Brew It Up! Northern Mild Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Brew It Up!
Style: Brown Ale
Sacramento, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Draft at Brew It Up! Off-white small head that mostly diminished, minimal amount of lacing, transparent, no visible carbonation, and an orange hue. Malty, nutty and sweet nose. Flavor was sweet, malty, nutty, light chocolate, and lightly toasty. Smooth mouthfeel and light body. Very quaffable, tasty, nice flavor and enjoyable. Worthy of a try IMO!

Draft. An amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and metal as well as a light note of something skunky, leading to a dry and metallic finish.

Sample at the brewpub on 8/7/10. Clear reddish copper pour with a medium tan head. Grainy and malty aroma with a bit of roast and not much hop. Dank and nutty flavor with some roast at the end.

On tap. Clear warm orangey brown with an off-white head. Sweet nutty aroma with a lightly smoky edge. Medium body, nutty accents, burned caramel and a vague smoky finish. 130709

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden deep orange with a small off-white head. Roasted malty aroma. Mild acidic and light roasted malt flavoured. Light fruity. Light roasted flavoured finish. Simple and not really nutty.

Name: Northern Mild Nutty Brown
Date: July 06, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear amber, wispy grey head
Aroma: light malt aroma
Flavor: sweet caramel and chocolate flavor, touch of nutty character, light earthyness, touch of the ever present bitter astrengency
Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.3/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *+/4

I’ve had this in the bottle and on tap on several different occasions. On tap would probably be my favorite. My rating on this will be on the bottled version. A medium sweet (undefined) aroma. Reminded me a bit of smelling a sugar bag, with a touch of vinegar. Appearance is a chalky brown, off-white head with a medium thickness to it. Flavor has that odd acidic/vinegar like quality, but mostly it’s lightly roasted, with a touch of nut and malt to it. Easy to drink, but I think I’ll stick with this on tap.

Bomber from Brew It Up. It’s too bad this brewery gets a bad rap on the ratings system. The brown was exceptionally smooth, although medium-bodied. There’s really no carbination to speak of, but I tend to like that. Good palate, enjoyable brown.

Bottle from Brew it Up! in Sacramento, CA. Poured a brown color with a small head. Nutty flavor with a hint of chocolate. Medium bodied beer that was very even on the palate. Good beer.

~Pours a brownish amber color with small creamy head. ~Has a mild malty scent. ~Has a toasted malt flavor and maybe chocolate? ~Medium feel, light bitter finish. Roasted flavor is strong and distinct. Pretty good brew. Scent was definitely lacking.