Spinnakers Brewpub Nut Brown Ale

Nut Brown Ale

 

Spinnakers Brewpub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Brown Ale Regular
Score
6.18
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 11
Brewed with the finest malted barley, imported hops and Spinnakers' own deep well aquifer pure mineral water, Spinnakers Nut Brown Ale exhibits a refreshing light body with hints of delicate nutty flavours.

Serve slightly chilled.
 

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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

On a flight at the brewpub on 12th August 2025. Mahogany coloured body, beige crown. Mild malty front with an earthy/nutty leaning, light hop content, but enough to stop the beer being sweet or sticky in nature. Nice Brown Ale all round.

Tried from Draft at Spinnakers Brewpub on 12 Aug 2025 at 15:30


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Spinnakers, pours a hazy dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted malt with a touch of nuttiness. Flavour is along the same lines, with toasted bread and nuts. Standard stuff for the style. Clean and easy to drink, but not robust or especially interesting. Meh.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2016 at 01:41


5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bomber bottle. Nice smooth head and okay brown body. Aroma of hazelnut, syrup, hints of molasses. Flavour is an unintrusive and weak hazelnut with graham crackers notes. Very little going on here in fact.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2016 at 00:34


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

650 ml bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with minimal head. Aromas of bark and nuts. Very watery thin flavors of burnt biscuits and nuts. Pass

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2013 at 20:09


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Some hops. Pours clear mahogany with some lacing, no head. A little sweetened malt. Some bitterness, not very interesting. Average carbonation and slick texture. On tap at brewpub.

Tried from Draft on 05 May 2013 at 17:18


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Brown, beige head.Faint sweet nose. Vague watery malt profile. Mild medium length hop finish.Lacks body and character

Tried on 17 Oct 2012 at 23:18


5.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Spinnakers Spirit Merchants, Victoria
Brown mahogany color, with small head. Strange aroma of roasted malts and light durian. Lean body, with mild caramel flavor, and a hint of vegetables and cardboard. Low bitterness, with a very light trace of liquorice in the end.
Failing on many points: no nuttiness, poor malt presence, and even poor hopping.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2011 at 12:21


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, le 27 avril 2009; oeil : bronze, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt, légère poussière, léger cendré, léger sirop d’érable; bouche : beaucoup de malt, légère poussière, léger cendré, léger sirop d’érable, léger brûlé, finale en malt avec présence de léger sirop d’érable brûlé, corps moyen, peu carbonatée, texture légèrement poussiéreuse, un peu aqueuse; en résumé : bien ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, draught, on the premise on April 27 2009; eye: bronze, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: lots of malt, light dusty, light ash, light maple syrup; mouth: lots of malt, light dusty, light ash, light maple syrup, light burnt, finale in malt with presence of burnt maple syrup, medium body, not much carbonation, slightly dusty texture, a bit watery; overall: fine

Tried on 02 Jul 2009 at 16:51


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dark brown with ruby highlights. No head, unfortunately. Chocolatey, nutty aroma promises depth. Body is moderate, as is the sweetness. Hints of nut, chocolate, muscovado. Probably could use a bit more fullness but what’s here is quality.

Tried on 22 Aug 2007 at 00:41


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draft. Dark amber beer with a thin white head. Light bodied. Low malt aroma and flowery hops. Malty flavor balanced with just enough hops.

Tried from Draft on 22 Sep 2005 at 23:19