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London Brown Ale Flashcards

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London brown ale

Overall impression

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Sweet, malt oriented dark brown ale
With caramel and toffee malt complexity
Sweet finish

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London brown ale

Aroma

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Moderate malt, caramel toffee
Low to medium fruity esters, dark fruit plums
Very low to no hop, earthy floral

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London brown ale

Appear

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Medium to very dark brown 22-35
Nearly opaque
Off-white to tan head

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London brown ale

Flavor

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Moderate malt, caramel toffee biscuits coffee
Low to no perceivable roasty or black malt flavor
Some fruity esters, dark fruit
Low to no hop, earthy floral
Low hop bitterness 15-20
Moderate sweet finish with malty aftertaste
May have sugary sweet flavor

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London brown ale

Mouthfeel

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Medium body
Medium carbonation
Quite creamy

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London brown ale

Ingredients

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English pale ale malt, caramel malts, some roasted malt and wheat malt
Moderate to high carbonate water
English hop
Post fermentation sweetening with lactose or sucrose

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London brown ale

Comparison

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Sweet stout, less roasty

Dark mild, sweeter

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British Brown Ale

Overall impression

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Malty, brown caramel center British ale

Without roasted flavors of Porter

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British Brown Ale

Aroma

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Light malt, toffee nutty light chocolate caramel
Light hop, floral earthy
Light fruity esters

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British Brown Ale

Appear

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Dark amber to dark reddish brown 12-22
Clear
Off-white to light tan head

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British Brown Ale

Flavor

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Low to moderate malt, nutty toasty biscuit toffee light caramel chocolate
Low to none hop, floral earthy
Medium bitterness 20-30
Low to moderate fruity esters

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British Brown Ale

Mouthfeel

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Medium body

Medium carbonation

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British Brown Ale

Ingredients

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British mild ale/ pale ale malt, caramel malts, small amount darker malts
English hop

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British Brown Ale

Comparison

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British bitters, more malty balance and malt flavors
Dark mild, stronger
English Porter, less roast
London Brown Ale, stronger and much less sweet

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Dark Mild

Overall impression

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Dark, malt focused session ale

Refreshing flavorful with a range of dark malt or dark sugar expression

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Dark Mild

Aroma

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Low to moderate malt, caramel toffee grainy toast nutty chocolate or lightly roasted
Little to no hop, earthy floral
May have some fruitiness
Very low to no diacetyl

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Dark Mild

Appear

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Copper to dark brown 12-25
Clear
Off-white to tan head

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Dark Mild

Flavor

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Malty, sweet caramel toffee toast nutty coffee chocolate roast
May have some fruitiness, plum raisin
Low to no hop
Low to moderate bitterness 10-25
Low to no diacetyl
Sweet to dry finish
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Dark Mild

Mouthfeel

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Light to medium body
Low carbonation
Astringency for roast based versions

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Dark Mild

Ingredients

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Pale British base malts, crystal malt, dark malts or dark sugar adjuncts, may have flaked maize, may colored with brewer’s caramel
British ale yeast
Any hops

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Dark Mild

Comparison

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English porters, lower gravity

London brown ale, much less sweet

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English porter

Overall impression

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Moderate strength brown beer

Restrained roasty character and bitterness, chocolate caramel profile

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English porter

Aroma

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Moderate malt, bready biscuit toasty with mild roastiness caramel chocolate nutty
Moderate hop, floral earthy
Moderate to no fruity esters
Low to none diacetyl

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English porter

Appear

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Light brown to dark brown 20-30
Good clarity
Off-white to light tan head

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English porter

Flavor

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Moderate malt, biscuit toffee nutty bready caramel chocolate
May have second flavors, coffee licorice toast
Moderate to no hop, earthy floral
Medium hop bitterness 18-35
Moderate to low fruity esters
Well attenuated but can be somewhat sweet

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English porter

Mouthfeel

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Medium body
Moderate carbonation
Creamy texture

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English porter

Ingredients

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Chocolate or dark roasted malts, caramel malt, brewing sugars, brown malts

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English porter

Comparison

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American Porter, sweeter and more caramel less alcohol
less hop character
British brown ale, more substance and roast
Dark mild, higher in gravity

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American Brown Ale

Overall impression

A

Malty hoppy beer with chocolate and caramel flavors

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American Brown Ale

Aroma

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Moderate malty, chocolate, caramel, nutty, toasty
Low to moderate hop,
Very low to moderate fruity esters

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American Brown Ale

Appear

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Light to very dark brown 18-35
Clear
Off-white to light tan head

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American Brown Ale

Flavor

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Medium malty, chocolate caramel nutty toast
Light to moderate hop, citrus fruit tropical
Medium bitterness 20-30
Very low to moderate fruity esters
Medium dry finish with malt and hops aftertaste

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American Brown Ale

Mouthfeel

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Medium body

Moderate carbonation

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American Brown Ale

Ingredients

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Pale malt, crystal and darker malts

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American Brown Ale

Comparison

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American Pale/ Amber ales, more chocolate and caramel flavors and less prominent bitterness in the balance
Brown IPA, less bitter, alcohol and hop character
English Brown Ales, more bitter and hoppier with a richer malt presence, usually higher alcohol and American hop character

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American Porter

Overall impression

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Malty dark beer with complex and flavorful dark malt character

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American Porter

Aroma

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Medium dark malt, some additional in support like grainy bready toffee caramel chocolate coffee
Low to high hop, resiny earthy floral
Moderate to none fruity esters

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American Porter

Appear

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Medium brown to very dark brown
Clear
Tan head

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American Porter

Flavor

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Strong malt, slight burnt malt like chocolate and coffee with a bit of grainy
Low to high hop, resiny earthy floral
Medium to high bitterness
Moderate to none fruity esters
Dry to medium sweet finish
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American Porter

Mouthfeel

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Medium body
Low to high carbonation
Slight alcohol warmth for stronger versions
May have slight astringency from dark malts

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American Porter

Ingredients

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Dark malts

American hops, US UK finishing hops

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American Porter

Comparison

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English porters/ Pre-prohibition porters, more bitter and stronger with more dark malt and dryness
American stouts, less strong and assertive

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Pre-prohibition Porter

Overall impression

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Using American ingredients including adjuncts

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Pre-prohibition Porter

Aroma

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Malt, low level dark malt caramel biscuit light adjunct like licorice molasses
Lop hop
No to very low esters
No to low diacetyl
Low DMS acceptable
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Pre-prohibition Porter

Appear

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Medium to dark brown 18-30
Clear
Tan head

46
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Pre-prohibition Porter

Flavor

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Malt, chocolate caramel biscuit licorice and toast low level
None to low hop
Low to moderate bitterness 20-30
Low to moderate DMS
Moderate dry finish
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Pre-prohibition Porter

Mouthfeel

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Medium body
Moderate carbonation
Creaminess
May have a slight astringency from dark malts

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Pre-prohibition Porter

Ingredients

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Two and six row malt, dark malts, brown malt, adjuncts
Lager/ ale yeast
Bittering hops

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Pre-prohibition Porter

Comparison

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American Porter, smoother and less hoppy/bitter

English porter, less caramelly but more adjunct lager character

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