Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Brown Ale
Tadcaster, England

Samuel Smith rules. I’ve found it almost impossible to get reviews done with their beers cause I can’t help myself and hit them all hard. Light brown thick cap with excellent retention and messy, sticky lacing on top a medium dark brown brew. Aromas of lightly toasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut and caramel. Taste is excellent with plenty of toasted and caramel malts, very obvious hop flavour and hazelnuts with some fruity notes. Medium bodied, lots of carbonation (acceptable levels) and a good amount of mid-range bitterness. This bottle came across a bit to tart during the middle of the glass but I don’t recall that usually happening, so I’ll note it and not dock for it. Excellent beer. Too bad I’ve got Bananaphone by Raffi stuck in my freaking skull...ringringringringringringring bananaphooooooooone!

500ml bottle thanks to Chad (cfrancis). Pours amber with big brown-beige head. Big lacings on the glass. Aroma is fruity, hints of apricots. Some caramel and some hints of nuts also. Taste is pretty much like aroma. Notes of apricots. Nice brew but nothing special for me.

Brown pour, already aromatic, off white head Sweet, nutty aromas, scents of fresh dates. very decent, enjoyable beer, Excellent brown ale, If anyone is a fan of this style it is a must have

The name is fitting because it pours the shade of a walnut and has a nutty aroma. The tastes are more subtle of roasted malt and almond. Slightly watery. I expected a lingering almond flavor, but it didn’t stick, which is unfortunate.

Pours dark clear chestnut brown that’s on the bronze side with a dense beige head. The aroma is very nutty with heavy bread, toasty malt, no noticeable hops, moderate sweetness and some chewy toffee. Medium smooth body at first then it gets watery and has semi-sharp carbonation. The flavor begins with the aroma traits, but they leave quickly. On the finish there is some sweetness, apple, nectar fruits along with astringency and metallic traits. This is not taste very good to me.

Bottle. Dark brown body with a tan head. Some light toasted malt character, light almond nuttiness with hints of coffee and caramel tawny notes. A decent brown ale.

0.55 l bottle my parents brought from London. It poured brown, a bit reddish body with medium sized ocher head. Nice roasted malt in its aroma. Flavor has got it as well, with some caramel version, pleasant but unfortunately thin bodied. Coffee, caramel and some spices in the finish, Very nice, but simple and watery...that would be it about this beer.

0.55l bottle courtesy of and shared with heavy (thanks!)
Poured a brown body with a small off white head. Odd, slightly nutty malty nose with some notes of caramel. Ok, kinda pleasasnt sweetish nutty maltiness, some milk caramell, light bitterness near the end, slightly acidic. Some coffee. Light and balanced, nothing too flashy but ok, if just "ok".