New Glarus Fat Squirrel Nut Brown Ale

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

Bright copper pour with a small skim of light tan head that mostly fades away. Clean, lightly toasty carmel aroma, earthy mild hops, just a hint of butterscotch; simple, but rather nice. Nice nutty carmal flavors. Not overly sweet, though there is a bit of sweetness in the finish. Clean palate. Apart from their mind-blowing fruit beers, one of my favorites from New Glarus, and the nicest American-made brown I’ve tasted. Understated, but full flavored and well balanced. I’m wishing I picked up a six of this, instead of just a single. Ah well. Next time I get to WI.

Unusually huge head for the style. Hazelnut undertones...a nice change. Generally a pretty good brown...but that might be damning with faint praise!

I have tried a number of nutty beers but this one tops them all! If this is on tap at a bar or restaruant, I always ask for it! I love it served real cold (which I typically don’t like) and in a tall glass! Give me more please!

From the bottle this pours a light & clear nutty brown with a short white head. It’s got a roasted barley smell with some nuts and some earthy hopping. Medium-to-light bodied, it has a sweet caramel flavor with some roasted malt, nuts, and a light hop bitterness. Not earth-shaking, but a decent enough drink.

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On tap at the Hotel Trempleau. Brown with a white head. Strong toasted nut aroma and flavor. Rich, sweet, and strong. Color is the darkest edge of amber to brown.

Pours a clear light brown with a small white head that quickly diminshes.The smell gives off a caramel sweet scent that is reminiscent of a candy bar. Flavor has a nutty aftertaste but in between there is a sweet caramel nut flavor. I don’t think I could think of a better name for this brew.

Pours a deep clear amber w/ a frothy, sticky head. Aroma is nutty and chocolaty. Flavor is chocolate cookie with some earthy hops. Med. body. Clean ferment. Med-low bitterness.

Sampled from a bottle. It pours to a thick white head that disapates fairly quickly to a rocky patchy slick. So-so lacing atop the brown body. The aroma has TONS of concentrated roasted hazelnut aroma. Light hint of burnt caramel. Perhaps a bit too roasted nuttiness for my tastes. It smells good but is overpowering. The flavor is different than I would have expected given the aroma. Lightly chocolatey, hugely nutty. Grilled sourdough bread. Dry roastiness. Not too shabby, but I’m still not a big brown ale fan. I’d have to say, however, that this is well done. Fairly complex. I definitely get the Bavarian hops in the flavor. The palate is smooth, creamy, a touch of dryness. Worth trying...