Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar

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

Bomber. Nutty aroma with roast malt, wood, and grain husk, a little bit of a cereal quality. They’re not lying, there’s a lot of hazelnut here. Ruby-brown body, dark but still translucent, with a soapy tan head. Malty, butty, lightly sweet and only slightly bitter taste, a woody, slightly sour faint roast drying out a bit around the teeth toward the end. Medium body, maybe even thinner with that, and a bit unbalanced - where are the hops? The sweet nuttiness is nice here, and she’s a good session, but this beer is massively overrated.

1/7/08 notes: on tap, Yard House. Amazingly smooth, nutty and mellow brown ale. Features nutty flavors, roasted hazelnut and a bit of brown sugar. In addition, the hops keep the flavor clean and balance the sweet. A little light on the overall flavor, but could’ve just been the tap. Still tops my list for browns. IN BOTTLE: 4/1/08 notes: pours a light brown with one finger head. Soft carbonation that matches a gently nutty, malty, semi-sweet flavor. Really enjoyed the subtlety, along with the comforting hazelnut finish. Great beer.

pours a dark brownish color color with a head that disappears quickly. aroma is of hazelnots and caramel. has a strong hazelnut flavor

Pours opaque dark amber with a fast dissipating tan head. Aroma is intoxicating blend of the hazelnut and maple syrup. The flavor is nearly as great, nice and nutty, with a bready, toasted malt backbone. The palate is creamy and sticky. This is what a brown ale should taste like.

Dark brownish colour with disappearing head.Aroma of hazelnuts and toffee caramel.Flavor is light tosted and sweet with full body.really tasty brown ale.

1pt 6oz single from Total Wine, River Edge, NJ...pours hazy brown...aroma gives a definite whiff of hazelnut with hints of chocolate and malts...flavor was nutty, chocolatey...definitely could have been a little less carbonated.

On tap at the Yardhouse in downtown San Diego. This one was a treat. Poured darkish brown with a fair bit of tan head. Smelled nutty with malts and caramel in there as well. The taste is much of the same, the caramel, hazelnuts and malts definitely shine but there is some hop character present, although very subtle. The flavor is very complex, but not overtly so, a delight to enjoy! I was very pleased with this beer and it is now one of my favorite brown ales.

Pours out a lovely dark brown. Nutty aromas assault my nose. Apparently I don’t like hazelnuts. Tastes like a more robust version of Hale’s Irish Nut Brown Ale. I think I would like it better without the nuts.