 ABUSEDGOAT (1882), California, USA
May 7, 2008
Darker reddish brown, moderate head with decent lacing and retention. Aroma is caramel, nut, toast, some chocolate and light hops. Medium bodied, moderate to high carbonation. Decent, nothing special.
cbkschubert (1555), Skyline, Arizona, USA
Aug 15, 2008 22 oz. bottle from BevMo (Tucson) - Pours a clear brown color with a one and a half finger thick light tan head. Light lacing. Aroma is cola, toasted caramel malt, and light chocolate. Flavor is roasted and chocolate malt. Palate is kinda dry and the roastiness lingers a bit. To be honest, I didn’t get much nutiness out of this one. Medium body. A good beer.
DarkElf (2627), La Jolla, California, USA
Aug 12, 2008 05-Aug-08 (22-oz bottle: Purchased 06-May-08 for $3.49 at BevMo in Solana Beach, CA) I always expect good things from Full Sail, especially with the Brewmaster Reserve series, but I seriously underestimated this beer. This is not your basic brown ale with a bit of nuttiness, no, this is big and bold and utterly delicious. The beer pours dark-brown in color and clear with a deep ruddy, translucent glow through the center. The light-tan head build to barely a half-inch in height before settling to a broken film and bubbly ring. The beer’s aroma is evident without even sticking your nose in the glass. Concentrated aroma of nuts leads the way and dark-roasted, smoky malts immediately follow with almost equal intensity, with smoked meats, dark chocolate, dark bread and a bit of ashiness making contributions as well. On the palate, this beer is rich and full-bodied with medium carbonation. Dark-roasted malts, mildly sweet chocolate, earth, blackened toast, all hit the entry running, finishing dry and almost tannic, with bitter roast, ash, smoke and a hint of sourness. What a joy to drink. Easily one of the better nut browns I’ve run across. Don’t underestimate this impressive beer, it’s worthy of the Reserve designation.
Old_Mr_Crow (1004), Seattle, Washington, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Cask at browers.
Pours a very dark brown pushing black with a robust head. Way too much burnt coffee and chocolate, not nearly enough nutty malt. What a mess.
BeerFanDan17 (359), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
Jul 30, 2008 Hands down the best Nut Brown Ale I’ve ever tried. Sick and tired of "nut" ales that are flavorless and watered down. This ale has flavors of amaretto, almond, roasted pecan, caramel, and chocolate. Also smooth as can be. On draft at the Full Sail Brewery in Hood River, OR. Nice 4 oz sample. I brought a bottle home all the way to Tampa!
Headbanger (958), Aurora, Illinois, USA
Jul 27, 2008 22oz bottle-A dark brown body with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, toffee, alcohol, and a little roasted malt. Taste of nothing until the back end which kicks up some roasted malt. A very thin beer with not much flavor. Was expecting a lot more.
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