Old Brown Dog Ale, brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company in Portsmouth, NH, is your quintessential American Brown Ale. It was first brewed 20 years ago this year so this beer is time tested and almost legally allowed to drink itself!It pours a nice dark brown color (like a brown ale should of course) with a nice creamy head. You can always tell a quality beer from the way the head of the beer is. This one is pretty much perfect as it slowly dissipates. I'm a sucker for Smuttynose beers, I've really never had a bad one and this one is solid (and its my wife's favorite so we tend to have it in the house quite a bit).
The taste is nice and rich and at 5.7% its not your typical low alcohol "session" brown ale. Its got a lot of malt taste with a hoppy tanginess that comes through at the finish. Like I said, this is a solid brown ale and another great year-round release from Smuttynose.
Smuttynose also released a Very Old Brown Dog Ale in their Big Beer Series, in honor of the dog on the label (Olive) who had aged a few years since that picture was taken. It was appropriately an Old Ale and came in at 7% ABV.
Sadly, Olive passed away last year close to her 16th birthday. Her legacy lives on with this kind and gentle beer. Cheers to the memory of dogs everywhere that are running free and eating infinite amounts of meat in dog heaven.
Beer Facts:
Name: Old Brown Dog Ale
Style: Brown Ale
Brewery: Smuttynose Brewing Company
Location: Portsmouth, NH, USA
Container: 12 oz. bottle
Malts: Pale Brewers, Munich, Crystal 60L and Chocolate
Hops: Cascade and Willamette
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