10: Brown Ales

This week, Thandi, Lisa, Katie, and Carolyn cover what exactly Brown Ales are, their history, their sub-styles, how to brew them, and some of our favourites.

Whether English, Belgian, or American, these beers may be dark amber to (you guessed it) brown in colour. When smelling and tasting them, you may detect hints of chocolate, caramel, nuts, or malt. Now doesn’t that sound like a lovely style for a chilly November evening?

As always, please check out the on-theme beers we chose as well as some links we referenced...

Beers in this episode:

Lough Gill Brewery, Ireland - ‘MacNutty’ Brown Ale https://untappd.com/b/lough-gill-brewery-mac-nutty/1862170Rye River Brewing Co, Ireland - Crafty Brewing Co American Style Brown Ale
https://www.ryeriverbrewingco.com/beer/american-style-brown-ale/Bierbrouwerij De Konigshoeven, Netherlands - ‘La Trappe’ Belgian Dubbel https://untappd.com/b/bierbrouwerij-de-koningshoeven-la-trappe-dubbel/368AleSmith Brewing Company, USA - ‘Nut Brown’ English-Style Brown Ale
https://alesmith.com/our-beer/nut-brown-ale/

Links:

Brown is the Colo(u)r - https://www.lisagrimm.com/2021/04/23/brown-is-the-colour/Why there is no such beer as English brown ale - https://zythophile.co.uk/2011/03/31/why-theres-no-such-beer-as-english-brown-ale/Need an Easy-Drinking, Delicious Beer? Try a Brown Ale - https://www.thespruceeats.com/brown-ale-style-profile-352842Brown Ales: The overlooked spectrum of beer: https://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/brown-ales-the-overlooked-spectrum-of-beerLondon Brown Ale: https://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/27/27A/historical-beer-london-brown-ale/Four Candles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNTM9iM1eVw&ab_channel=BillJames 

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