A long while back, I had the opportunity to go to a free concert featuring the Silversun Pickups. While I'm not a huge fan, I've enjoyed the music I've heard from them and convinced my buddy to come with me. Free is a great motivator. Since it was free, it made it easier to make the decision to get something to eat and drink. I only bought one beer because it was so expensive, but this was it, Bad Penny from Big Boss Brewing. Thank goodness the Red Hat Amphitheater has some craft offerings. Even though I was drinking at a concert, the concert (or at least the headlining act) didn't start for another 2-3 hours. I had plenty of time to think this review through.
The beer was poured into a 20 oz plastic cup and poured in such a way that there was little to no head, no lacing. It does have a nice deep brown color with some ruby highlights; it's easy to tell when you're at an outdoor concert event. Didn't detect a lot of aroma, some toffee from the malt, maybe a hint of nuttiness, but it seems rather tame in the aroma department.
The taste is rather unremarkable, in my opinion. Yeah, all the notes are there, but they're all off-key. The malt taste is evident, but that's about it. Not a lot of complexity to it..maybe it's not supposed to be, but for a brown ale, I usually have some preconceived notions of what it ought to be, and this isn't it. Little to no detection of nuttiness. There's a lightly bitter aftertaste at the end, but it doesn't come off as appealing or refreshing. It's lighted bodied with moderate carbonation. I guess I've been spoiled by Shotgun Betty (coming later), but this just doesn't hold a candle to it, and it shows. Needs to get bolder. Agree or disagree? Just let me know.
Grade: D+
Price Paid: $10.00 (20 oz draught)
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