Amsterdam Nut Brown

Brewed by Amsterdam Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Toronto, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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Bottle: Poured a deep clear brown color ale with a medium size foamy head with average retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of nutty caramel malt is quite intense and enjoyable. Taste is also dominated by this medium sweet nutty caramel taste. Body is average with some spritzy carbonation which doesn’t fir very well. While I don’t need a full hops assault on my brown ale I would appreciate at least some hops inclusion which I can’t say is the case here.

another brown ale that looks like a stout, very very dark pour with a beige head. Aroma is very very roasty, some nice malt, and coffee, with a touch of chocolate. mouthfeel is a tad wattery, but the flavour is nice, lots f roasty malt, and some chocolate, with a little hops, overall a nice beer. but i would say leaning more towards a stout.

Présentée comme brune, cette bière est plutôt noire avec des reflets bruns aux marges. La bière est semi opaque, brillante et semble de texture crémeuse. Elle donne peu de mousse et est peu effervescente. A l’allure du cola… Le parfum est agréable, malté et houblonné, avec des notes de caramel, de noix, de cacao, de tabac et de café. Ces nuances se retrouvent au niveau du goût. La bière est étonnamment intense, bon goût de malte, de caramel, de noix, de cacao et de tabac. La bouche est ronde, bien piquante, sans trop de bulles, et assez crémeuse. J’ai été agréablement surpris par cette bière que je croyais un produit banal de série d’une brasserie de volume moyen. Intéressante à boire en abondance!

500ml bottle from MrManning, my Canadian swillmaster - thanks Len! Cola pour, complete with a fizzing light brown head. LOts of carbonation. Lots of cocoa in the nose, mildly nutty, a bit metallic, lightly earthy. Watery, sodalike body, mild black coffee and nuts, a bit of cheap tasting chocolate. This is a lot like a watery porter, IMO. Not bad, really - with a better body, this might be pretty damn good.

UPDATED: APR 11, 2008 Looks like coke, but I guess "Nut Black Ale" wouldn’t work. Overly carbonated, tasteless and a crappy acidic burn going down. An insult to the name "ale" and sad proof that small brewers can put out bad product just like the macros.

Brown bottle, covered by a plastic film, 500 ml, purchased at the LCBO on March 2 2008, savoured on March 15 2008; eye: ruby, clear, no effervescence, beige head that looks like and behave like Coke’s head; nose: roasted malt, roasted coffee, light hops, light banana; mouth: thin, roasted malt, roasted coffee beans, finale is all in roasted malt and coffee beans, lightly acrid and bitter, medium body, average carbonation, slight astringency; overall: ok FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, recouverte d’un film, 500 ml, achetée à la LCBO le 2 mars 2008, savourée le 15 mars 2008; œil : rubis, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse beige qui ressemble et se comporte comme la mousse du Coke; nez : malt rôti, torréfaction, léger houblon, léger banane; bouche : mince, malt rôti, torréfaction, finale tout en torréfaction, légèrement âcre et amère, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, très légère astringence; en résumé : ok

bottle: I love ales, but this nut brown lacks smooth drinking ability. Lots of flavour but it lacks a really malty base to round out the strong nut tastes. Finishing this was a bit of a chore. Maybe I"m too harsh on this one, as nut brown ales are not my thing.

500 ml bottle - Poors a clear dark brown with red hues and a small thin light brown head. Aromas of green bananas, caramelised malts, caramel, hazelnuts and an earthy finish. Lack of balance in this brew... Fad and watered down a bit. Flavors are very metallic and can i say it also tastes like fish... very awkward flavors and mouthfeel...

Bottle - 500ml. Pours a dark cola brown with a fair beige creamy/foamy head. Its malty aroma carries nutty hints. Although it is well balanced, the malty/hoppy taste lacks strength and complexity. Ends with a short bitter/roasty finish. Ordinary.

Bouteille de 500 ml dans un embalage en plastique bourgogne, acheté le 12/01/08 au LCBO de Rideau et King Edward (Ottawa). Brune rousse foncée, pas de collet. Légé arome de malte noisette sucré. Goût de noix faiblement roti, très peu de carbonisation, malte amère.