Oak Creek Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Oak Creek Brewing Co.
Style: Brown Ale
Sedona, Arizona USA

My first wiff was of walnuts, with some caramel, cocoa, and coffee, showing up a few seconds later. One of the best smelling beers I’ve rated; Dark brown with cherry accents and a ring of beige bubbles around the sides of the glass; Flavor tastes more like a brown ale, smooth with caramelly malts and coffee, and a little hop finish; not as good as the Rogue, but pretty good!

Bottle poured a clear deep reddish brown with a minimal amber head. Aromas of carmel, molasses, nuts and a hint of cocoa. Palate was medium to light bodied and smooth. Flavors of cocoa, toffee, light molasses and a hint of nuttiness with a smooth lingering bittersweet finish.

Bottle: Pours a dark brown mahogany color. Light head and no lacing, average retention. The nose is a bit bright with some alcohol and fusel type things, but the sweet nutty caramelly malt is there too. The flavor is nicely roasted with a bit of smoke and astringency. Some sweetness and light hop flavor. The finish is a bit tangy. A middle of the road nut brown with a moderate body, light nuttiness. Eh.

Sampled on tap at the Oak Creek Brewpup in Sedona. Clear mahogany with ruby highlites under a thin light tan head. Aroma of fresh baked bread, caramel, roasted malt and fresh cracked walnuts. Pretty nicely balanced flavors of malt, a hint of coffee, vanilla and even some smoke all with a little hoppy kick. The mouthfeel is thin but not watery and the finish is very clean and nutty. Overall, this is a nicely crafted beer which represents the style well but which doesn’t elevate it either.

12oz bottle via trade with cbkschubert - Pours dark brown with a short offwhite head that didn’t stay very long and didn’t leave much lace either. Aromas of nuts, roasted malts, and a touch of chocolate. Flavor is quite nutty. Almost like roasted peanuts with a little chocolate on them. Medium body that leans a little to the watery side. Drinkable but like most browns nothing much to remember.

Pours the standard brown ale color with a decent head and good lacing. Aroma is nutty and rich malty. Flavor follows suit with strong sweetness. Nuts and roasted malts come through with very little hop balance. Low in carbonation and not one you can just session. In fact, this one isn’t that good within style.

Pours brown with a nice off white head. Has a light roasted malt aroma. Light roasted malt flavor with a nice hop balance. Light to medium body. Easy drinking. Probably the best bottled OC beer.

Had in the bottle. Definitely has a nutty flavor and the brown ale taste. Had slightly warm but pretty good. Re-rated with the current scores, but left the old comment.