Bear Republic / Fat Head's / Stone TBA

Extra Hoppy Brown Ale

STYLE

Brown Ale

ABV

7.1%

IBUs

81

Nothing says Christmas like hanging out with good friends and brewing up something special. Thanks to Matt Cole from Fat Head's and Richard (Ricardo) Norgrove from Bear Republic for braving pre-holiday travel to come to Stone the week before the Christmas holiday and brew this “sort of” old-school American (or Texas) brown ale. The recipe we came up with has a host of specialty malts, molasses, brown sugar, Columbus, Bravo, Brewer's Gold and, for the first time ever at Stone, Cascade hops! We’re hoping our brew brings back fond memories of some of the earliest classic craft brews. Enjoy your trip down memory lane!

Mitch Steele, Brewmaster
Stone Brewing Co.
January 2011

ABOUT THIS BEER

Release Date

February 27, 2012

FEATURED HOPS

Bravo

Brewer’s Gold

Cascade & Columbus

Beeradvocate

85

Tasting Notes

Appearance

Beer pours a deep auburn brown with a light tan head and a light haze.

Aroma

The first hit is a piney, herbal hop note followed by fruity fermentation esters. Beyond that, there is a complex molasses undercurrent.

Taste

The taste starts off with a higher balance of malt flavors, with biscuity, dry-roasted and wheat-like characters combining nicely with the herbal hop component. Midpalate is some more fruit, molasses and brown sugar, and the finish is a bitter, intensely grapefruity hop linger.

Palate

This beer has a medium body, finishes light with a nice lingering bitterness.

Overall

A throwback to the early days of craft brewing with some interesting twists along the way. It has that classic Brewer's Gold/Cascade hop presence, with combinations of herbs, pine and citrus.

Provided by

Mitch Steele

,

Brewmaster

Pairing Notes

Appetizers

Stuffed mushrooms, bacon-wrapped shrimp, charcuterie

Entrées

French onion soup with Gruyère cheese, Mexican mole, Texas-style barbecue, mushroom risotto, chili con carne

Cheeses

Aged Gouda or Cheddar, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Swiss cheese (such as Emmentaler)

Desserts

Apple strudel, toffee bars, snickerdoodle cookies, spiced carrot cake

Cigars

Nestor Miranda Special Selection Coffee Break, Montecristo Petit Tubo, Tatuaje Cabinet Noella, Dunhill Signed Range Toro

Provided by

"Dr." Bill Sysak

,

Craft Beer Ambassador

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