Hales Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Hales Ales
Style: Brown Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

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Thanks to Riverside AK for sending this one! Small off-white head over a clear, ruby toned brown body. Spicy malt aroma. The flavor is light malt sweetness with a touch of cocoa. Thin.

Pleasant nuttiness, not too sweet, A LOT of diacetyl. Very round. Had it more body, would be a great beer.

Surprisingly strong nut aroma. Flavor is decent, nutty and sweet. Palate is weak. Watery.

Nice amber gold brown color, big thick head. Malty, doughy nose. Malt and sugar taste, clean lingering finish. Not bad.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and caramelish. Mild bitterness, dark roasted malty, light nutty and mild fruity. Ends bitter and dry.

12 oz. Pours an opaque dark brown with clearer dark brown edges. Virtually no head, lace, or legs. Big roasty nose with a toasty nutshell note. Creamy medium body with decently lively carb. Roast, black bread, and nuts on the mid palate. Certainly appealing enough, just not really complex enough to be very interesting.

Irish style nut brown ale is well suited for a dark winter night. Its aroma hints of nuts and chocolate. The color is dark brown and filtered. In taste, first flavor is nutty followed by the chocolate and roasted malts. The beer is medium to heavily bodied and drinks well.

Bottle. Poured deep red brown with thin beige head. Thin aroma, nut and roast. Light body, a little roast malt, a little sweetness. Lasting nutty finish.

Pours dark mahogany with a thin beige head that recedes leaving little lacing. Aroma of nut, roast malt, toffee. taste is pretty sweet, nut again, earthy bitter finish. Body is medium thin.

Bottled. Poured clear garnety-brown with a short-lived beige head. The aroma picked up nutty and caramel sugars laced with an odd fruity vinegar character.. smelled like it was possibly a little infected, but the bottle wasn’t old. The flavor found nutty and fruity sweetness at the core.. the sourness was still there, and it didn’t much help.. dried out on the back-end, but it still left residual sugars.. tacky sour fruit skins stuck on the finish. Light-medium bodied with a poor flow across the palate.. this was just off.

Pours a very dark, almost opaque, brown with a small tan head, mostly dissipating. Nose is not pronounced, mostly alcohol. Very creamy on the palate. Predominated taste is the hops accompanied by a burnt coffee/chocolate taste. Pleasing dry finish. Good companion to a deli sandwich and chips.