Parallel 49 / Persephone Brews Brothers Stormy Monday N2 Smoked Brown Ale Brown Ale at 4.5% ABV ($2.63 at Andrew Hilton Wine & Spirits, 341 ml, no bottle date or best before)
Pours clear deep amber with three fingers of medium beige head, good retention and no lacing. (3/5) Nose is mild smoke, caramel malt, mild coffee, floral and grassy hops. (5/10) Taste is moderate sweet, mild bitter and smoke, faint sour. (5/10) Medium bodied tending to watery, moderate to low carbonation, moderate duration finish. (3/5)
The smoke is pretty mild and inoffensive, not bringing this into rauchbier territory, but possibly off-putting for someone unfamiliar with that style. The nitrogen charging is a non-factor as far as I can see – I’m not getting any extra nitrogen smoothness, and there’s certainly no cascade or dense head like with a widget. All things considered, a fairly boring brown ale. (10/20)
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