Better Know a Beer Style: Northern English Brown Ale

In an effort to break all this info down more easily, I'm going to drop the whole sentence thing.

Style 11C: Northern English Brown Ale

Appearance: Dark amber to red-brown body with an off-whit to tan head

Aroma: Hops are light and malt dominates with light toffee, nutty, and caramel notes. Fruity esters may also be evident

Taste: Gentle to moderate malt sweetness, nutty, light-caramel character. May have toast, biscuit, and toffee. Bitterness is low-medium to medium, hop-malt balance is even, hop flavor is low to none. Fruit esters and low diacetyl are acceptable.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light to medium body

Overall: More hops than a Southern English Brown, along with more nutty character than caramel

Ingredients: English mild or pale ale malt for base with caramel malts, small amount of dark malts for nutty character and color, English hops, moderate carbonate water.

OG: 1.040-1.052
FG: 1.008-1.013
IBU: 20-30
SRM: 12-22
ABV: 4.2-5.4%

Case Study: Bar Harbor Real Ale

This beer seems pretty on the mark for style, and to be specific I'd call this a Northern English brown ale for the toasty character. It's a dark brown body with ruby accent, but little head retention. The aroma is deepy bready, like a dark loaf with crust and toasted elements. The flavor carries those same tastes into the flavor, but adds subtle cocoa, toffee, and caramel notes. The yeast actually seems to be pretty clean in character as there aren't any creamy or fruity flavors. The mouthfeel is on the light side of medium with slightly assertive carbonation. All in all, a complex, tasty and drinkable ale. I'd like to try this on cask.