Ithaca Nut Brown

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: Brown Ale
Ithaca, New York USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

In short: Well done standard session nutty brown ale
How: Bottle 12oz, consumed very fresh, purchased directly at the brewery and drank the same day.
The look: Clear amber body topped by a small beige head
In long: Nose it very nutty and with the rich maltiness it smells a bit like peanut butter. Well malted beer a bit on the oily side. Taste if pecan pie, toffee, pie crust, a bit buttery but it somehow works with the beer. Discreet hops with a light tea/tobacco presence. The finish is mainly the same as the attack with that nutty dessert flavour from start to finish. Not very tasty but this is exactly what a basic session nut brown ale should be. Nothing extraordinary, I don’t think it will win an award for best Brown Ale. And it sure won’t win an Oscar for best supporting actor.

Draft at brewery. Poured a deep brown in color with a light tan head. Aroma was slightly roasty with nuts, coffee and toffee. Tastes of roasted coffee and a little nutty. Finish was dry and it had a decent mouth feel.

Draught at Ithaca Beer Company in NY. Brown/red color, clear, beige head. Aroma is saccharin, sweet, caramel, roasted malts. Flavor similar, with some chocolate up front.

Dark brown pour with thin tan head. Coffee and nuts on the nose. Hops, chocolate, and filbert nuts. Well balanced

Draft: Poured a d dark brown color with not a lot of head. The aroma was of coffee and chocolate with malt and hints of hops present. The flavor was like a chocolate coverd hazelnut. Overall, this was a good beer.

Fresh, yeasty aroma. Fairly hoppy and fizzy for a nut brown, with a taste of coffee and cereal. Malty sweetness and other flavors are more noticable at room temperature than refrigerated. Well-balanced and flavorful. Ithaca makes consistently good brews.

on tap at PJ Dorsey’s. See through brown with a smallish tan head. The taste is malt, with a bit of nut but the malt definitely comes thorugh. A solid beer that I would buy again if I was stuck in a bar that didn’t have much on the selection of of beer.

Pours a two finger light tan head that fades slowly, leaving some lace. Almost clear amber color. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Slight nutty nose. Flavor starts malty, nutty and just on the sweet side, brief hops at finish. $1.85 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma.