Nimbus Brown Ale

Brewed by Nimbus Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Tucson, Arizona USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

Bottle; another good brown ale. Mellow, but fairly complex for the style. Caramel, cocoa, bread and earth. Really liking brown ales these days.

Very dark brown pour with a nice creamy tan head. Roasted pecans and walnuts, hints of chocolate and maybe a bit of coffee grounds. Flavor is sweet and has some very nice roasted nut qualities. Some coffee, roasted malt and a very light hop bite at the end. Not half bad. Very good for a tough style.

Dark brown, thick creamy tan head, foamy lacing. Coffee and chocolate aromas. Well balanced between malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness with a slight tilt toward the malt, as a good brown ale should be. Creamy and smooth.

(bottle, sampled 2/18/10). Dark brown color, with amber hue. Medium tan head, which is mostly diminishing. Sweet malt aroma. Flavor of the same, with light roastiness and light coffee. Long duration. Light bitter finish. Slick texture. Soft to moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.

12 oz bottle in trade with jbye4334. Pours a muddy brown color with a 1/2" tan head. Aroma is milk chocolate, nuts and peat. Moderate body with average carbonation. Flavor was an odd mix of chocolate, coffee, nuts and earth. like its appearance, kind of muddy. Still, not bad.

This ale is simply stunning. If I haven’t had one in a while merely inhaling a freshly opened bottled almost brings tears to my eyes. The only reason I rated Taste at 9 is because it can’t quite match the ecstasy of that aroma. I’ll leave the Overall at 18 only to acknowledge my neophyte status.

Bottle courtesy of jbye4334. Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of caramel, nutty, some fruity hints. Tastes of caramel, tea, some spicy hints. Strange, messy beer.

12oz Bottle. Pours a hazzy black color with a thick dark colored head. Aroma of hay and cereal mixed in with roasted nuts. A nice malty flavor that leaves lingerings of caramel. Palate is smooth.