Nimbus Brown Ale

Brewed by Nimbus Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Tucson, Arizona USA

Poured dark brown, with little head. Aroma is chocolate, and has a nutty chocolate taste, but a little empty. Not bad.

12 oz bottle
Thanks to someone for giving me a bottle of this. I don’t know the source but it was a decent enough brown ale. So far Nimbus has not impressed me much but has two more chances remaining in the cellar to open in the near future.

Aroma / Appearance - A huge foamy head decorated the glass but eventually settled into a dark reddish base. The scent of unshelled peanuts and cooling coffee filled the air. it was not rich but for an easy to drink session beer did a respectable job.

Flavor / Palate - Ashy coffee, walnut shells, and cold smoky malts take this one along the standard lines of a brown ale that is maybe a bit past its prime. Decent but not amazing or even inviting it is maybe a trace below average. Ultimately I don’t see myself seeking out more Nimbus beers unless they come out with a solid imperial stout or baltic porter.

Clear ruby red color/ light tan head. Nutty roasty malt aromas. medium body. Roasty, nutty, mild chocolate flavors, with an overwhelming sour bug.

pours deep chestnut brown with an off-white head. delightful heavy brown sugar maltiness, roasted malt. ligfht port aroma. flavor is roasted malt. light molasses, port, nutty. pleasant hoppy and malty aftertaste. a little thin for my taste, but pretty good otherwise.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with Sparky27. Pours dark brown with a moderate-large light brown head that lingered until mid-glass and left fairly thick lace. Pleasant aroma of chocolate, mild hazelnuts and malt. The flavor is a bit odd with malt, earthy dead leaves and unsweetend iced tea. Unfortunately, the flavor definitely falls off a bit from the aroma. Light metallic twang at the finish along with some mild bitterness kind of seals the deal on this beer.

bottle, pours dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is carmel malt, some toasted nutty notes with a cinnamon and peppery fire. Flavor is nice and dark malt sweet with some spicing in the finish and a little bit of tartness lingering for a few seconds. Solid.

Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours a nice brown color that’s chocolatey in nature, nice creamy off-white head. Nose is lightly toasted grains, and the flavor follows suit but there is some roastiness here too. Never been blown away by brown ale’s but this is honestly one of the best ones I’ve had. A style I always want to like, but generally falls short; glad to have this one. The best component is probably the nicely lingering sweetness; the sum of the parts definitely adds up to more than the whole itself.

Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours a clear brown with ruby hues, beige head. Aroma of some nice caramel, some toast, some dark roast. Flavor is exactly the same. Mouthfeel is light body with high carbonation. Overall, not bad, easy to drink...tasty....