Brown Ales

The Brown Ale is a historic, deep amber to brown-coloured dark ale. They are typically defined as sweet brown ales, as the flavour often leans into malt caramelly sweetness.

Depending on the brewing techniques they can even drift into the flavours of dried dark fruit or light chocolate, to earthy nut brown ales. They have a fairly broad ABV range, some can be as low as 3% and others 10%+.

The main consistency is the use of roasted malts and barley to create the flavours of caramel (or toffee) and keep the ale brown.