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Rating: 84

Indian Brown Ale

Brewery: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery · Milton, DE
Variety: Ale · American Ale · American Brown Ale
Alcohol: ABV 7.20% / ABW 5.76%
IBU: 50
Preferred vessel: Pint glass
Color: Nut Brown (English Brown Ale) (20 SRM)
Added by alan

A clean, well-hopped brown ale with aromatic barley, caramelized brown sugar and whole-leaf Liberty and Goldings hops.

Sweet, Caramel, Bitter, Nuts, Chocolate

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Reviews

  1. Review by alan
    Rating: 88

    alan

    drank this beer from a Goblet
    Jan. 21st, 2009 at 2:52 p.m.
    Comment:

    This is probably my favorite of the regular Dogfish Head offerings. It’s rich and full of flavor, but not heavy and with just the right sweetness — highly drinkable for a 7.2% ABV beer.

    Characteristics:
  2. Review by Jeremy Boles
    Rating: 87

    Jeremy Boles

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Estes Park, CO
    Jan. 26th, 2009 at 5:59 a.m.
    Comment:

    Pours with a wonderful, creamy, tan head. The aroma is sweet, malty, nutty with a tiny bit of coffee. The beer is very sweet with hints of molasses, coffee, brown sugar. Finishes hoppy and sweet. Definately one of the unexpectedly-sweetest beers I have had in a while.

    Characteristics: nutty stweet
  3. Review by Rob Hudson
    Rating: 89

    Rob Hudson

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Eugene, OR
    Jan. 29th, 2009 at 6:26 a.m.
    Comment:

    Dark amber and clear. Nutty and caramel aromas. Flavor comes in as caramel and roasty, a bit dry from the hops, with a roasty aftertaste. It’s like an extra hopped and bigger American Brown Ale. Very nice to drink.

    Characteristics: caramel nutty roasty
  4. Review by Brian Flanagan
    Rating: 86

    Brian Flanagan

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    Feb. 8th, 2009 at 9:08 a.m.
    Comment:

    Very sweet aroma, chocolate even. The taste is well-balanced, though. Bitter to start, increasingly sweet.

    Characteristics: balanced chocolate coffee hops malt
  5. Review by mikegee
    Rating: 88

    mikegee

    drank this beer from a Snifter in Miami, FL
    Feb. 15th, 2009 at 9:50 a.m.
    Comment:

    Head: Tan/yellow, slow dissipation

    Color: Dark brown

    Aroma: Malty, caramel, hoppy citrus

    Taste: Nutty with an IPA hoppiness

    Characteristics:
  6. Review by Phil Dokas
    Rating: 86

    Phil Dokas

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Ann Arbor, MI
    Feb. 26th, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.
    Comment:

    A very unusual brown but in an interestingly good way. Where most browns have this unique nutty characteristic, this is more of an IPA meeting perhaps a chocolate stout. It’s chocolaty sweet yet hoppy bitter from start to finish in a very balanced way that’s unlike any other brown I’ve had.

    Characteristics: bitter chocolate hoppy sweet
  7. Review by Noodlefrenzy
    Rating: 84

    Noodlefrenzy

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Seattle, WA
    March 14th, 2009 at 7:24 p.m.
    Comment:

    Definitely one of the finest brown ales I’ve ever had. Comes on like a nut brown ale that’s been attacked by an IPA and a Russian stout. Strong hops, malt, molasses.

    Characteristics: bitter hoppy malt molasses
  8. Review by Lobsterman
    Rating: 82

    Lobsterman

    drank this beer from a Goblet in Portland, ME
    April 22nd, 2009 at 2:07 p.m.
    Comment:

    Pours red-dk.brown with a fine light head. Sweet malt aroma, barley roasty bite and chocolate finish similar to a Porter. A fine brown Ale!

    Characteristics: malty sweet
  9. Review by Joel Mahaffey
    Rating: 77

    Joel Mahaffey

    drank this beer from a Stein (Mug) in Orono, ME
    April 22nd, 2009 at 3:01 p.m.
    Comment:

    Very smooth ale with a strong caramel flavor, finishes somewhat bittersweet. The hops are very understated, just enough to make this ale enjoyable, but not enough to outshine the caramel sweetness.

    Characteristics: bittersweet caramel malty smooth sweet
  10. Review by Dave S.
    Rating: 85

    Dave S.

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    May 12th, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
    Comment:

    A lot of complexity in this one. The nose is classic brown ale with brown sugar notes. Each sip starts with a strong alcohol taste (almost like a hoppy barleywine), then gives way to a roasted caramel and chocolate flavor (almost like a stout). Really nice variety, and definitely drinkable.

    Characteristics: caramel chocolate hoppy roasted
  11. Review by Matt Todd
    Rating: 68

    Matt Todd

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Atlanta, GA
    May 16th, 2009 at 10:16 a.m.
    Comment:

    Characteristics:
  12. Review by scredsfan
    Rating: 82

    scredsfan

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Augusta, GA
    June 6th, 2009 at 8:22 a.m.
    Comment:

    A hearty, complex brown ale.

    Pours brown with a medium tan head. The aroma is sweet, with nutty, coffee hints - heartier than just about any other brown ale I’ve sampled.

    The taste is very complex, you first get the sweetness, then the nutty, coffee flavors kick in, followed by a crisp hop finish.

    Characteristics: coffee complex nutty sweet
  13. Review by M@
    Rating: 91

    M@

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Washington, DC
    Nov. 20th, 2009 at 1:29 p.m.
    Comment:

    Very chocolatey and roasty. notes of caramel. It’s pretty bitter, but the bitterness is matched well with malt bill.

    Characteristics: bitter caramel chocolate malty

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