“We’ve heard your cries and now finally present: Feedback Loop. A beautiful, clear brown ale with tones of toast and toffee; light-b “We’ve spent the last seven years building monster stouts, whipping up fruited smoothie mayhem, iterating on hazy IPAs, and perfecting the crispiest of bois with nary a brown ale in sight.”

Glassware: English Pint.

Appearance: Deep chestnut brown with a short tan head which collapses and settles at the rim. A thin wavy lace follows it down.

Aroma: Without a doubt an American-style Brown Ale. At its core it displays all of that classic Brown Ale toastiness, nutty malts, cocoa powder, toffee etc but it’s what the hops bring which sets it apart. Quite discernible notes of pine, mixed citrus and musky florals give it a unique, almost India Brown Ale-esque character. We’re also picking up a flutter of cola gummies as well. We’re a little uncertain of this still though.

Flavour: First thoughts are quite pedestrian and timid for the likes of Bottle Logic. There’s no real knockout flavour, it’s just a meandering mix of lightly toasted malts, cocoa powder, roasted nuts, pine resin and a strange black tea-like note (which is stirring up bad memories of a certain tea flavoured Brown Ale we reviewed recently). A faint hint of licorice and a slightly dry roasty finish to punctuate.

Mouthfeel: Surprisingly thin and a tad watery. Flat-ish Co2. The 6% ABV is well buried.

Overall: A very rare strike out from BL here. It’s like they went for a hop-forward expression then pulled out at the last minute…leaving it somewhat bland and exposed. Pretty average TBH.