Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Brown Ale
Tadcaster, England

12oz bottle. Pours clear brown with small tan head that does not stick around for long. Aroma is caramel, nutty and some dark fruits. Flavor is nutty with caramel and some earthy flavors. Some mild sweetness with full nut flavor. Palate a little on the light side. Very clean finish with little complexity. Nothing special here.

550ml bottle. clear dark brown with thick tan head that dissipates rapidly. nice clean nose, nutty taste. medium-light bodied. Smooth going down, lives up to it’s name. Good beer.

550 ml bottle poured a clear reddish amber with a lasting amber head. Aromas of carmel, earthiness, light cocoa and light nut. Palate was light bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, light cocoa and a hint of nuts with a smooth malty finish. Overall a ho-hum beer.

This is what Newcastle wants to be when it grows up. Nice smooth walnut taste. Maybe a slight hint of hazelnut. Paperthin head present throughout entire glass. This will definitely be a new regular for me.

Bottle. An amber brown brew. The head is about an inch and a half thick, off white in colour. There’s lots of molasses in the aroma with some raisin, brown bread. Mouthfeel is light to medium. There’s some sweetness in the flavour initially, leading to caramel, slightly bitter herbal hops and plenty of dry nuttiness, hazelnut. The finish is medium and slightly bitter.

Malty burnt caramel aroma with a light brown head. Very small amount of carbonation. Flavor is a little nutty and malty, with a caramel aftertaste. A little watery actually. Pretty good but not my favorite brown.

55cl bottle. Clear brown with a light beige head. Light fruity and caramel aroma. Sweet, fruity, and light roasted malt flavors with a light earthy hop bitterness. Light bodied with medium carbonation. More character than Newcastle, but still has a worn out, processed feel. Not really bad at all, but almost seems like a shell of a good brown ale if that makes sense.

Pours a nice dark brown. Very little carbonation. I agree that the flavor is pretty weak for the style. I could definatley pound a few back with no problem,but otherwise,wasn’t really impressed with this. A little too expensive for a pretty ordinary beer also. Not bad,but nothing to write home about.