Noodler's Grizzly (Brown) Alternatives?

[CannonCocker88]

I only recently realized that my favorite brown, Noodler's Grizzly, was discontinued, and I was wondering whether anyone had a recommendation for a brown ink with similar characteristics (depth of color, shading, permanence, flow, and behavior on all types of paper)? Thanks

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[OCArt]

I'm not familiar with that ink but my favorite brown is J. Herbin - Lie de Thé. Here's a very nice review by FPN member namrehsnoom.

[inkstainedruth]

If you want to stick to a Noodler's ink, and an ink that's got some permanence, I like Walnut -- but it needs to be in a fairly wet writer.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: I'm also not familiar with Noodler's Grizzly, so I don't know how the color compares. Walnut is a fairly dark brown, but doesn't lean red or yellow the way a lot of brown inks do.

Edited January 21, 2019 by inkstainedruth

[ThomasB]

Hello and welcome from Baton Rouge, Louisiana...Enjoy your time here

[northstar]

Hello and welcome to FPN.

[PAKMAN]

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[mitto]

Greetings and welcome to FPN.

[Henricum_Tropen]

Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

 

Not familiar with that ink; try Faber-Castell "Hazelnut Brown".

[ygv]

Welcome!

[mannschott]

Have you seen this from some years back?:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/209494-sepia-toned-ink-comparison-32-inks/

 

It includes swabs of Grizzly along with other inks.

 

The closest color match (to my eye) is a mix of J. Herbin inks described as: "J. Herbin mix by Avetikus is as follows: 5ml +/- JH Perle Noire; 3ml JH Gris Nuage; and a 30ml bottle of JH Lie de The, all mixed together."

 

Not pictured, but possibly not far off is last 2017's Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz, which at least to my eye appears similar to Lie de Thé, but a touch darker. Smoky Quartz, unlike Lie de Thé, has some water resistance.

[RockingLR]

Welcome! I'd take a look at noodles #41 brown. Looking at the swab on the link provided by mannschott I think Noodlers #41 brown would be close. I'd say get some samples off of Goulet pens or other places that sells samples and see which one looks closest to your eyes.

 

It can be hard trying to match on a computer screen sometimes as all of ours aren't calibrated the same, and sometimes photos leave out colors or shades you can see in person.

[essayfaire]

I only recently realized that my favorite brown, Noodler's Grizzly, was discontinued, and I was wondering whether anyone had a recommendation for a brown ink with similar characteristics (depth of color, shading, permanence, flow, and behavior on all types of paper)? Thanks

I'm not familiar with this particular Noodler's ink, but I love Graf von Faber Castell's Hazelnut Brown and the Pilot Tsukushi.

[Wahl]