Brown’s Brewery to bottle beer… it’s not Dr. Seuss, it’s for real. Owner Garrett Brown has informed me that they are working hard on their flagship products because coming in the spring of 2007, Brown’s Brewery will be bottling the Pale Ale, IPA and Oatmeal Stout in 12 ounce bottles for regional distribution. This means that the great beer you get at the pub might soon be available at your favorite distributor.

Right now, you can get all of Brown’s Brewery products to bring home in either a growler or in a 20oz bottle. I have made the effort to visit the pub a couple times in the past few weeks (all in the name of research for our beer blog, of course) and brought home a pair of bottles, including a brew I haven’t talked about much, the Brown ale.

Yes, Brown makes a brown beer that you can get in a bottle, but currently only at Brown’s Brewery in Troy, New York. (extra credit to anyone who can re-write that with more B’s – leave a comment) Brown ales happen to be my wife’s favorite style. She is not a hop-head and prefers the taste of sweet malt and a hint of hops; she also likes the Oktoberfest style a lot.

I sampled Brown’s Brown Ale and it was excellent, but I’d rather give you my bride’s thoughts on the beer since she is probably a better critic of brown ales. Her favorite browns are:
1. Brooklyn Brown
2. Tilburg’s Dutch Brown Ale
3. Wolaver’s Brown Ale

I suspect she would also like Smuttynose, Troegs & Samuel Smith’s, but she hasn’t had them enough to compare with. Also, Newcastle used to be a favorite, but was really an introduction to the style and is no longer her favorite. So where does Brown’s Brown stand within the rankings…? Either tied, or better than, the Brooklyn and I can’t disagree. She described Brown’s Brown to have a little more of a molasses character, something she loves. Brown’s Brown was well done, smooth, sweet and well balanced. I’m glad we found it, but I think I may have created a monster…

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