Ben & Jerry's Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale by New Belgium

Picked up a New Belgium Folly 12 Pack today, and included in it was this oddball: Ben & Jerry's Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale. Pretty interesting, even though I usually am not impressed by the novelty beers. It's, as advertised, a partnership between two Colorado favorites: Ben & Jerry's, the progressive ice cream dudes, and New Belgium, the beer giants of the Rocky Mountains. I expected something a lot more obviously like a dish of ice cream, and I'm sure that a scoop of ice cream in a mug of this ale would be great, but it comes across as simply a well-crafted brew. It poured a chocolatey brown with a two-finger tan head. Aromas of chocolate and (as expected) and a strong chocoalte taste with a less-obvious hints of caramel. I'm not detecting any of the saltiness however. Overall, a strong contender, but ultimately just a novelty act.