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"oblivious":3ce0rsto wrote: Some America hops would be nice to give it that added citrusy aroma.[/quote:3ce0rsto]

Absolutely. Amarillo and Cascade to give it that American IPA flavour, but with lots of Crystal Malt and Chocolate Malt to make it a malty, roasty brown.

Sounds like a nice trip and a definite article in the making.

A Google search on India Brown reveals the following:

[quote:35ozr7kq]Blind Man Ales

Owner Bob Tibbs founded Blind Man Ales in Athens, Georgia, in 1995 when he introduced his flagship beer which you will have the opportunity to sample this month. Since then, he has added a number of delicious beers to his line of ales, including a righteously hoppy American Pale Ale and the well-famed Espresso Stout.

And don't be alarmed by what you find at the bottom of the bottle of your Blind Man Ale. As all of the brewery's products are unfiltered and naturally carbonated, you'll find a layer of yeast sediment in the bottom of each bottle. Some beer drinkers prefer to decant the ales before drinking; other drinkers may enjoy swirling the yeast, as is done with some wheat beers. You may also notice subtle variations in each bottle's carbonation level which is a good thang as these beers are naturally carbonated! In the production of most commercial beers, the yeast and proteins are filtered out following the secondary fermentation, and the beer is force-carbonated in bright tanks. This commercial method of carbonation increases a beer's clarity and assures consistency, but it also removes a great deal of its flavor and character.

Blind Man India Brown Ale

Serving Temperature: 40-45° F
Original Gravity: 13.5° Plato
Final Gravity: N/A
Int'l Bittering Units: 65.0
Alcohol by Volume: 5.5%

Blind Man is one of those beers, as its name would imply, that doesn't neatly fit into a defined beer style category. A hybrid born of a Brown Ale-India Pale Ale marriage, this truly unique beer is brewed with a combination of Two Row Pale, Munich, Caramel malts and roasted barley. Look for a sweet malty nose packed with hop aroma derived from a combination of no less than 6 hop varieties including: Chinook, Cascade, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Tettnanger, and Columbus. We found the flavor of this dark brown beauty to be full, rich and satisfying. Note a definite bitter hop character in the body and finish. Overall, a damn tasty tribute to American creativity![/quote:35ozr7kq]

More than enough to go on to produce something of a similar style. Some of those hops are hard to come by over here but that gives an opportunity to be creative <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

&amp;quot;xabimacguinness&amp;quot; wrote: Very little in terms of beer can be found in Mississippii or Alabama. The “big prize” here is to find a bar or a restaurant that along the usual suspects (Bud, Coors, Miller, etc…) serves Sam Adams. quote]
Hey, spare a thought for those poor folks in Alabama, who are one of three states left with the incredibly limiting "no beer above 6% ABV" law. Not to mention laws governing the size of glass that it can be served in. So no craft imports there then. And we think we have it bad over here!

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[/quote]Hey, spare a thought for those poor folks in Alabama, who are one of three states left with the incredibly limiting "no beer above 6% ABV" law. Not to mention laws governing the size of glass that it can be served in.

Well, that explains a lot Dr. John. I did find it odd and now it makes more sense an article I read in the Atlanta Journal Constitutions titled "Brewers pounce on 2-ounce pour proposal", the first two paragraphs read: "A few weeks ago, the Georgia Department of Revenue suddenly announced a proposed rule that would limit each pour of beer served during tours at craft breweries to 2 ounces, with a total serving of 16 ounces per person.

Not surprisingly, the owners of Atlanta Brewing Co. and Sweetwater Brewing Co., who recently invested big money in building state-of-the-art tasting rooms to showcase their beers, were shocked. They went to a Department of Revenue hearing on June 16 to voice their opposition. "

&amp;quot;bigears&amp;quot;:2lvq5bvo wrote: Some of those hops are hard to come by over here but that gives an opportunity to be creative <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->[/quote:2lvq5bvo]

In that case, we´ll have to devise a plan over a pint somewhere in Fairview soon... <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

Recipe formulation on the back of a beermat sounds like a good way to waste an hour or two.

Would now be a good time to tell you that I drank that Amarillo ale I was saving for you? <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->