Beer Style: Brown Ale Family
Clifford Brown Ale
Like the best jazz from the hard bop era, this Brown Ale is complex but not boggling.
The Brothers Reid Scottish Ale
A malty beer to walk 500 miles for . . . and 500 more, if necessary.
TableRock Nut Brown Ale clone
A homebrew recipe for this commercial Brown Ale out of Idaho.
Broughton Black Douglas clone
Dark caramelized fruit, bready malt, and treacle fill out the flavors of this beer. The finish dries out just enough to highlight the deep malt character. A unique take on the Scottish 80/- style that may even be better with a touch of smoky Scotch whiskey added to it.
Big Sky Brewing Company: Moose Drool clone
This is the beer that put Montana craft beer on the map shortly after Big Sky opened in 1995. Moose Drool has taken home many medals for its drinkability, with subtle coffee and cocoa notes balanced with a pleasant bitterness.
Cherokee Nation (American Indian Brown Ale)
According to recipe author Gordon Strong, “This is a brown IPA, which is my normal IPA recipe with the addition of some darker malts and using brown sugar instead of honey. It uses late hopping for bitterness and adds the darker malts during the sparge, both of which should cut down on the clash of malt/hops that can happen in hoppy darker beers.”
Northern English Brown Ale
The nuts and bolts of brewing a nutty, biscuity Northern English brown ale, a balanced British beer.
Irish Red Ale
One of the first things you learn about most styles is whether it’s an ale or a lager. This month’s featured style — Irish red ale — can be either.
Cherry Brown Ale
A fun-to-brew Brown Ale with some home toasted malts and a lot of cherries!
Clermont Scottish Ale
“This Scottish beer is named after the Clermont Sportsmen Club, of which I am a member. The club is located in the mountains of Clermont, Pennsylvania.”
– Robert R. Heinlein
Brewing Scottish Ales: Tips from the Pros
Big and malty (and not so hoppy), Scottish ale isn’t your typical
ale. In this issue, three US brewers offer some advice for brewing the
best Scottish ale possible.
Brown Ale
Back in the day, every ale was a brown ale. It wasn’t until fairly recently, however, that anybody labelled their beer “brown ale.” Learn the differences between, and how to brew, both English sub-styles of this beer.
