Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Brown Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

Pours mahogany with a 3 finger, chunky tan head that has great retention. Aroma is caramel, toasted hazelnut, white chocolate, toasted grain, rich toffee, a little roast and just a hint of dry grass. Flavor is roast, toasted hazelnut, caramel, overdone toffee, chocolate liquer, a little grass and just a hint of tartness toward the finish. Palate is medium bodied, somewhere between creamy and syrupy texture and a neutral entry with a dry finish. Good stuff, one of the better Browns I have had, probably the best implementations of Hazelnut extract too.

Sexy label. Pours a decent mocha-like head, a deep honey brown. Sharp hazelnut, mocha coffee aroma. Perhaps a bit too much coffee? Solid regardless. Nutty smooth malt, deep longlasting impression. Littler simpler than I expected, I’m not seeing the complexity some here are. A pretty straight forward brown ale. Smooth, yet very present, finish. Something brown ales should strive for. Though I can’t help but knock it a notch for being SUCH a brown ale...

A pretty good, reasonably complex beer. Poured a deep amber brown with a slight beige head. Nutty, malty aroma. Tasted syrupy sweet with notes of caramel, hazelnut, and roasted malts. Did not detect the hops very much - too bad, perhaps they could have halped balance the sweetness. Pretty good overall.

Brun foncée avec des arômes de noisettes et de malt. Très bonne brown ale aux saveurs prononcées de noisettes. Bien balancée.

Maple syrup brown body with a light brown head. Malty nose with vanilla hints. Sweet malt flavor with hints of honey, cola, nutmeg, peach, coffee, rooibos, lemon and a slight bite of mild hops. Slightly vanilla after taste. Wide palate that is initially wet but with a dry finish. One can taste the grittiness of the hazelnut extract. A refreshing, yet complex brew. Very impressive.

Simply the smoothest brown ale out there. Red-brown color with disappearing tan head. Aroma of enticing roasted nuts, sweet dark malt and wood. Flavor is well balanced biscuit, hazelnuts, light spices and dark fruits. Finish is full and smooth but not so rich that you have to wait for the next sip. Well-rounded, drinkable and pronounced in flavor. What more could you ask for.