Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar

Dark walnut color topped by a medium head after my vigorous pour. Very nice aroma of chocolate malt with hints of sweet nuttiness. Flavor is the same but with a lightly toasty, bready quality. Mouthfeel is slightly thinner than expected, and there is just enough bitterness at the back to pull back the reigns on all the sweetness. Exceedingly smooth and sessionable. I was quite unexpectedly impressed by this one, and would have to say that it is most certainly in my top three for ’Browns’. Don’t forget to let this one warm up a little, otherwise you will be robbed of the rewards (especially true of this style, in my opinion).

Pour a deep mahogany with a small white head. Aroma shows plenty of hazelnuts and maybe a little choclate biscuit. Hazelnuts also show through in the flavours with some aramel. Plenty of hops on the back palate. Finish is a little watery. Overall a bloody good beer.

650ml bottle. Pours a very dark red amber. Smells and tastes of hazelnut. Not bad, not great though. Easy to drink, but nothing special once again.

65cl bottle, danish imported had printed best before 1-3-2007, tasted 5-10-2009 - so at the very least it’s 3,5 years old. Age did not reveal itself in any apparent way, quite typical brown ale (which is not at all my favourite style) slightly hazy dark brown, large thick smooth light brown head. smooth aroma of nuts, faint fruity, faint roasted grains, raisins, i suspect i am having this one a bit too cold, aroma is very balanced and subdued, appears mild, but is very delicious. flavor is toffee, caramel, dark roasted chocolate, roasted grains, bitter nuts, ends roasted chocolate and toffee.flavor did not live up to the aroma, but then i don’t like roasted toffee.

The idea of a hazelnut brown ale is not very appealing to me, so this threw me for a loop in that it’s actually pretty damn good. Hoppy brown ale and the nuts come through quite nicely. Some chocolate as well, so it has a bit of a Nutella thing going on. I’d venture this is one of the better brown ales out there. Nice take on a not-so-exciting style.

Reddish amber pour with a big fluffy cap of cream-colored head. Aroma carries the massive amounts of malt through the nose and onto the palate, along with a peanut (not hazelnut) aroma. Taste is also quite malty, with the crystals coming through strongly along with the Munich. There’s a touch of chocolate and then a blast of hazelnut (actually hazelnut this time) that is reminiscent of Nutella spread. Thin body, light roasty aftertaste.

22 oz. bottle-Sample- Excellent nutty flavor and decent aroma, but not as good as I expected.

22 oz bottle. Nutty aroma, caramel. Intense nutty flavor with a hint of brown sugar. Leaves a watery aftertaste. Looks like mud, tastes like nectar? Nectar--not quite, but it’s very good. Not much head, lacing is pretty good. Very good; not quite as excellent as I remember.