 drowland (1337), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Aug 21, 2009 I don’t have good notes for this guy, but I bombered it into a pint glass and it was a nice beer.
Elwood (647), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Aug 20, 2009 Serving: 22 oz. bottle.
Appearance: Deep amber brown with a large, foamy, tan head. Decent head retention and lacing.
Aroma: Very nutty, a small metallic note, wood, a touch of soy, and of course hazelnuts.
Taste: More nuts, but completely lacking body. A little cardboard and a slight tart note. A little oxidized perhaps. Not so good on the tongue.
Palate: Medium, smooth carbonation with a medium-light mouthfeel, watery mouthfeel. Medium-short, nutty finish.
Overall: Lacks depth and flavor. I am taking this with a grain of salt because I think this bottle may be a little oxidized.
Rebuy: Perhaps to test the oxidation theory, but otherwise no.
fidelis83 (707), Clinton, Iowa, USA
Aug 15, 2009 Pours mahogany with a 3 finger, chunky tan head that has great retention. Aroma is caramel, toasted hazelnut, white chocolate, toasted grain, rich toffee, a little roast and just a hint of dry grass. Flavor is roast, toasted hazelnut, caramel, overdone toffee, chocolate liquer, a little grass and just a hint of tartness toward the finish. Palate is medium bodied, somewhere between creamy and syrupy texture and a neutral entry with a dry finish. Good stuff, one of the better Browns I have had, probably the best implementations of Hazelnut extract too.
AWS9 (220), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Aug 13, 2009 Sexy label. Pours a decent mocha-like head, a deep honey brown. Sharp hazelnut, mocha coffee aroma. Perhaps a bit too much coffee? Solid regardless. Nutty smooth malt, deep longlasting impression. Littler simpler than I expected, I’m not seeing the complexity some here are. A pretty straight forward brown ale. Smooth, yet very present, finish. Something brown ales should strive for. Though I can’t help but knock it a notch for being SUCH a brown ale...
Leighton (234), New York, New York, USA
Aug 12, 2009 A pretty good, reasonably complex beer. Poured a deep amber brown with a slight beige head. Nutty, malty aroma. Tasted syrupy sweet with notes of caramel, hazelnut, and roasted malts. Did not detect the hops very much - too bad, perhaps they could have halped balance the sweetness. Pretty good overall.
OliverG (83), montreal, Quebec, Canada
Aug 6, 2009 Brun foncée avec des arômes de noisettes et de malt. Très bonne brown ale aux saveurs prononcées de noisettes. Bien balancée.
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