I've had a few Big Sky beers, but none have been posted here for some reason. Guess it's been a while. Of all of them, Moose Drool has the biggest following. The right name is everything, sometimes.
Pours a nice brown, tinged with red. Tan head dissipates to a collar pretty quickly. Nice slightly nutty smell, with minimal hops.
Much nuttier in the taste. Nice, fairly light body, again with light hops so that the malt is more prevalent than the bitterness.
Good version of an American Brown. Not a sexy style, but a solid beer.
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Buzzards Bay Brewing Company's Buzzard's Bay Brown
Man, I remember the last time I looked up this brewery I found that it had been sold and the labels discontinued. And that felt like a year ago. Still, it's sitting in the cellar, so I'm trying it tonight. Besides, I just came back from out of state with about 40 new beers to try, so I'm cleaning house.
Pours a clear, slightly coppery brown with a nice enough tan head. Browns never seem to have much in the way of carbonation or head, and this one follows that trend.
Smells fine. Earthy malt, slightly nutty, low hops that are more floral than bitter.
Nice enough taste as well. It is still a bit raw feeling like a brown should be, but it has lost quite a bit of its zip. This beer is well over a year old, so that's expected. I bet it was really good back then. It's pretty good now.
It's also gone for good.
Pours a clear, slightly coppery brown with a nice enough tan head. Browns never seem to have much in the way of carbonation or head, and this one follows that trend.
Smells fine. Earthy malt, slightly nutty, low hops that are more floral than bitter.
Nice enough taste as well. It is still a bit raw feeling like a brown should be, but it has lost quite a bit of its zip. This beer is well over a year old, so that's expected. I bet it was really good back then. It's pretty good now.
It's also gone for good.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Sweet Water Brewing Company's Georgia Brown
Beer from Georgia? I don't know.
Pours a deep coppery brown. Almost like a murky amber instead of a brown. Nice tan head with moderate carbonation.
Smelled almost like a bourbon barrel aged beer for a second, the head was throwing of a serious alcohol bite. Faded to a vanilla and nutty brown smell, but in a small beer like this there's no reason for such an overpowering alcohol smell.
Watery. Decent enough flavor,, except the bourbon taste is still there. The standard brown tastes are in there somewhere, but it's a bit too hoppy as well.
Weird beer, and fairly off type. Never heard of this brewery, and I won't go looking for it again.
Pours a deep coppery brown. Almost like a murky amber instead of a brown. Nice tan head with moderate carbonation.
Smelled almost like a bourbon barrel aged beer for a second, the head was throwing of a serious alcohol bite. Faded to a vanilla and nutty brown smell, but in a small beer like this there's no reason for such an overpowering alcohol smell.
Watery. Decent enough flavor,, except the bourbon taste is still there. The standard brown tastes are in there somewhere, but it's a bit too hoppy as well.
Weird beer, and fairly off type. Never heard of this brewery, and I won't go looking for it again.
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