Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

Pours a very deep brown with a little bit of head. The aroma is a very strong, overpowering hazelnut. I don’t believe the taste lived up to the scent. It was still very good, but after the first hint, I guess I might have expected more if that makes any sense. It might smell as good or better than any beer I’ve ever had, it just doesn’t translate to the strength of the taste, which of course have made my rating higher. It is chocolatey and hazelnut in flavor and it is not very hoppy. I enjoyed this very much.

650ml bottle. Clear brown/amber pour with a tan head that leaves a little lace. Strong hazelnuts on the nose...in the first whiff that’s all you get. With a little digging there’s a vanilla note in there and a light roasted maltiness. Very nutty on the palate but not nearly as one dimensional as the nose. That vanilla note sticks on the palate and there’s a good malty finish with the slightest of sweetness.

Had this for the first time on tap at Yard House.... Its literally all I order now when I go there. Great aroma, clean, nutty flavor. Small head. Do yourself a favor and try it.

Ruby color with a nice white head. Taste is sweet, hazelnuts (well...). Medium body with a heavy carbonation

Pours brown with a thin cream head leaving some lacing. Aroma is hazelnut. Taste is hazelnut, malt, a nice toastiness, mild sweetness, and a good bitter balance. Hazelnut in the aftertaste. Very good.

21/01/2012 Brasserie 4:20 alla spina. Profumo di nocciola fantastico. Retrogusto amarognolo, con sentori di buccia di nocciola. Non troppo impegnativa, buona bevibilità.

Pours brown with a thin white head. Right away I pick up on the hazelnut in the nose, and I’ve never had a brew that smelled this nutty. Taste is similar to the aroma but with hints of sweet toasted malts to go along with the extreme nuttiness. I generally prefer brown ales with more hop character but this is probably the best nut brown ale that I’ve had.

This is a beer of which I could consume indefinite quantities. Subtle but substantial hazlenut taste. Great finish.