Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar

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

Deep brown of color with a brown head. An aroma of chocolate, caramel and dry notes of nuts. A flavor of caramel, chocolate, weak coffe notes and a dry finish with nuts.

This ale poured a deep brown colour with a nice big foamy head. Scents included puffed wheat, cocoa, caramel, corn flakes and of coarse hazelnuts. First taste was quite hazelnutty with a quick bite from the carbonation, maybe a little too fizzy. The finish though is smooth and creamy with a little hop after the nut flavor. Palate ends with a light bitter taste while the hazelnut continues...

For me this is the nut brown ale of all nut brown ales. I’m not a fan of hazelnut coffee, so I’m a bit surprised at how much I enjoyed this. The smooth texture, and flavorful outburst of a delicious array of malts, topped off with a not too sweet yet not too bitter aftertaste will have you wishing you bought a case.

RERATE: 22oz. Pours hazy brown, slight amber twinge. Thin brown head that disappears quickly. Aroma is a bit lacking and hard to find. Flavor delivers exactly what I hoped! Great carbonation and smooth mouthfeel, good sweet malt and hop that reminds me of Christmas in Germany... (It seems hazelnut is in everything christmas and not too much sweetness). Really hits the nuttiness on the head. Has a certain buttery creaminess that is very reminiscent of eating nuts and how the fat from the nuts coats one’s palate. Will probably go back to this one, a brown ale with character.

650 ml bottle from Bevmo. Pours a dark, translucent red-brown color with an off-white head that faded at a reasonable pace and showed plenty of lacing. Aroma was moderate in strength with rich spices of cloves, cinnamon and anise. The flavor featured black licorice, roasted oats, malts and burnt toast. The mouthfeel starts a bit thin but builds to a nice creamy climax--very full and satisfying. Overall this is a great beer. Recommended.

Pours a dark ruby-brown into the glass wiht a small bubbly head. A quick chocolate taste at first, definitely has a malty and nutty character as well, can taste the alcohol a little bit, too. Also, there was a little bit of a coffee aftertaste. This beer went down smoother that I expected... it looked heavier than it felt in the mouth. 1 pt. 6 oz. bottle, on tap.

On tap at Rogue, Union st. Interesting beer....not sure if i liked it but interesting all the same. Had a huge butterscotch nose and flavour, possibly to much and that’s what put me off.

good the first few times and every once in a while but not strong enough and too expensive