Brown Ale Tasting
9 November 2007
Tom and Sue hosted the final WBAS event of 2007. Tom (known for his fondness for Nut Brown Ales) and Dan organized the tasting which included a selection of 9 variations on the theme. WBAS has rated brown ales in the past (see Archives Page Jan 2000 and Jan 2007). Despite being the favorite of the evening, Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale did not surpass the score achieved by Avery's Ellie's Brown Ale in Jan 2007. Only two beers finished below a 30: Tommyknocker Imperial Nut Brown Ale (27.64) and Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale (26.73). Local representatives Wild Goose Nut Brown Ale and Backdraft Brown finished in the middle of the pack.
.............Dan gives a short presentation on brown ales....................................................The panel at work
...............Shannon gives some advice to first-timer Billy ................................................Rich is ready for the next round
The Results
Note: WBAS uses the "RateBeer.com " tasting and rating sheet based on a 50 point scale
Taster | Troegs Rugged Trail | Samuel Smith's | Wild Goose | Tommy-knocker Maple | Green Flash | Backdraft | Foothill IBA | Tommy-knocker Imperial | Newcastle | Taster Liked Best | Taster liked Least | |
Mark | 28 | 40 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 31 | S Smith's | Green F. | |
Scott | 34 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 28 | Troegs | S Smith's | |
Russ | 35 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 26 | TKImperial | SS, Newcastle | |
Tom | 32 | 23 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 30 | WG, FIBA | SS, TKImperial | |
Bill M | 35 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 24 | 30 | Troegs, FIBA | TKImperial | |
Brandon | 32 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 30 | TKMaple | TKImperial | |
Rich | 43 | 14 | 40 | 34 | 24 | 21 | Troegs | S Smith's | ||||
Chris | 30 | 33 | 31 | 42 | 33 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 27 | TKMaple | Backdraft | |
Dan | 30 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 22 | Green Flash | TKImperial | |
Bob | 40 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 35 | Troegs | SS, WG, TKImperial | |
Lindsey | 32 | 20 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 39 | Backdraft, FIBA | S Smith's | |
33.73 | 26.73 | 30.40 | 34.70 | 31.00 | 31.00 | 34.55 | 27.64 | 29.00 | ||||
lowest | highest |
The Tasting Line-Up
...........Brad emphatically defends his score for beer # 3.........................................Brandon makes some notes
..................Chris is always ready for something new..............................Lindsey, Scott and Russ keeping up a family tradition