madquacker (706), Canberra ACT, Australia Feb 8, 2009 With a proper pour develops a beaut deep and complex head over a brown colour. Borders on deep and brooding. Nutty and woody with some forest floor. Excellent. djd07 (721), Houston, Texas, USA Feb 8, 2009 Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy dark amber color with a large frothy light tan head that lasts awhile. The aroma is a bread malt with raisin and nuts. The taste is a smooth malt with light caramel and sweet fruit. A good brown ale from Samuel Smith. WakeandBake (422), Greenville, Michigan, USA Feb 6, 2009 550ml Bottle. A nice clear ruby/brown color with a two finger tan head. Aroma of toasted nutty grain and caramel with a touch of fruit im guessing from the yeast.Flavor is malty and nutty up front then you get this little fruit flavor that leads to a spicy,slightly bitter hop finish. Thin body,soft carbonation and mouthfeel. Very nice. njbfr (105), New Jersey, USA Feb 4, 2009 Updated: Mar 12, 2009Nothing too special. Aroma of caramel malts and a slight nuttiness. Little to no hop bitterness which I like, but it doesn’t balance out the malt flavor well enough. brewski519 (395), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA Feb 1, 2009 Pours a reddish brown with a very frothy tan head. Aroma of nuts, molasses, and malt. Taste was of nutty molasses with a bit of coffee aftertaste and substancial carbonation. Not my favorite Nut Brown Ale but not bad either. I would drink it again for sure. ljstephenson (111), Lawton, Oklahoma, USA Feb 1, 2009 Updated: May 15, 2009Great tan head, nutty coffee aroma, this brown is easily my favorite, smooth to the end, I drink this year-round. Monkeypower (82), Odense C, Denmark Jan 29, 2009 Golden brown with nice tanned head. Nutty aroma with coffee and a bit of toffee. Malty sweet flavour with caramel and nuts. Ryan82SM (231), Louisville, Kentucky, USA Jan 28, 2009 Aroma is nutty, perhaps with a hint of brown sugar. Appearance is translucent and rusty; the head sticks around in a thin layer. Flavor is full of the aforementioned hazelnut presence, maybe even some caramel as well. Palate is non-descript, maybe a bit creamy. Good, but not special or spectacular. I can find find better NBA’s this side of the pond.
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