Beer Style: Brown Ale Family
Gordon Strong’s British Brown Ale
The base malt is a mix of Maris Otter and Golden Promise. Torrified wheat provides some of the character flavor and a little body. Mid-range crystal malts provide some caramel flavors, and the light dose of chocolate malt gives enough of the nutty flavor without tasting overtly chocolate-like.
British Brown Ale
British brown ale is open to a wide range of interpretations, however one constant is that the style is all about drinkability and balance. Learn more about its history, which at a time nearly went extinct, and how to brew your own version.
Shades of Brown
Brown ale is often broken into two categories — English brown and American brown. However, there are even more variations to this flexible beer style. Learn what makes them unique, yet similar. Plus: 4 clone recipes that cover all the shades of brown ale.
Neon Raptor’s Barnum Brown clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.052 FG = 1.012IBU = 18 SRM = 20 ABV = 5.2% This is a good example of the hoppy version of the American brown ale style
Avery Brewing Co.’s Ellie’s Brown Ale clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.056 FG = 1.014IBU = 20 SRM = 24 ABV = 5.5% Avery Brewing Co. Ellie’s Brown Ale is quite restrained in its color but a big
Thornbridge Brewery & Bundobust Brewery’s Nut Brown Ale clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.044 FG = 1.011IBU = 25 SRM = 14 ABV = 4.3% Thornbridge and Bundobust’s collaborative Nut Brown Ale is an homage to the classic
Cigar City Brewing Co.’s Maduro Brown Ale clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.059 FG = 1.017IBU = 25 SRM = 32 ABV = 5.5% This is far darker than the BJCP guidelines for an English brown and pushes past
Beppy’s Brown
This simple brown ale recipe illustrates the differences between brewing all-grain batches and extract batches of beer with extract replacing one malt in the ingredients and different techniques to get your wort in the boil kettle.
Newcastle Brun Ale
Newcastle Brun Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.034 FG = 1.007 IBU = 18 SRM = 15 ABV = 3.6% Intrigued by a local landmark remembering a group of priests who
Denny’s American Mild (Final Version, #8)
Denny has been working on a recipe for an American mild ale for several years. The objective was to make a beer with the qualities of a British mild (malt character, low integrated hop flavor, body, 1.035 OG, under 4% alcohol) but with only American ingredients.
It’s My Barrel, and I’ll Rye If I Want To
It’s My Barrel, and I’ll Rye If I Want To (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.064 FG = 1.016IBU = 29 SRM = 27 ABV = 6.4% Ingredients:3.25 lbs. (1.5 kg) Maris
Tonsmeire’s Acorn Oud Bruin
I brewed a beer with compatible flavors for the acorns: A rye sour somewhere between English old ale and Flemish oud bruin.
