Tennessee

Printshop "Baker Creek" Brown Ale

The can insists that I should be drinking local. I am in middle Tennessee , and Knoxville is in Eastern Tennessee. Is t…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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Rating 1.75

Maplewood "Brownie Points" Brown Ale

Hi, brown . When I think of brown, I think of my friend Cameron (not that Cameron ) who became a Brown through marriag…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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Winter Warmer

Tailgate "Krazy Kyle's" Winter Ale

How cold does it need to be to enjoy a winter ale ? It's certainly chilly, but I don't have snow on the ground…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, February 09, 2025

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Winter Ale

Full Pint "Festivus Holiday Ale" Brown Ale

From the dark hills of North Versailles, Pennsylvania comes a brown ale that seeks to be something more. No, this won…

BFBC-Ping Friday, January 03, 2025

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Rating 2.25

Northwoods "Mountain Monarch" Brown Ale

Brown ale . The very name is kind of drab and boring. There have been winners out there, and I've come to enjoy the…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, May 04, 2024

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Short's

Short's "Bellaire" Brown

There is something almost industrial about a brown ale . It is a salt of the earth kind of down and dirty ale. The fact…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Tennessee Brew Works

Tennessee Brew Works "King Chestnut" Brown Ale

TBW is... actually, I don't remember how good they are. I remember that their cans are kind of cool, but they are a…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, February 07, 2024

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Saugatuck

Saugatuck "Bonfire Brown" Brown Ale

I had my issues with the last Saugatuck beer. I like IPA s, and I wanted a good IPA, but I didn't get one. Brown …

BFBC-Ping Monday, September 20, 2021

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Rating 3.25

Cigar City "Oatmeal Raisin Cookie" Brown Ale

Cigar City has been VERY average. Their lager was the sole flyer at 1.75, and that puts that particular beer below av…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, June 07, 2020

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Tennessee

New Heights - Lockeland Table "Community" Brown Ale

Brown . No one says, "Oh, cool! It's brown!" about pretty much anything. I really strive to find the best…

BFBC-Ping Friday, May 08, 2020

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Winter Warmer

Abita Christmas Ale

It's that time year again. My brother furnished me with a few of these reindeer–inspired beers. I think this year t…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, December 02, 2018

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Tennessee

Honky Tonk LeBrown James Barrel Aged Brown Ale

I'm not going to lie to you - this brewery has been quite the surprise since the word go. So far, I've only ha…

BFBC-Ping Monday, October 08, 2018

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Rating 2.75

Country Boy "Shotgun Wedding" Brown Ale

So far, the Country Boy beers are exceedingly average. I was hoping for another Yee-Haw where they were a little scat…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, September 05, 2018

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Tennessee

Black Abbey Guy Fawkes Brown Ale

Another Nashville Brewery for the blog. At what point does my blog achieve the popularity that the local breweries star…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, July 08, 2018

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Wiseacre

Wiseacre Rockets in the Complex Imperial Brown Ale

Wiseacre and I have met before, and I'm usually very happy with the results . I've given them crap for their fa…

BFBC-Ping Monday, August 07, 2017

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Rogue

Rogue "Hazelutely Choctabulous" Brown Nectar Ale

Dear Rogue , please do not include any kind of pun in your beer names from now on. You're pretty clearly not good a…

BFBC-Ping Friday, May 05, 2017

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Rating 2.25

Catawba "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" Brown Ale

Jeremy at City Sliquors was nuts about getting me this beer. As a result, I'm nuts about trying it out. After all,…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, March 19, 2017

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Rating 4.0

Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale

No, I will not write yet another love letter to Lagunitas as an intro. You all know what I think about the amazing non…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, November 03, 2016

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Rating 2.75

Jekyll Cooter Brown American Brown Ale

I used to think I disliked brown ales, but I then ran into some that seriously changed my mind. Now, I look forward t…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, October 06, 2015

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Rating 3.25

Goose Island Festivity Ale

Another Goose Island beer. Most have been very good, and I recently had a good brown ale , so maybe Goose Island will …

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, March 11, 2015

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