Nuevo Noir
Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
6.22
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CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
(Bottle 65 cl) Beautiful, clear ruby red beer with a small, off-white head. Sweetish, malty aroma with a touch of yeast. Fairly full-bodied with lots of roasted malt and plenty of sweet caramel. Somewhat odd notes of overripe fruit make this unbalanced and flakey. Almost no bitterness. 160106
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Red amber ale with a thin white head. Light cherry malt aroma, faint and short, with more of a c-hop background. Sweet caramel malt in mouth, nutty notes, but not very Belgian....Russian River Beer Revival & Barbecue Cook-Off, August 20, 2005.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Light brown colour. Aroma leads with woodsy American hops before proceeding to light bubblegum, floral esters and a light toffeeish malts. Soft, fairly light body. Nothing especially Belgian about this - it occupies a geographical No Man’s Land that befits Lagunitas’ innovative outlook. However, it’s rather restrained. I’d go so far as to say timid. It’s a decent product in terms of craftsmanship but lacks a sense of purpose. It’s defining element is not having a defining element and that’s not good.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear brown colour. Thin offwhite head. Sweet caramel aroma and malty. Sweet brown sugar flavour, some spices. Weak hints of yeast in the aftertaste. Not that bad, but it feels more like a brown ale.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
An amber beer with a nice brown head. The aroma is sour with notes of caramel, toffee, and herbs, while the flavor is sweet buttery with light notes of caramel and herbs. I’d call this a "New Stout" - it resembles the New Stout from Skands, more than any Belgian I’ve had.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle with a big thanks to the Pitonkatonk for the trade. Consumed on 9/24/2005. Pours a sandy brown with a light copper sheen to it, hints of dark chestnut red tinges. Head is initially medium-sized, lightly fluffy, but not terribly good retention. Little to no lacing left behind as well. Aroma of light walnut skins, brown sugar, a bit of dark candi sugar and simple, but not overdone/meaty yeast. Quite clean. Flavor is heavy on the nuts, raisins and brown sugar, with a slight hint of syrup/stickiness on the palate, maybe from the candi sugar or brown sugar, or whatever sugar they used. Dries out quite a bit on the end, with light fruity phenols, a bit too sharp. Not very complex, the sugariness just sort of takes over the more you drink. I don’t get a thick mouthfeel from this at all. It’s another filtered creation from the Kings of Filtration (or is that Weyerbacher?). Light, dry, spices on the end are too dry and borderline astringent for me. Yeast is Belgian in nature, but not distinctly so. Though I am glad that they went underboard on the yeastiness rather than overboard, which too often ruins a good American style Belgian ale. It’s not bad overall, though, a mindless, inoffensive, easy drink.
notalush (7339) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Doesn’t really taste much like a belgian dark ale, but then again, Lagunitas never really makes anything that adheres strictly to style - other than that, this is a pretty tasty brew - roasty, toasty maltiness rests atop an undercurrent of belgian-like, sugar sweetness and a light yeastiness - not one of their best, but quite good.
crit200 (5324) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brown, lasting tan head.Light yeasty nose. Slightly metallic yeasty malt taste,late arriving medium bitterness. Gassy. Light alcohol heat
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle Pours a slightly hazy rich dark golden amber with a very large creamy off white head. Aroma of that brown sugar, clove, banana, belgian ensemble. Expected belgian flavors but with a bit of a metallic and woody flavor as well. No surprises on the trailer and a very thin but clean feel. Glad to have tried it. I allways look forward to trying these guys latest.
bb (18428) reviewed Nuevo Noir from Lagunitas Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Amber-brown beer (very clear) with a beige head. Sweet, roasty malt aroma. Sweet malt, slightly spicey, flavor. Light yeast profile. Somewhat refreshing.