Talk:Brown ale

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Contents 1 Comments 2 Nut Brown 3 Mann's 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Manns logo new sm.jpg 5 Styles 6 Dead Link

[edit] Comments

I nearly wrote: "English commercial examples include Newcastle Brown Ale, which is truly hideous, and Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale, which is quite pleasant.", but I thought better of it. ;) Stewartadcock 19:40, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

[edit] Nut Brown

Is there any technical or official meaning of nut brown as opposed to just brown? Or is the usage entirely poetic? VermillionBird 21:39, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Nut browns typically include a high roasted malt such as victory or biscuit malt into the grist which gives the beer a slight toasted nut note to it. This is definitely not a "poetic" usage and is in fact a pretty good descriptor. Garyfoster 15:46, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. What would a just brown label indicate, as opposed to a nut brown? VermillionBird (talk) 04:02, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mann's

There seem to be a lot of mentions of Mann's, including a rather prominent picture at the top of the page. Additionally, only one external link is provided - to Mann's website. Seems like there's a bit of advertising going on. Am I right, or is it just me? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by LordDimwit (talk • contribs) 02:13, 9 May 2007 (UTC).

As Mann´s Brown Ale was the original modern Brown Ale (first brewed in the 1890s), it seems perfectly reasonable for it to be featured prominently in the article.Patto1ro 07:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Manns logo new sm.jpg

Image:Manns logo new sm.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot 23:16, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Styles

I fleshed out the style descriptions and variations with descriptions of the major styles of brown ale as recognized by the BJCP. I included reference links to the BJCP online style documentation. Garyfoster 15:46, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Restored the styles section that I put in, which was removed without explanation. If you're going to undo my work, which I consider a pretty good addition to the article, please at least have the courtesy to give an explanation and open a discussion. Garyfoster 21:41, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

We've had this discussion several times before. The BJCP is not an authority on European beer styles.'06:44, 12 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patto1ro (talk • contribs)

Could you try looking at the many discussions we've had about the bjcp and European beer styles. They are not an authority on Eurpean beer styles. They are an American homebrewers' organisation. I'm going to take out the references to them again, because that is what was agreed after a long debate. Patto1ro 16:06, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

And furthermore, User:Garyfoster, when discussing whether to include information which may be helpful to readers or excluding it, User:Patto1ro always advocates excluding it — unless it is an external link to his website. — goethean ॐ 16:35, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dead Link

Note that the link to the Manns site is dead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.115.153.68 (talk) 21:50, 13 December 2007 (UTC)