Nimbus Brewing Company Brown Ale

Brown Ale

 

Nimbus Brewing Company in Tucson, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸

  Brown Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
6.63
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 21
A dark brown ale deriving maltiness from two types of American crystal malts, yet not overly heavy in body. Rounded with a nutty flavor from chocolate malt and a hint of black patent malt. Finished with aromatics from Czech Saaz hops.
 

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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Poured into a mug, the appearance was a dark brown color with a nice finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Semi-foamy rings of lace form around the glass.
The aroma had some nutty sweet and toasty malts. Some dried chocolate malts and a touch of earthiness and grassiness.
The flavor smoothly enriches the sweet to the roastiness and brings in a subtle bitterness of some coffee beans. Earthy and grassy hops kindly move into the background. The aftertaste blends the sweet and roastiness of nuts, malts and grassy hops. Quick dry grassy finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Moveable on my tongue with an appropriate ABV and good carbonation.
Overall, pretty good brown ale that I could come back to if I saw it.

Tried on 18 Feb 2017 at 09:40


6.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Tap. Pours clear chestnut, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is roasty, cocoa, hints of ashtray. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 06 Oct 2016 at 21:17


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

A clear reddish brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light maple notes, woody, so-so. In mouth, a sweetish nutty malt with no hops, watery, boring. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 26 Dec 2013 at 18:28


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

At the brewery bistro on draft dark amber with an ecru head aroma of of chocolate tastes of chocolate and a bitter finish

Tried from Draft on 17 Jul 2013 at 14:17


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On draft at the Nimbus Bistro in Tucson AZ. Pours a dark amber with an ecru head. Nutty aroma. Some subtle coffee notes. Slight bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 17 Jul 2013 at 14:03


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from a trade with cbkschubert. Pours medium brown color with tan head. Aromas of toasted malts and chocolate. Toasted malt and chocolate flavors with some nuttiness. Medium body with average carbonation. Thanks Craig.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2012 at 18:43


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12oz bottle pours clear mahogany with copper – amber hues and lasting tan head. The aroma offers up ample amounts of toffee, roasted malts and earthiness mixing together very nicely. The taste begins with a brief straight up maltiness and is quickly joined by sweet toffee candy, some roasted malts, a pleasing dank earthiny maltiness and just a kiss of sweet dark fruity esters. Wow! This is scratching me right where I itch. Hits the spot for sure. Nice!

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2011 at 22:30


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Nimbus
Appearance: Dark brown small off-white head and some lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts and nutty
Taste: Nutty and toasted malts Nice brown, easy drinking

Tried from Draft on 04 Dec 2010 at 10:29


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft sample at the brewpub. Brown, white head. Aroma of caramel and walnuts. Taste is nutty and not too sweet, nice bitterness with good balance.

Tried from Draft on 24 Aug 2010 at 17:18


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz bottle from cbkschubert! Nose of licorice, caramel, and nuts. Clear, very dark brown with a medium tan head. Flavor is nuts, pepperiness, and caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2010 at 19:11