Palo Santo Marron

Brown Ale - Imperial / Double

An unfiltered, unfettered, unprecedented brown ale aged in handmade wooden brewing vessels. The caramel and vanilla complexity unique to this beer comes from the exotic Paraguayan Palo Santo wood from which these tanks were crafted. Palo Santo means "holy tree" and its wood has been used in South American wine-making communities.

ABV

12.0

Rating

3.968

Rating count

97,139

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Andrew D

Rich, malty and chocolatey ale. And a really good aroma! Very good.

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Franz S.

6 years old and mighty fine.

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Peter Roden Jr.

Aged for 2 years. Has mellowed out some, but is still a little too harsh for my liking. The woody taste from the barrels really comes through here and overshadows the vanilla and caramel flavors. The last one will be had next March to see if it improves.

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Alex

Very strong and sweet brown ale, roasty notes with definite vanilla caramel profile, mild bitterness at the end

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Sam Kurk

Simply the best!

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Quintin

Dark fruits and a beautiful mouthfeel

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Arthur W.

I don't know what happened here.

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Dennis S.

So much flavor packed into one bottle! With the depth of a forest, all the spirituality of Tulum, and the flavor of a lavish dessert

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Brian K

This is a personal favorite. Nice balance of flavors without being too overly sweet.

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Patrick H

Weirdly reminds me of Dragon’s Milk. Thanks for leaving this in my fridge Roy

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Colin Christian

Much better than I remember it being in the past. Full bodied and super flavorful brown ale. Went great with Vietnamese takeout

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Aidan O.

Fuckin’ grand. Smooth taste.

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James P.

Good strong ale

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Chris Strnad

Maxwell's hammer.

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Stan

Wow. More than a brown ale. Boozy but nice. I feel some heat and molasses. Slight sweet coffee and toffee with roasted malty. Almost a warm peppery aftertaste

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Andrew Fleming

Yum. Sweet nose. Dark roasted fruits and alcohol

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David P.

Has a bit of a fruity aftertaste. Doesn't taste boozy for being 12%.

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Leigh

Very burnt end taste

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Ron Southwick

Amazing! Get this if you see it. You won’t regret it.

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Ben Malloy

Daaaaaaaaaaang

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Collin Ely

Had this one aging for years. Very nice

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patricia neubert

Last night's nightcap. Vintage 2018.

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Brett Jones

Maybe on a different day this would get a 4. Today is not that day

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