Green Flash Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Brown Ale
Vista, California USA

After having completed my beer, and being entirely satisfied and happy with my experience with it, I was suprised to find lukewarm reviews from my rater bretheren. I found this to be a better than average brown ale, because as we know brown ales can be mundane. The aroma was nice with enough roasted nut character, wet dirt, and sweet malts to make this very intriguing. Appearance was a deep brown color, thin off-white head which didn’t last long at all. The coloring was great though. Mouthfeel I found perplexing, as I normally don’t care for the carbonated feel in my mouth like I have 7-Up in there swirling around, which was the case in this beer. But with that said, it seemed to help this beer carry a lively Duvelesque quality to it. The flavor of the beer had enough hops and roasted/nutty malts to make me happy and it finished suprisingly dry. Pretty well balanced I thought. Overally, I’m glad I got a sixer of this because I’ll be enjoying the other 5.

Had this beer on 8/28/2006. Aroma is a light roasted malt scent. Color is a deep hazy brown with good carbonation and thin tight head. Taste is light and crisp. Starting with a full/light body it goes down with a bright crisp feel. Finish comes on with a mild malt flavor back by a gentle bitterness. Overall not a stand out brew and may be a bit weak for what they are calling an English-style Brown Ale. I do like it and it is an easy drinking brew.

my wife and I call this excellent brew ’the lost cousin of Reapers Mortality Stout’... as there are hints of that brew in the spirit of this brown ale. Arguably the most flavorful brown ale we have ever had

I found this brown to be a little thin, but quite tasty. Great color and good aromoa. Nice roasted malt flavor. Overall I liked it, despite being a little thin and cover arbonated.

Pours a reddish-brown body with a medium beige head and good lacing. Aroma of cocoa, nuts, Dr. Pepper syrup, and toastiness. Flavor of cocoa, caramel, nuts, and light roastiness.

Bottle. Deep dark brown in color with a little off white head. Caramel nutty malty aroma. Roasty notes. Caramel, roasty, toffee nutty flavor. Light hoppy presence. Medium bodied. Finish is malty. Decent beer. Drinkable.

12 oz bottle. Aroma had a chocolate malty nose. Dark body with tan head. Flavor seem to have a good deal of carbination holding back a coco and caramel malt tring to break though. Smooth on the palate bit watery although.

Date: 09/03/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

clear brown, whispy tan head, sweet nutty chocolate aroma, creamy body, dry malt flavor, good chocolate, light bitterness in the finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4