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Bob's Brown Ale

Georgetown Brewing Company

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Seattle, WA


Tavour Rating

3.94

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Style

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Brown Ale - American

ABV

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6.4%

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A Note on This Beer

Georgetown’s GABF gold medal-winning brews pour like Niagara Falls from taps in Seattle's bars and restaurants. Practically every local has plenty of fond memories associated with the classic, PNW-based crew! 

When it comes to today’s Bob’s Brown Ale, those nostalgic feelings are even more heart warming. The dexterous brewers partnered with the Ronald Mcdonald House Charities — an organization on a mission to provide a "home away from home" for Children's Hospital patients and families. 

On top of donating 100% of the proceeds to RMH, they packed Bob’s Brown with Centennial, Crystal, Cascade, and Sabro Hops, alongside heaps of roasted and chocolate malts. 

The flavor is reminiscent of a Coffee Nut Torte, with a mouthfeel softer than freshly fallen snow. Notes of espresso, roasted almonds, sweet caramel, and bakers chocolate get cozy with refreshing hints of pine. 

The easygoing ABV and mellow flavor profile help make it a welcome pairing for any situation: shoveling snow, watching your favorite NFL team, or celebrating the end of a long work day! 

Not to mention, Georgetown describes Bob’s Brown as “arguably one of our most important and popular beers.” It’s also one of their most limited. It only comes out once a year!

Translation: we don’t have much, and if you miss out, you’ll have to wait until 2021 to snag more!

*A message from Georgetown: “Charles ‘Bob’ Hirsch (1984-2005) is our inspiration for Bob’s Brown Ale, having fought cancer for half of his 21 years. We brew this beer in his memory and donate 100% of our proceeds to Ronald McDonald House Charities. Bob’s mom, Sue, chose RMHC as the recipient charity for our donation, saying, ‘They put us up for treatment every time we came in from Alaska.’” Georgetown’s owner, Manny Chao, first became friends with Bob in 1999, as his camp counselor. 



Tavour strictly supports independent beer. Georgetown Brewing Company is certified independent by the Brewers Association


Reviews

3.94

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152 Ratings

cory14

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5.0
Excellent brown ale! Been far too long since I've had one this good
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miranda3

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4.5
An excellent brown ale. Exactly what it should be.
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Artsbrews

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4.0
Light hazelnut flavor good. Ez to drink.
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MJfadeaway16

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4.0
True to its name, great brown ale, New Castlish, re up!
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moopqoom

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4.0
Very solid and super crushable brown ale. Smooth, not too sweet, well balanced.
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eric6183

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5.0
Delightful. Super drinkable and well balanced
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VicPalos

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5.0
Solid brown ale. Flavors as expected!
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MrBusiness

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4.25
Like bittersweet dark chocolate ice cream. Rich and luscious, yet not as heavy as a porter or stout.
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Hbarss

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4.25
Really nice brown,smooth, chocolatey, but not too think or sweet.
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jgrnaut

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3.0
Great ale. Like a Newcastle with better flavor
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mark74

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4.25
Clean. Excellent beer.
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GPDove

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3.0
Easy, all-day drinker.
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Yeroc

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4.0
Just right. Very crushable.
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Rstatezny

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4.25
Delicious and easy to drink. Nice nutty flavor
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andrew5994

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4.0
Roasted
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klymko

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3.75
Smooth and easy drinking. Notes of hazelnut and caramel.
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paul27

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5.0
Great nutty brown! Wish I got more.
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antags

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3.25
Nice and roasty.
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ismail6

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3.75
Hazelnut, toasted bread, earthy, easy drinking.
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Mgarber32

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4.25
Good brown ale. Easy to drink and nice nutty flavor you’d want from one.
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Frisbeeguy

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4.25
Wonderful, easy drinking brown! Reminiscent of a classic British mild with a touch of roasted hazelnut. Cheers!!
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AmosRoe

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4.5
I was surprised by the great floral hop nose on cracking this beer. Hides the abv could be really dangerous. Great brown ale. Cheers! To BOB!!!
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bryan2590

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3.75
I had this along with an Ellie's Brown to compare. The Ellie's has a rich chocolate-y quality which is hard to top. Bob's has more going on in the flavor profile, with a piney hoppiness that was to me a little overstated. I prefer Ellie's, but they're both very good brown ales.
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john5589

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5.0
Outstanding brown ale. Becoming a big fan of GBC.
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ryan4989

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2.25
browns can be hit or miss. gonna say miss here
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bbfolsom

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4.0
very solid brown ale
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ashwin19

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4.0
very nice taste in the beginning but the flavor drops too quickly. the after taste is mineraly.
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equitydiversity

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4.5
full flavored brown ale. sweet chocokate
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james8020

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4.0
nice, straight up brown ale. simple and unfussy.
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Bair

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4.0
loved this American brown. Good mouth feel, great color and head retention. malty sweet, almost no perceivable hops. great to sit and drink a few on a cold winter day.
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scott5615

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5.0
great beer
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casey1491

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4.25
Well balanced and easy to drink. This beer is a must if you haven’t tried it before.
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Mister3

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4.0
a very well made Brown
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colleen406

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2.25
very underwhelming, not what I want from a brown.
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jon12187

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3.5
not bad at all smooth dark rich
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ben13543

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3.25
Smooth malty flavor. Medium bodied. Lacking extra flavor to make it spectacular.
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grant742

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3.5
A solid brown ale. A bit watery for me but definitely an easy drinker
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steve4277

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3.5
a bit bitter, but decent.
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robert6664

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4.0
Great brown ale. no fuss straight to the point
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giga66

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4.5
Someone down below nailed this - like a Newcastle with better flavor. Love this!
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brian8310

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3.75
solid brown ale
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adamczapka

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4.25
Coffee, toasted nuts, baker’s chocolate, roasted malt. Goes famously with a bourbon, bacon, pecan brownie Re just made.
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patrick1872

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4.0
good tasting ale.
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calbear

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4.0
Nice brown ale with tasty malts.
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samuel354

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3.0
common
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roger204

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4.5
Smooth and well balanced brown, flavors of honeyed nuts and caramel linger on the back of the tongue.
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b111365

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4.25
nice roasty Brown Ale...
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nick3960

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3.75
Good brown ale with a bit of a smokey flavor.
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korie6

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3.75
A good, Newcastle-style brown ale. slightly sweet, rich flavors.
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MattBarleyWiner

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very good
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