Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar

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

Dark re-brown pour with a tan head. Hazelnut aroma. A surprisingly good nutty flavor. I really like this one, especially for the price. Has a nice dark roasted flavor without the coffee notes. Light to medium body. Very good.

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.

Gorgeous pour, deep red brown with a thick, slowly to dissipate head that leaves a faint lacing. Malty, roasted aroma with, obviously, a hazelnut streak. Chocolate, coffee and hazelnut tastes but they don’t overpower. Definitely one of my favorites.

overall just a great brown beer nice nuttiness but sweet fruitness to it smell is malty and nutty goes down smooth and a nice nutty and fruity finish to it highly recom.

22 oz. bottle pours deep amber-brown with soft tan head. the aroma is nutty-chocolate, very tasty. taste of light smoke, coffee and toasted malt balanced with light hop, almost no bitterness. coffee and hazelnut linger on the tongue. this is a fine brown ale and for anyone who really likes they’re ’filberts’, this is a must try.

Pours with a dark brown hue, with a nice light brown head that is pretty large when poured, but surely dissipates after sitting for a minute to a minute and a half. Hue is murky as well. Aroma is of nuts, lots of nuts - it is the most dominant smell in the aroma. I can also smell hints of very light dark fruits, and some sweet malt. Flavor is rich and tastes of nuts - almonds and hazel nuts, wheat bread (maybe 12 grain), carmel, and maybe some coffee. Flavor is pretty consistent throughout - a tiny bit bitter on the finish, but to the slightest possible degree. Lively carbonation, with a light - light syrupy feel to the palate. Wow what a great beer! This is definitely worth buying again!

Sooooo nutty. How could not love this beer? Uses the best part of a brown with a true hazelnutness to good effect.

pours a rich brown with a little off white head. aroma is sweet and malty with some roasted nuts and a light coffee. drinks thin but has presence. sweet malts and rich nut taste that finishes the beer.