Mt. Carmel Nut Brown Ale

Pours a deep dark brown with tan head. Aroma of maple malt and roast. Taste is extremely flavorful and well-balanced. In fact, the beer is quite sweet on the palate. I’d prefer this one over Bells, Sierra Nevada, and Sam Smith for the style.

Take this for what it is worth, I like a well made nut brown, and I really like this one. Flavor is mellow, no burnt or roast flavors, just nutty like walnuts & hazelnuts. The color is a translucent brown, with a moderate tan head. Slight sweet nutty finish. This is not going to be everybody’s RB favorite, frankly its not bold enough, but a nut brown isn’t supposed to be. It is a nice session beer for someone that likes a nutty flavor, not a roasted flavor, and this beer fits that bill very well.

Date: 5/12/2007
Serving: Draught sample.
Location: Jungle Jim’s Second Spring Beer Fest

Tasting Notes
Aroma: Maple, coffee, nut truffle.
Appearance: Clear chesnut with a frothy off-white crown.
Flavor: Coffee and mocha moving toward a nice nutty (hazelnut?) quality. Moderately sweet overall.
Palate: Medium-light to medium. A bit thin, but not watery or overly carbonated/ I would have just liked a little bit more body behind it. Smooth overall.
Overall: A very unique and well-crafted nut brown ale. Very good and highly recommended. Probably the best offering; might even be better than the Mr. Carmel Stout... Available in growlers at local stores VERY soon!

Growler. Poured hazy brown color with average fizzy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate nutty toasted malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth textrure. Moderate toasted balanced flavor with an average bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Good next addition to the list of Mt. Carmel brews.

Growler. Dark brown with a nice, creamy, beige head. Nutty, sweet malts, light milk, and some chocolate. very pleasant. easily swig-able body. Malty, light nuts, some toasted biscuits, and little hazel. Not a world-beater, but a solid brown thats pretty refreshing.