Full Sail Nut Brown Ale

I really enjoyed this brown. Aroma generic brown maltiness, & molasses. Mouthfeel superbly smooth. Flavor quite three-dimensional, with a long earthy middle. I enjoyed.

Pours dark brown. Thick off white head with thin lacing. Toasted malt and a hard water aroma (reminded me a Sam Smith.) Decent enough flavor, sweet at first, but there is no finish to the beer. It just disappears off the tongue, leaving a very slight nutty aftertaste.

A vigorous pour into my 25cl tulip glass produces a fat-two-finger-thick, lightly browned, tan colored head. The beer is a burnt amber, dark brown color that shows a brilliantly clear, ruby hue when held up to the light. The aroma is a nice mix of sweet grain and browned, toasty malt; notes of concentrated berries, caramelized malt sugars, toasted nuts, touches of roast coffee beans, perhaps a touch of dark chocolate and some toffee notes. As my nose gets used to the aromas, the nose starts to become more fruity smelling, with berry notes, some light cherry and prune becoming more noticeable.

Somewhat sweet tasting, which accentuates fruit notes of concentrated berries and raisins. This finishes with a toasted maltiness that tries to dry out the up front sweetness, though it doesn’t entirely succeed. Caramel malts and toasted almost roasted grain notes seem to get quite amplified in the finish. The fruitiness is pretty striking here; it is likely a mix malt and fermentation character, but I am still quite surprised how distinctive it is. There is also a solid nuttiness here that is contributed by the toasted / roasted malt character, it in fact provides a deep, nutty richness to this brew that is definitely needed. As it warms the roasted notes get a touch harsh, with a very slight burnt-vegetal note and a bit of acrid bitterness.

While this has some interesting flavor & aromas to it, it doesn’t quite seem to gel into a cohesive whole. Certainly enjoyable, but some how seems a bit flat noted.

Dark brown with a thin off white head. Aroma is caramel, light roastiness, chocolate, light hazelnut. Taste is lightly roasty, caramel, light hoppiness. Interesting brown.

Unintentionally #2000, just another number I suppose. Part of their Brewmaster Reserve Series (2008). Poured a dark brown color, some mahoganey edges, ok off-white head and lacing. The aroma was full rich chocolate, light walnuty notes. The flavor followed suit, strong chocolate/cocoa, a bit dry at the same time, though, and with a touch of bitter roast, surely not sticky sweet, although malty. Finishes dry, and to use BeerandBlues2 lingo, "chalky," sums it up well. An ok brown, but I think this style has really dropped to near bottom on my list of desired styles. Just goes to show, I’m not one for picking milestone beers, as a nut brown surely wouldn’t have been a conscious decision.

22-oz bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Pours clear brown with a small, fizzy, off-white head, lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (chocolate, caramel, nutty), light hops (grass), average yeast (dough) with notes of cola. Medium bodied, thin texture, average carbonation, and a chalky finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

Sweet and smokey aromas, for me it smelled better than it tasted, Flavor was one dimensional.. all smoke and roasted malts. Pretty dry finish and no nutttyness to be found anywhere.

Bottle from Coop in Davis, CA. This brew tasted sour, compared to the Rogue brown I had right before it. Also, it worsened as it warmed. Not great.