Brown ale with more hop character and roast than its English counterpart.
ABV 4.2 to 6.3%
4.2% 6.3%
ABV 4.2 to 6.3% IBU 25 to 45
25 45
IBU 25 to 45 SRM 15 to 26
15 26
SRM 15 to 26 Classic style categories are judged against one Brewers Association style description. Source: Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines (approximate ranges) (approximate)
Entrants by Year How Crowded the Category Is Table view Entrants by Year Entries 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Entries 82 69 80 65 49 45
2024 · Category 71 · 65 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Who's That Brown Not Found Not Found Not Found Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. Thousand Oaks, CA S Heart of Glass Not Found Not Found Not Found Three Wide Brewing Co. Fort Worth, TX B Beckley Furnace Brown Ale 6% 20 Not Found Norbrook Farm Brewery Colebrook, CT
2023 · Category 76 · 80 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Restraint Not Found Not Found Not Found Institution Ale Co. Camarillo, CA S Upside Brown Ale Not Found Not Found Not Found Falling Sky Brewing Eugene, OR B Trabuco Not Found Not Found Not Found Docent Brewing San Juan Capistrano, CA
2022 · Category 75 · 69 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Three Bridges Brown Not Found Not Found Not Found Wild Fields Brewhouse Atascadero, CA S Burnt Mountain Brown Not Found Not Found Not Found Zion Brewery Springdale, UT B Brown Evolved Not Found Not Found Not Found COLD Coast Brewing Co. Lompoc, CA
2026 Medal Beers G Gold in American Brown Ale
Buffalo Creek Brown Titonka Brewing Co., Titonka, IA
Category American Brown Ale
Entries 45
ABV 5.4%
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Style Brown
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Smooth, malt-forward brown ale with rich caramel and nutty flavors. Source: untappd.com
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S Silver in American Brown Ale
Stone Lifeblood Stone Brewing, Paso Robles, CA
Category American Brown Ale
Entries 45
ABV 6.8%
IBU 60
Style American Brown Ale
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One of the first beers we brewed in 2013 that we've slowly tweaked until we found something we loved in 2016. Source: untappd.com
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B Bronze in American Brown Ale
Brown Ale Second Street Brewery, Santa Fe, NM
Category American Brown Ale
Entries 45
ABV 5.9%
IBU 38
Style Brown ale
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a really well balanced, focused formulation, just Centennial and Cascade hops Source: ediblenm.com
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