English Brown Ale

billk911 · 01-23-2009, 08:46 PM

Can anyone tell me what commercial beer the Brewers Best English Brown Ale tastes like.

Joos · 01-23-2009, 08:52 PM

never had that but for commercial i like old speckeled hen(still a micro).Or newcastle is drinkable.

**Yooper** · 01-23-2009, 09:05 PM

That was my first extract kit! I tried it head-to-head with Newcastle, and it seemed pretty close to me.

flyangler18 · 01-23-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Joos

never had that but for commercial i like old speckeled hen(still a micro).Or newcastle is drinkable.

Old Speckled Hen isn't a Brown Ale at all! I'd place it as an Ordinary Bitter.

Yankeehillbrewer · 01-23-2009, 09:19 PM

Never heard of it, but if you're looking for an example of an English Brown, Samuel Smith's Nut Brown is a good choice.

llamabox · 12-11-2011, 04:41 PM

I agree with Yooper, although mine came out a bit less bitter and more sweet than a Newcastle. Maybe my partial boil or higher ferment temps. 68-70