Northern English Brown

Here is a beer I brewed up back in the fall that I hadn’t shared up this point.  Northern English Browns are malty beers with just enough hop bitterness to keep the beer from being overly sweet.  Commonly malt flavors include nutty and biscuit.  Northern English Browns typically are a bit drier on the finish and a little more hop oriented than their Southern English brethren, which tend to be a bit sweet on the finish.  The picture is a bit darker than what the beer really looks, the color is more medium brown with some amber hues when held to a light.

Here’s the recipe for this brew, it’s quite tasty!

• 8.00 lb Maris Otter
• 0.50 lb English Crystal 55L
• 0.75 lb Biscuit Malt
• 0.25 lb British Chocolate
• 1.00 lb Flaked Barley
• 1.5 oz Kent Goldings – Bittering, 60 minutes
• 0.5 oz Kent Goldings – Aroma/Flavor, 5 minutes
• Wyeast 1968 Extra Special Bitter Yeast