I like quite a few of King Harbor’s beers but this one has a leg up because it is kinda/sorta the base for their vanilla accented Swirly which I hope is a bottle contender soon.
There is a nice amount of lacing from one of the lightest brown ales that I have seen. It comes in at 4.7%. The aroma is similar to the smell of coffee being ground. The coffee flavor is quite strong and really lingers but there is a good amount of chocolate too to force a balance plus a touch of char as well. Abel Brown seems a heavier beer than it is. It has a certain nitro creaminess to it even when coming from a bottle. A point of beer reference would be the Milk Stout from Left Hand. They both have a similar flavor profile to me.
Just a really great beer.
