Nut Brown
Ithaca Beer Co. in Ithaca, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular|
Score
6.42
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The rich mahogany hue of the Nut Brown is the first thing you will notice about this complex, malty brew. A delicate blend of chocolate malt, caramel malt, and four other malts brings to this beer a chocolatey sweetness, and hints of coffee. The malt character is subtly balanced with Northdown and Fuggles hops.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Reddish brown, with tan or beige head (if there is a difference betwixt the two...) Aroma had some nuts in it, but mostly malts. Slightly dry. Slightly nutty. Mostly just the malts though. Maybe a little bit of chocolate... but I am not sure.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2008
at 16:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a watery, slightly opaque deep brown with amber hues and a thin white head. Smells sugary and slightly malty, but not a whole lot of nose. Heavy malt and very sugary, but not a lot else for flavor. Slightly syrupy on the palate, otherwise smooth. I always find it funny when nut browns don’t taste a thing like nuts. Drinkable but not exceptional.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2007
at 21:07
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
12 oz brown bottle had two lids on it! Get em off and there is a beery cleanish choclate and wet rag, roast aroma. For a dark beer, not bad. Tase comes across slightly bitter with attempts of offensiveness, but never quite gets there. A little more personality than my girlie taste buds care for. Interesting charcoal chewyness to the finish. That feeling continues for a few minutes after each gulp. East End Fat Gary Nut Brown Ale is much more mild and many times more enjoyable than this. On par with Abita Turbodog and Pete’s Wicked. Slightly better than Saranac brown ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2007
at 15:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Dark brown in color with a long lasting creamy light brown head. Very pleasant sweet caramel/chocolate malt aroma set the tone for the rest of the tasting. It was very nice on the palate with its long lasting caramel, nutty, chocolate flavors.
Tried
on 13 May 2006
at 12:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very dark brown in colour, and very sweet in the smell. The smell gives you no idea on the taste however. One quick sip will blow you away. The taste is completely nutty and strong. I think this tastes more nutty than a spoonful of peanut butter! I don't necessarily like a 'nutty' taste in a beer, but the beer definately gives you what the label says, so thats why my rating is so high. A good beer as the label implies, however I don't think it is a great beer for everyone! If you want a nutty taste, definately try this!
Tried
on 18 Jan 2003
at 22:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The first time I had this, was in Geneva fresh on tap at a Hot Tuna Concert, if i had to rate it on that, it would come close to perfect. I turned to the bottles for a similar experience, but it was lacking. Unbalanced acidity and caramel malt with too high a carbonation ruined it for me. Just stick to it on tap.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2002
at 11:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Chestnut hue; good nutty aromas; decent depth of nutty flavours.............
Tried
on 03 Sep 2001
at 11:50