Neustadt Springs 10w30

473 mL can courtesy of matt7215. Thank you Matt Pours dark brown with a thin fizzy head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, nuts and chocolate. Very nutty, grainy taste. Slightly vegetal. Thin to medium body definitely doesn’t live up to the name. Update about three minutes later. The dominant flavor that I couldn’t identify just dawned on me... sunflower seeds.

Grainy undertone to the sweet malts in the nose along with plenty of caramel, some grassy hops and a touch of chocolate malt character. Hazy and deep, amber-brown body is topped by a finger of large bubled cream coloured head that recedes rapidly to a thin but lasting cover. Malt forward flavour avoids being overly sweet. Grassy hops and light bitterness offer a counterpoint as do some darker malts. Grainy and nutty notes are apparent especially in the aftertaste. Medium light body is quite dry with fair carbonation. Decent and well-made if somewhat middle of the road - there’s nothing really distinguishable or memorable about this beer. Snifter. Just above fridge temperature. Can (BB 12-08-2008, LCBO at Lynden Park Mall in Brantford, May-08).

473ml can
5.50% ABV
I tried this beer on May 10, 2008 after purchasing from the Queen’s Quay LCBO outlet in Toronto. The beer poured a slightly translucent dark brown (when held to the light) with a thin tan head that quickly dissipated. The aroma was heavily roasted malt, some sweet malt, and some grass. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and a little bit of carbonation. The flavour has some roasted malt flavours, some sourness, and some sweet tones.

Courtesy MrManning. Can. Pours a chesnut brown with a thick white head. Roasted grain, some malty sweetness and a slightly metallic aroma. Taste is roasted grain, slightly thin with a porter like creaminess. Finishes a little bitter and creamy. Not bad for a can.

Can from Summerhill LCBO, Toronto. Thin, bitter, where’s the beer?!? This bummed me out, and left me wondering why no one in this province seems to put malt in their beer! A bit nutty.

473ml can, 5.5% a/v Pours a somewhat bland brown colour with a thin tan head. Smells of dark fruits and sugar and some slight smokiness. The taste is smokey, coffee and some tart apples on the aftertaste. Interesting, but strange.

In short: Some kind of fruity kind-of-English-Strong-Ale calling itself a Brown Ale. Decent.
How: Can, 473ml, fresh (probably 1 to 2 months old). Graciously given by Tupalev, thanks a lot Jeff.
The look: Almost clear dark ruby body with a medium beige head
In long: Nose of burning wood and raisin pie. Taste is very fruity with an unusual mix of prunes and apple juice blending with some smooth toffee. Very nice mouthfeel. A little creamy pecan as it warms up. The first sip was a WTF? But by the end of the can I was actually enjoying it. As a brown-ale it misses the target but as some kind of English Strong Ale this is pretty drinkable. An ok everyday beer although they should really make a stronger 5W30 beer for cold winter days.

473mL can from the LCBO. Pours dark brown, small, off-white head. Aroma is somewhat thin, smells of caramelly malt. Good mouthfeel, just the right level of carbonation. Flavour is on the sweet side of malty, with a very slight fruity note, and lightly hopped. Good, but not as good as Neustadt’s newly-reformulated lager.