Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Brown Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

Draught at The Flying Saucer in Nashville. Poured a dark mahogany color with three fingers of off white head. Aroma is of sweet malt with a faint nut aroma. Flavor is very sweet with a strong hazelnut tone and some bitter chocolate. Too sweet to drink more than one, but overall a solid beer.

dark brown with a medium/small head.
malty aroma
strong hazelnut tones in the flavor
smooth body

22oz bottle thanks to NoworkNJ. Pours clearish brown/red with a fizzy offwhite head, no lace. Smells malty and sweet with a sort of wet dog, nut flavor. Tastes sweet nutty and chocolatey. Very tasty but not sickly sweet or nutty. Medium body, semi-dry, good carbonation.

not usually a brown ale drinker or a fan of nut flavors in beer, i chose rogue’s hazelnut brown nectar on the high recommendation of my friend seth haines. immediately i notice that the ale pours very brown, cut through with deep-purplish shards of light rather than the redder, cherry cola appearance i usually notice in "brown ales." the aroma screams hazelnuts and dry, dry piecrust filling. am i drinking this or slicing into it? should i drink this alone or over vanilla bean ice cream or paired with a rich cup of coffee? before tasting this beer, it looks and smells too big to stand alone - it may need something else to help carry the burden. the first sip is all hazelnuts - huge and chattering between my teeth like squirrels swirling tree trunks in sport. second sip, and on, reveals deeper levels of sweetened chocolaty malts, coupled up and peppered with lightly spiced hops. this is an extremely large, but well balanced ale. too rich for occasional drinking, but perfect for a special occasion or celebratory evening with friends: which is exactly how i prefer most of rogue’s beers.

While I am allergic to hazelnuts, it didn’t stop me from enjoying sips of this on a couple occasions. Brown bodied with thinnish head. Hazlenut aroma reminiscent of candied popcorn, a quality that characterizes the flavor as well. Distinct nuttiness, smooth and easy malting, rather thin mouthfeel. Enjoyable in low doses though the hazlenut tastes could overstay their welcome past a glass or 2.

Ruby copper color with dense tan head. Rich malty aroma. Hazlenut is prominent along with the malty sweetness. This became less enjoyable as I finished. Too much hazelnut

The upfront hazelnut flavor is well blended with chocolate malts and light bitterness. It’s a nut brown ale running on all cylinders. A great beer to share with friends.

Over-carbonated hazelnut flavored soda water. Very thin and watery for a beer of this color. Too lively and bubbly on the tongue. Not at al drinkable or enjoyable, this one went down the drain pretty fast.