Rating

4 out of 5

Aroma

4.3 out of 5

Appearance

4.2 out of 5

Taste

3.8 out of 5

Palate

Total

4.1

4.1 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Fernie Brewing Co.
• Beer Style: Brown Ale, India Pale Ale
• Pros:

  Deep and complex coffee flavours with a hoppy IPA tone

• Cons:

  Coffee tone is rather strong for a Brown Ale

• Conclusion:

  A well hopped and coffee infused Brown IPA.

Fernie Brewing Co. – Hot Saw India Brown Ale Review

Fernie Brewing Company has released a new twist on classic BC flavours. Blending the IPA style with a darker Brown Ale this is the Hot Saw India Brown Ale. Adorned with the new new style Fernie Brewing labels this beer pours from the bottle as a very dark brown colour tinged with a reddish hue. Topping the darkly coloured beer is three thick fingers of off-white, dense and lacing head. Through this thick cap comes a hoppy nose with a malty coffee and chocolate tone with it. Piney hops are front and center but well balanced against the smell of a dark and complex beer. The flavour is big with coffee tones in a bittersweet package. Chocolate and coffee build into a well hopped, bitter mid-section to finish but the coffee notes linger throughout. The coffee and chocolate tones are much stronger than a typical brown ale leading more towards a light-bodied porter. The IPA hop-kick is a delicious and unique twist though giving a wonderful BC flavour to a rather complex beer.

Alcohol – 7%
IBU – 60
Size – 650ml bottle
Price – $6.75 (Craft Retailer)
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