Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Tommyknocker Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Idaho Springs, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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Tap in CO on 1/10/13. Pour is amber/brown. Aroma of toffee, malt, and hints of coffee. Taste is sweet. Mouthfeel is thin. Disappointment served on tap.

Bottle from Casanova. Another ho-hum beer from a very mediocre brewer. Artificially sweet nose. Some nut. Whatever.

Bottle. I’m fond of most Browns but this one was drinkable but not very enjoyable and very forgettable. We received within a sampler pack and it’s possible we had a bad batch of this particular one as it seemed noticably oxidized and horribly stale. Had the carbonation not been as noticable I would have thought the bottle had a leak letting it become contaminated..

A: Very average looking. I guess it’s nicely the color of maple syrup, reflecting its name and flavor profile, but it’s not extremely inviting-looking. Not much head and what little there was disappeared quickly, leaving minimal lacing, and was creamy off-white. Reddish amber in color. S: Not much--a little maple, a little toffee, some malt. T: Taste is where it’s at with this beer--which is what matters most in the end, right? Overwhelming toffee, a hint of hazlenut coffee au lait, butteriness, carmel maltiness, absolutely no bitterness. Some pecan. Its name describes it perfectly--they put nut in there for good measure :) Pleased with the taste. M: Pretty thin, watery. O: The taste redeems it to a certain degree but a good beer has more than one element. The mouthfeel almost messes up the taste because if how thin it is. If they could just beer this thing up from 4.5% and add a little oomph to the body, do something for the aroma, this thing would be awesome.

Draft at beer fest. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. The aroma Is nutty and mildly sweet. The taste is nutty and sweet like a typical brown

12oz Bottle. The pour was a clear dark amber brown with a large (2-3 finger) light brown rocky head that steadily diminished down to a thin film and large collar, which produced good sticky lacing. The aroma was kind of faint of a toasted chocolate malt and a sweet doughy yeast with notes of caramel and maple syrup. The taste was lightly sweet and a little malty with a mild caramel sweetness and a hint of chocolate early on, finishing mildly roasty with a slightly pronounced maple syrup presence towards the end. The flavor was short lived with the sweet roastiness fading quickly from the taste buds. Mouthfeel was a few steps above light in body and watery in texture with a mild carbonation. Overall I found this brew to be a bit light for a Brown Ale, although it did posses a good roasty taste and smooth drinkability, which makes it a perfect candidate for a session beer…

Very good and a beautiful burnt red color. I had to try not to slam it. The maple syrup and spices blended perfectly for my palate. If I see this in a regular 6 pack on sale, I’ll buy it.

From a bottle, very thin body with a very interesting maple taste to this american brown style, As much as I want to like this beer I find it mediocre.

Way too sweet. Somehow this is both flavorless and too sweet at the same time. Definitely not buying again! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Some real good bite to this. Lots of chocolate and malt. Good smell but not overpowering. I feel like more alcohol would make this a charmer