Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Brown Ale
Tadcaster, England

Maaaan, this is my favorite beer of all time. I’m telling you, I don’t understand why other beers don’t want to be this good. Though I’ve had better and worse batches of this (maybe due to the clear glass bottle?), the first time I ever had it was just unbeatable. Look at that head! It’s what I consider perfect. It almost looks like food. Such texture. And the taste is just perfect. There’s a slight sweetness but not so much that you’d call it sweet, and I guess that’s part of the perfect malt-ness of it, which just gives it a perfect depth. Mix that with the color and the perfect mouthfeel and we have ourselves a winner. I would drink his brother John’s ale in my local in Scotland and was pissed when I actually went to York and couldn’t find Samuel’s on tap anywhere. Yarrrgh! I mean, it’s from there! or at least Yorkshire anyway. You’d think they’d have it on tap, but no, just John (this was ’96-97). So I’ve only ever had it in the bottle. But it’s still the best. I don’t even like brown ale otherwise. Newcastle, for example, tastes just about like brown water to me. I don’t understand why there’s no flavor in most of the browns I’ve tried. They really have no right to that color if they aren’t going to deliver flavor. It’s bait and switch I tell you. This one is nothing like other watery brown ales I’ve tried. Love me some SSNBA.

I have enjoyed all samuel smith products that I have purchased, this ale has a very distinct flavor and aroma but it is very enjoyable.

the best

This is a lovely ale. Dark, nutty, just the right amount of hops. Like <a href=’http://www.ratebeer.com/ShowBeer.asp?BeerID= 1845, everything is balanced wonderfully, though otherwise the two beers are quite different (this is a darker, more bitter, almost porter-like ale). The aftertaste is bitter, but balanced by a subtle warmth. I really, really like this beer.

One of my favorite ales! Very smooth and refreshing after each taste. Not bitter or harsh at all, rather exceptionally smooth. A carmel flavor with just the perfect amount of carbonation. Perfect to drink while viewing a beautiful Bermudian sunset while smoking a wonderful cigar with the woman of your dreams! Nothing gets better than this.

One of the best brown ales in existence.

I almost didn’t buy this because of the clear bottle. Glad I did. I’m gonna get some more of this stuff. Smooth, creamy, slightly bitter, nice aftertaste.

Muzzlehatch’s enthusiasm sent me back to this beer and increased my appreciation for it. The nuttiness isn’t anything like as pronounced as Rogue Hazelnut Nectar’s, which could be a plus or a minus depending on where you sit. Samuel Smith can’t beat out Newcastle in the daily libation department, because at least here in Chicago it’s quite a bit more expensive. But it’s a superlative brown ale (and gorgeous to look at, with a most impressive head).