Ithaca Nut Brown

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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Chestnut hue; good nutty aromas; decent depth of nutty flavours.

(draft) Tan head atop a clear dark brown body. Aroma is medium sweet, coffee, some nut, roast, caramel. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, cola, some roast/coffee. Minimal bitterness. Light body, somewhat watery.

on tap @Philly BeerFest III–pours an off white ring for a head and dark copper color. Aroma is medium malt-earthy. Taste is medium malt-earthy, bourbon?, nutty.

Bottle. Poured clear dark brown color with an average fizzy brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Medium toasted malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium toasted sweet flavor with a medium nutty sweet finish of moderate duration. Good above average brew.

12oz bottle. Poured a deep and clear reddish / brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of nuts, light caramel, roasted malts and a touch of coffee. Tastes of nuts, chocolate, caramel, light roast and light coffee.

Soda pop Sweet brown, not my type of beer. Above average carbonation. Tiny wisp of a head. Nutty aroma. They advertise, and I get only a minimum of:chocolate malt, caramel malt, and four other malts , and hints of coffee. Northdown and Fuggles hops, but I do not get much hops.

Bottle from Capone’s. Fans of the Good Doctor know that next to the Imperial styles, nut brown is one of my favorites, and it seems to be getting harder and harder to come by this style these days. This one pours burnt sienna with 1-finger off-white head. Aroma is caramel/scotchy malt, wheaties, brown sugar, figs, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, and some rye/pumpernickel breads. The taste is very Wheaties-like, with brown sugar, fig, and the aforementioned nut trifecta, plus a dollop of maple syrup. This one tastes and smells a lot like Celebrator, but without quite as much palate heft and complexity.

Bottled. Poured chocolatey brown with a short, fairly dense beige head. The aroma picked up soft nutty and chocolate notes with some malty sourness accenting.. some earth and toffee as well.. not exciting, but certainly pleasant. The flavor found a blend of milk and slightly darker chocolates plus nutty notes at the core.. tart, somewhat medicinal character around.. finished dry and a touch sour with more chocolate. Light-bodied and dry on the palate.. OK stuff, but the bottle seemed old.

12 ounce bottle courtesy of j12601. VOTE J12601 Newbie of the Year! Pours a copper tinted dark brown color with a thin creamy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of nuts, chocolate, hay, light strawberry and other fruits. Taste is chocolate, nuts, bitter leafy hops with a bit of a pineapple-citrus bite. Light coffee as well. Medium bodied.

Dark ruby brown with a smallish tan head. Nutty roasty aroma with a bit of mocha carries through to the flavour profile. Pleasantly malty background, on the sweet side with mild chocolate finish. Palatee is light but very smooth. Very quaffable. Thanks for sharing Ken.