Nut Brown Ale
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.82
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Our Nut Brown Ale combines the finest domestic and imported malts to produce a chestnut-hued ale of unusual complexity. Subtle notes of chocolate, honey and fine tobacco give this ale an enjoyable and satisfying “nutty” finish.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled - I had this about 10 years ago but I remember it to this day - one of the first craft/microbrews I had while I was in law school after years of throwing down swill in college.
The sweet nutty brown goodness sticks in my palate to this day. Thank you Goose Island for liberating me.
The sweet nutty brown goodness sticks in my palate to this day. Thank you Goose Island for liberating me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:50
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Tried
on 29 Jun 2023
at 03:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6
Brown with beige head. Malty aroma. Nut, chocolate and malt taste, with a toffee and malt finish.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2021
at 04:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle poured into a nonic pint glass at my sister’s Easter dinner. Dark reddish brown with beige to light tan head. Aromas of sweet malt, caramel, toffee, light cocoa. Tastes of caramel, toffee, malt. Medium body with a dry finish. Nothing amazing but it is a serviceable brown ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2015
at 21:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old rating. 12oz bottle from old town. Nice aromas of toffee, caramel, milk chocolate, hazelnut and pine needle. Taste is mostly well-balanced but leaning toward the sweet side. Finish is nice and clean.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2015
at 00:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a decent hazy brown color with red tints along the sides of the glass. The head was about a finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some speckled light lacing.
The smell had a rich roasty nutty to caramel maltiness with some light breadiness running over top of some light chocolate malts.
The taste took all of those previously mentioned flavors and combined them pretty good.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly good sessionability about it. The carbonation was somewhat subdued as there’s a decent smooth creaminess about it.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good brown ale I’d have again.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a decent hazy brown color with red tints along the sides of the glass. The head was about a finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some speckled light lacing.
The smell had a rich roasty nutty to caramel maltiness with some light breadiness running over top of some light chocolate malts.
The taste took all of those previously mentioned flavors and combined them pretty good.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly good sessionability about it. The carbonation was somewhat subdued as there’s a decent smooth creaminess about it.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good brown ale I’d have again.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2014
at 23:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle pours a dark, translucent, deep mahogany brown with some thin, slightly off white head. Nose is very bready, crust, brown sugar, some yeast, some toasted malt, some root veg, a little soil. Flavor is the same, malty, caramel, bread crust, some toast, a little burnt milk, some overcooked root veg. Clean finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2014
at 19:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draft. A- Nutty, chocolate, toast, malts. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, tan head. T- Slightly malty, nutty, roasty, chocolate, subtle sweetness. P- Light body, thin texture, average carbonation, smooth finish. O- A great brown ale. The nuttiness is present and is drinks very easily. A nice complexity to it.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Feb 2014
at 08:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle @ home, picked up at RJs Fort Collins. Pours a clear, orangish brown appearance with a dark brown head. A bit roasty, toasted caramel malty, light chocolate, vanilla, dessert aroma. Creamy, somewhat herbal/earthy hoppy, chocolate, toffee, caramel flavor. Pretty decent brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2014
at 20:25
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
35cl bottle courtesy of and shared with JMGreenUK. Chocolate arioma. Thin creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2013
at 11:38