English Brown Ale

billk911 · Jan 23, 2009

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

Joos · Jan 23, 2009

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

Yooper · Jan 23, 2009

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

flyangler18 · Jan 23, 2009

Joos said:
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 · Jan 23, 2009

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 · Dec 11, 2011

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

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