ale
Overview: This is a style of beer that, I am sure, the brewers had a laugh thinking up. You can imagine the discussion that went in to creating this, or was it just an accident that they combined the contents of a Scotch Ale, an I.P.A, and an American Brown and thought it might just [...]
20 Feb
Lost Coast – Downtown Brown
Overview: Another new brewery for me, and another brewery that really goes for striking presentation. If there is one thing to be said about breweries in the US and that is how striking most labels are and how well designed most websites (that I have visited) are. In a market that has a lot to [...]
30 Jan
Rogue – Hazelnut Brown Nectar
Overview: Already a fan of Rogue, it is a somewhat difficult task to decide which of the beers to try next. As a previous item suggests, I am a fan of beers that come in the larger bottles, especially if they are good beers; Rogue bottle a lot of their beers in 1 pint (500ml-ish) [...]
26 Sep
Samuel Adams – Brown Ale
Overview: I actually have interesting memories of Brown Ale, at least what I can remember through the haze; it was one of those ‘winding down’ days at University and Newcastle Brown was cheap. It was too cheap. Since then I haven’t really had too many Brown Ales so this is something of a novelty for [...]
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