Galena Uptown Nut Brown

Brewed by Galena Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Galena, Illinois USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Pours a deep reddish brown with a small head that leaves some lacing on the glass.

The aroma is nutty with a very strong toasty malt character. The beer is malty and remarkably pungently so. It’s not something that there are a lot of descriptors other for but it’s fair to say that this smells wonderful.

The flavor is nutty and mildly bitter with a little bit of milk chocolate. They’re not kidding when they say nut brown though, it’s a very nutty smelling/tasting beer.
A really nice flavorful brown ale, thankfully this brewery has got it together, the first bottles I had from them were rough but the four beers I tried today were all enjoyable.

(draught at brewpub) very deep brown with generous tan head. Roast malt aroma. Flavor was roast malt, a little nutty, hints of coffee and cocoa. Some earthy hops in the finish. Nearly a porter.

On tap at the brewery, review from written notes. Black body with a mahogany glint in the light. Sticky delicate lacing, long lasting skim. Creamy surface texture to the foam. Roasty, nutty aroma with a similar flavor. Mildly roasty and bitter aftertaste, lightly woody, dark chocolate notes. Smooth. Added to the regular rotation to replace the Fevre River Hefeweizen apparently... why not make both year round? Reviewed on: 09-30-2011