angrypirate06 (781), Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Apr 21, 2009 Bottle. Brownish ruby pour with an off white head. Aroma of peanuts, maple syrup and toffee. Flavor was, unsurprisingly, nutty with a bit of caramel. BMan1113VR (2937), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Apr 20, 2009 Bottle. Pours with a large, creamy tan head over a hazed nut brown body. Good lace. Aroma of nut, marzipan, maple and light fruits. Taste is ash, nuts and caramel. Watery mouthfeel and light bubbles. marcus (1896), Sacramento, California, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 19, 2009 This dark amber ale poured with a decent beige head and a toffee flavor. There is a hearty malt flavor with an astringent hazelnut presence and slight hop bitterness. mcjay (303), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Apr 17, 2009 transparent brownish amber color with a thin tan head. Aroma of roasted malt with a trace of toffee. Flavor is nutty and dry with a hint of brown sugar and a lingering aftertaste that is slightly smokey. JCastner (108), New York, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Apr 15, 2009 Pours a dark amber/brown with a slight head. Aroma is of caramel and brown sugar with lmost no hop presence. First sip is very dry with some roasted nuts in the taste with trailing bitterness. One dimensional. I’ve yet to really enjoy a brown ale. Looked good in the pint glass though. altehkiller (71), , California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Apr 13, 2009 good brown ale with a bit of nutty flavor that consists of hazelnuts. kinda light in color when compared with other brown ales. there is a slight funk to the flavor that i find present in most samuel smith beers. kempicus (350), Wellington, New Zealand
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | Apr 13, 2009 This beer reminds me of sitting on Greigs front lawn after buying a load of beer from Hamilton Wine Company, pity the beer isn’t as good as i remember...just doesn’t seem as nutty as i remembered...palate was a touch this...i was pretty underwhelmed by this. Cavie (1490), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Apr 10, 2009 Clear dark red, light head. Little aroma, some malts. Taste is a bit thin, but is slightly toasty and of malts. Fairly standard in my opinion.
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