Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale
November 11th, 2007 by COD
Dogfish Head is another one of those east coast breweries that can generally do no wrong. I’m not so sure about this beer. When I think of “brown ale” I’m expecting something along the lines of a Newcastle. This poured a deep, dark brown that was almost black. I actually went back to the bottle after I poured it to make sure it wasn’t a stout. It sure looked like one.
The nose is a nutty chocolate with burnt caramel notes. Again, very stout like. The mouth feel is thin, more in line with an ale. The start and finish are built around chocolate malts, with a strong hop kick at the end.
It’s not a bad beer, it’s just very different from what I was expecting from a brown ale. Then again, Dogfish is sort of known for pushing the boundaries of brewing, so maybe the error is mine in expecting their brown ale to taste like a brown ale!
