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Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale

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OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Brown Ale
Tadcaster, England
Serve in Dimpled mug

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1633   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.5   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Brewed at Samuel Smith’s small, traditional British brewery with well water (the original well sunk in 1758 is still in use), best barley malt, roasted barley, yeast and aromatic hops. Nut Brown Ale is relatively dry with a rich amber-brown colour and nutty flavour derived exclusively from small amounts of dark malt. Brown ales are a specialty of northern England. Fermented in ’stone Yorkshire squares’.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bitbucket (2072) - Kirkland, Washington, USA - FEB 4, 2012
Bottle, pours clear light brown with a fading tan head. Not much hops in the aroma, mostly caramel, fig, and a little earth. The body is light-ish, moderate carbonation. Taste of caramel, raisin and grain, with mildly bitter finish.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
acsilver877 (8) - Arizona, USA - JAN 30, 2012 does not count
Bottle. This is one of my top two favorite beers from Samuel Smith. I could drink myself into the poor house on this beer.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
SamP01 (183) - New Jersey, USA - JAN 24, 2012
Pours a dark cloudy caramel brown with a medium tan head. Aroma of sweet toasted caramel malts with some dark fruity esters and some cacao notes fill the senses. Taste of some sweet toasted dark malts with a nice cacao and nutty flavor and light hops. Some yeasty notes in the flavor as well. Palate is a full body with a slightly creamy mouth feel and moderate carbonation. Finish is sweet toasted caramel malts, some yeast and ending with a slightly bitter hops, cacao nutty aftertaste. Overall a very good, flavorful, and enjoyable brew.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Leafs93 (868) - Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 22, 2012
Pours clear reddish brown with a offwhite head. Aroma is nutty, caramel and some light toast. Taste is sweet with a crisp finish. Slick mouthfeel and very easy to drink. Another brew I was surprised to see I had not yet rated. Nice way to celebrate the Pats headed to the Super Bowl.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jgauquie (26) - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - JAN 20, 2012
Very good! Nice hazlenut aroma with malt! Very smooth! Dark brown pour!Great with a big ol Angus burger!!

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ElDesmadre (378) - Mikołów, POLAND - JAN 19, 2012
Bottle. Light brown with a medium head. Aroma is caramel, malt and flowery hops, raisins and apples. After it warms a bit there appears also some nuttiness but is far from being prominent. The aroma is too sweet for me, fortunately the soft mouthfeel is quite dry. The caramelly taste is also slightly sweetish-sourish but the dryness prevails. Very good medium bitter finish with some nuts retronasal. Very English beer, still I think its name does not correspond with its aroma as much as it should.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Gription79 (595) - Bountiful, Utah, USA - JAN 16, 2012
500 ml bottle. Aroma of caramel, toasted malts, and fruity hops. The flavor is very similar, there is more yeast character in the flavor. Not a bad brown ale.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
williamherbert (1039) - Syracuse, New York, USA - JAN 15, 2012
Glassy brick red; clear. Decent white head. Spotty white lace. Sweet molasses aroma. Brown sugar taste, nutty. Ashy, dry feel.


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