Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale | Chad'z Beer Reviews #543

One of the nice things about All Viewer Request Month is it's been getting me to go back to a lot of breweries I haven't reviewed in a long time - like today's beer: Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale. I used to review Smuttynose all the time the first few seasons, but then never got back to them until now. This beer is, as its name implies, a brown ale. I know a lot of people hate or are indifferent to this style but I've always dug it (Newcastle played a key role in getting me into craft beer). I haven't had a good American brown ale in a long time - would this be one I enjoy?

Thanks to http://youtube.com/BaconVader for requesting this one.

Season 15, Episode 9

BREWERY'S DESCRIPTION & INFORMATION:
Old Brown Dog has been cited as a classic example of the "American Brown Ale" style of beer. Compared to a typical English Brown Ale, Old Brown Dog is fuller-bodied and more strongly hopped.
Old Brown Dog has been around for many years. It was first brewed in 1988 at the Northampton Brewery. In 1989 it won a silver medal in its category (American Brown Ale) at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
VITAL STATISTICS
OG: 1060, TG: 1016
Grain Bill: Pale Brewers, Munich, Crystal 60°L, Chocolate
Hops: Cascade, Willamette
IBU's: 15
Color/Number: Deep brown-amber, 25
ABV 6.5%

HOW THIS BEER RATES:
Rate Beer: 87 (overall) 92 (style)
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/smuttynose-old-brown-dog/104/
Beer Advocate: B+ (users) A (bros)
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/141/184

READ MY TEXT REVIEW OF THIS BEER AT:
http://www.chadzbeerreviews.com/2011/09/smuttynose-old-brown-dog-ale-chadz-be...

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[Albion426]

Could you review perhaps Hinterland's Amber Ale? Or I've heard good things about Boulevard's Dark Truth Stout so maybe that?

[ChadzBeerReviews]

@Albion426 can't get Boulevard in NY. Never heard of the other one.

[100percentNatural100]

Please review the harviestoun ola dubh 16 year or 30 year :)

[ChadzBeerReviews]

@100percentNatural100 those are expensive beers. there's a $12 limit for all viewer request month.

[100percentNatural100]

@ChadzBeerReviews The 16 year is only 7 bucks and the 30 year is 10 bucks.

[ChadzBeerReviews]

@100percentNatural100 not where I live, they're about double that.

[realaleguide]

I love a beer which is quite strong but drinks so much lower, top review Chad, cheers

[coffeefish]

@ChadzBeerReviews Of course I need to drink better beer, we are in agreement there.

[ChadzBeerReviews]

@coffeefish you need to drink better beer.

[coffeefish]

@ChadzBeerReviews Well, I did include this part, sort of a disclaimer "(at least to my taste.)" Fresh Bud, mostly in the large glass bottle, has a very clear peanut taste to me.