Michigan Brewing Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Michigan Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Webberville, Michigan USA

I am always willing to try any brown ale, from near or far. Saw this one in the cooler at the local grocery store in Glen Arbor, MI on our annual vacation at the Northern Michigan lakehouse. Weak brown ale aroma, thin taste and weak finish. This is a shadow of the style and not one that I will be drinking again.

Bottle from me. I rule.
Pours a beautiful mahogany, with a nice head of off-white and an aroma of malt wort, like at a brewery. Taste is pretty upfront, with malt and red wine undertones. A touch of roasted nut character emerges in the finish. Average mouthfeel. Not a bad brew; much better than the overall rating indicates.

Bottle: Pours light brown with a small head. No lacing. Aroma and flavor of lichorice and malt. Average.

Bottle. Syrupy chocolate nose with prominent winey notes. Dark brown-ruby pour with a cream tan head. Watery body, lightly bitter and very sweet, with strong nuttiness and toasted malts. A little bit of stale air, otherwise the taste is solid, dark, and earthy. Sold sweet chocolate. Rather enjoyed it - underrated here, methinks.

This bottled brew from Fort Wayne, IN poured a small sized head of foamy fine to medium sized mostly lasting tan colored bubbles that left behind an excellent lacing and a transparent softly carbonated dark brown colored body, The aroma was of mild nut and brown malts. The mouth feel was tingly and crisp from start to finish with a mild nutty aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of mild nut brown malts and hops at the start with a stronger nutty aftertaste.

Bottle. LIve one. Zoomed out of the bottle. Almost vinous aroma, definitely chocolate. Very dark brown color with a two or three finger fluffy head. Flavor starts very chocolate. Moves on to a bit of malt. Whole wheat bready sort of drink. Finish is pretty well balanced. Not getting particular hop, but it is not really sweet. Sort of a nutty light porter kind of thing. Really good, whatever it is.

Bottle with a date on the label of 04/19/08.Small fizzy tan head that mostly diminished, patchy lacing, transparent, carbonation observed, and a reddish brown hue. Nose was brown malt, chocolate, sweet, nutty, some caramel, and a hint of hops. Flavor was sweet, brown malt, chocolate, lightly roasty, and finishes semi-dry. Mouthfeel was tingly and semi-dry. Light-medium body. Very quaffable and easy to drink, uncomplicated, a solid beer where nothing really stands out about it IMO. If you don’t enjoy drinking complex beers, this would be a decent one to have IMO.

Brownish red in color, with a decent lasting light tan head. Slightly nutty and malty aroma, with a hint of fruit. The taste is a blend of semi-sweetness, nutty, toasted, and the tiniest touch of sour apple. I like it enough to buy again.