Columbus Brewing Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Columbus Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Columbus, Ohio USA

Thanks to OhioDad for this beer.

Bottle was a gusher... lost about 1/3 of it all over my bedroom floor... thanks Scott, you heartless bastard! (JK) Poured ruby with a tall off-white head. Smell is intriguing... earthy, woody... almost like a stew. Taste is somewhat smoky and a little tart... perhaps already showing signs of infection (which would explain the gushing). Probably a decent session beer if fresh.

Poured brown with huge foamy white head. Nose has malts and some earth, wood? Tast is pleasant, sweet malts, and some raosted flavor, maybe a bit of smoke. Nice brown ale, thanks to OhioDad.

Courtesy of OhioDad. Roasty/nutty aroma. Deep brown with a dime thin head. Nice roasted barley flavor, but feels a bit thin and finishes on a not entirely pleasant tobacco note. Still as I drink it I notice a bit of malt/grape sweetness and the tobacco notes fade as it warms.

Bottle Pours a medium dark clear brown. A fine light tan head and sparce lacing. A dark roasted aroma with a thin slightly sour chocolate hint. Flavors were sweet roasted and slightly metallic. Easy on the fizz as well as the hops. A decent brown. Thanks to Ohiodad for this one.

Burgundy-brown body with a foamy, light tan head. Aroma of caramel, sweet roast, and light smoky notes. Smells like it would make a great beer for cooking BBQ or brats. Flavor is roasty with mild astringency and little else. Mostly dry with a quick finish and little aftertaste. Considerably less body than anticipated from the aroma. Comes across as thin and one-dimensional. This has potential but they need to increase the mash temperature to develop the body and get more malt character in the flavor. Thanks OhioDad, I always enjoy trying the locals.

Very dark brown in color with ruby highlights and a tan head. A soft nose of round, toasted, milk chocolate and molasses. Some sweetness on the palate, toasty and chocolatey, malt dryness. Body is light (almost too light) but is very drinkable. Finishes malty and soft with just a touch of bitterness.

Pours very dark brown with some ruby highlights. A decent tan head dissipates fairly quickly. The aroma is very nice.. Brown sugar, nuts, a touch of chocolate.. Smells very sweet. The flavor is somewhat sweet as well. I taste that brown sugar, chocolate and definitely some nut flavor and a little coffee even creeps in before it gets just a touch bitter at the end of the sip. Finishes fairly dry with a sweet aftertaste that lingers a while. The palate is the only thing that keeps this from being a porter in my opinion. It is less thick than one and a little more watery on the finish as a nutbrown should be. This is a very good nutbrown and I truly think it is the best that I’ve had. Very drinkable and recommended!

a very dark ale. probably the best nut brown i’ve had. there are deep chocolate, coffee, and nut flavors. very distinct and pleasant bitterness. starts off slightly sour but becomes bitter and a bit sweet.