Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar

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

I was pissed at this beer because it was nutty enough to get me expecting, but not nutty enough to finish the job! Man, now I really want a super-nutty beer. Rather sweet, almost brown sugary in its smoothness. Light roasiness, and a smooth hazelnut flavor. I just wish there was more!

On tap at Flying Saucer. Has a dark ruby color with a medium light tan head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is roasted malts and sweet caramel. Some lacing on the glass. The taste is malty with a sweet dry finish. Really enjoyed this one.

[778-20071020] Bottle. Mildly wet dog and nutty sweet roasted malt aroma. Clear, dark ruby brown body with a quick foamy light tan head. Roasted nutty vanilla malt flavour. Medium body. Very nice and nutty.

Pours a medium-dark brown with a thick tan head. Aroma is sweet, mostly nuts and coffee. First taste is all hazelnut, but that seems to mellow and be balanced by chocolate and coffee. I really enjoyed this beer.

Whoa, Nelly! That’s a lotta Hazelnut! Tasty, but strrrrrong on the sweet, nutty flavor! Beautiful complex palate, but I’m not so sure about that zowee-patowee zing-zang nuttiness!

Dark brown with a red hue to it, has a almost tan colored head that leaves no lacing. Smell, as expected is very nutty, hazelnut and I thought maybe even a cocoa smell to it. Taste is definately full of hazelnut and I notice the cocoa more in the taste than the smell, with a hint of coffee in the finish. Light in body and highly carbonated, this is a good beer that I can see myself having again.

Appearance is a little lacking, but it still holds a little lacing and a crisp brown color. The smell is very sweet and reminds me of a coffee, an irish cream splashed with a little mocha cocoa. The taste is sweet with slight bitter cocoa with traces of irish cream in the nose. Mouthfeel is fine: not silky smooth, but not hard and watery. Drinkability is, for me, not enough to go out and buy more, but enough to wait until I feel the need or craving again and the opportunity arrises.

Solstice party in Canyon, CA. Bottle. Pours dark brown with lovely, thick head into pint glass. Lacing throughout drink. Smells like malts, plums, applesauce. Taste is rich, malty, and ends with the hazelnut essence. No hops. Creamy as a thick Latte. Ate this with some salty aged Gruyere and after each bite, the flavor of the beer intensified. Awesome & sublime & can’t wait to try with other foods. No alcohol flavor whatsoever.