Garrison Nut Brown Ale

Draught at Maxwell’s, Halifax. Dark brown, almost opaque, small tan head. Husky chocolate malt aroma, and slight acetone but otherwise mainly about the chocolate malt. Nice low carbonation. Sweet, clean chocolate malt. Sweet with roasty kiss at the end. Light body and thin flavor profile. A grounded beer.

Pours deep brown with 1-finger tan head. Nose is roasty malt, hazelnut, brown sugar, cacao. Tastes malty in a black patent/choc sense, with notes of almond, brown sugar, cacao, late hops, and a palate that isn’t sweet but is full bodied throughout. A very solid example of one of my favorite styles.

Bottle. Moderate notes of toasted, nutty and mild coffee for the malt, light aromas of resin for the hops, earth for the yeast. Head is small, fizzy, white with no lacing and is fully diminishing. Color is clear dark brown. Flavor starts lightly sweet and acidic, then finishes lightly acidic, moderately bitter and a bit sour. Palate is light to medium, watery and carbonation is between lively and fizzy. A good beer, deep in aromas but not much else

Pours a beautiful garnet to brown color with a thick tan head. Nose is faint hops and lots of sweet malt. Flavor is very sweet, tastes a bit like berries and sweet fruits. Maybe a hint of citrusy hops, and a lot of sweet malt. Finishes a little smoky. Low to medium carbonation and good creamy mouthfeel as well.

From bottle. Sweet, fruit, berry aroma. Black in colour. Quick dissipating head. Leaves a very thin lace around the corners of the glass. Rich bitter flavour. I’m still finding these beers extremely sweet. I expected a nutty ale.