New Glarus Fat Squirrel Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

More of a dark copper/amber color than brown. A slight creamy head. There is sort of a sweet candy aroma. Flavor is mildly bitter, a little sour, and totally devoid of anything nutty. I don’t care though because this is actually pretty tasty. Great, smooth mouthfeel. A little nut comes out over time. The body is fairly rich. Loses a point overall because it’s not close at all to a nut brown in my opinion. I bet this is really good on tap....By the end of this bottle I’m thirsting for more. This is probably the best "brown ale" I’ve had though it’s not very typical.

Thanks to 1fastSTi for this one. Pours dark amber, light for a brown in my mind. Creamy khaki head that lasts a while. Mostly toasted nuttyness, with some toffeish notes in the aroma. Tastes toasty, nutty, lightly bitter. Not much hop presents beyond that, as it should be. Feels very nice in the mouth. Fuller bodied. Round. Sweetness hangs on for a bit. Enjoyable enough. Thanks Blake.

I would like to age this unfiltered gem of a beer. Sent from the Cellar of Gondor. More nutty than many Browns, and by this I mean there is an underlying sweetness to add to the distinctive nut aromas. I think the hoppiness (spices, flowery tips of spices like a muted and petaly pepper) of this makes it a little thin on the palate. There’s some iron in the flavors, too. Interesting mix. A good beer, but on the nuttier brown side, just so ya know.

Bottles "trucked" in from Wisconsin from a friend.

Nose of fresh sweet bread. Red amber body with a thin white head with light lacing. Initial taste is malts with hints of roasted nuts and a nice crisp, sharp hop taste - Amazing crispness for a brown ale. Nice balance of malts and hops. After taste is a nice subtle hazlenut.

Bottle. Chestnut colored with a small finely bubbled off white head. Smells like...well.. roasted nuts, of course. Sorry for not being more creative. Slight hop note in nose, but no fruitiness. Tastes so much like there is hazelnut extract in there somewhere, but there isn’t. Amazing what quality toasted malts can do. Just a slight hint of fruitiness in the flavor. Slight sweetness doesn’t linger past the dry roast finish. Good hop balance. Good stuff.

Nice nutty aroma. Decent brown color with an off-white head. Has a wonderful nutty flavor to it. Decent body and carbonation. Overall, this is a good ale.

Bottle, amber in color, small head with minimal lacing, nice aroma of roasted malt, follows through in the taste.

Golden amber pour. Lively carbonation. Slight walnut/hop mix aroma. Smooth nutty flavor, but a burned/roasted nut finish grows. No real strong hop presence. Probably woudn’t have again, but a good drinkable ale.