brown ales

Nutty British brews

Brown ales are a style of beer characterized by their amber to dark brown color and mild, malty flavor profile.

English brown ales tend toward nutty, caramel notes with low hop bitterness, while American versions often feature more assertive hops.

The style ranges from light and sessionable to robust and complex: I'll have a Newcastle Brown Ale.

Related
  • darkAbsence of light
  • maltSprouted grain for brewing
  • toffeeCaramelized sugar confection
  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion
  • nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored

chocolatey · caramel · porter · bitterness · roasted · English · balanced · Newcastle · yeasts · smooth · malted barley · session · craft beer · brewery · stout · hops · biscuity · pub

Opposites
color/appearance

brown alespale ales

Light-colored hoppy beers

pilsners · witbier · hefeweizen · hefeweizens · stouts

flavor profile

brown alesIPAs

Bitter, aromatic beers

India pale ales · double IPAs · pilsners

brewing tradition/style family

brown aleslambics

Wild-yeast Belgian beers

Family

brown, ale, browns, browned, browning, brownish, brownness, ales

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG