 Ambrose (141), East Aurora, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 8, 2007 My favoh-rite tommy knocker. what got me interested in the whole tommy knocker deal. how could you go wrong. maple? nut brown? ale? OH MAN!!!! Thats like three great things all conveniently bottled inside a bottle. Highly reccomend this to anyone who visits the colorful colorado.
austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 1, 2002 My first bottle had a touch of sourness (second bottle had none) and so I assumed I had a bad bottle. Upon buying another frickin’ bottle, I got the same taste and have concluded that it’s supposed to be that way. The head’s just OK and color could be a bit darker. There is NO MAPLE here - none. As I stated, it’s slightly sour (just a tidge) and comes with a fairly thin, waif-like body. FYI, a ’tommyknocker’ is a mischievous elf that used to wreak havoc in 1800s mining camps. Anyway, upon retaste, I can see the sweetness and think this is an agreeable session brew (even if you don’t work in a Colorado mining camp). Upon each retaste, this beer gets sweeter (and better). A very mild, English-style brown, like Newcastle.
dwyerpg (2553), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 3, 2007 Smells great, maple and caramel but no nuts. Taste is nice but way too sweet and no real nuttiness there either. Which really is fine by me. Too sweet, but I found this mostly enjoyable and think it’s underrated.
DrinkBeerBuck (1), Wyoming, Minnesota, USA
does not count  | 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 25, 2005 Dark brown with slight medium light tan head. Sweet roasted malt with a hint of maple, mild nut flavor, different and rather pleasurable. Low carbonation. Best at the brewpub!
byers132 (1), USA
does not count | 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 2, 2006 Great beer to drink any time. It may be dark in color, but it isn’t thick and heavy like other brown ales.
maeib (4772), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 13, 2008 Bottled - GBBF 2008. A dark brown coloured beer. An excellent chocolaty, bready beer throughout. Some roast and sour sourness also. A really tasty beer with good body and good complexity. Enjoyed this a lot.
jmw141 (134), Canton, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 3, 2009 12 oz bottle pour into shaker. "Drink within 4 months of March 2008," so this bottle is a few months overdue. Hopefully it won’t affect it too much.
Pours a dark, but clear red-brown. Thick, frothy off-white head craters as it dissolves.
Roasty aroma. Matly aroma. Nuts in there too.
Matly flavor with slight nut in the beginning. Not picking up on too much maple. Wonderful nut finish comes about 5-10 seconds after swallowing!
Slighty dry, but very nutty finish.
Notes: This is my first "Nut Brown Ale" so the high ranking comes from my surprise that these things actually taste like nuts! This could be my new favorite beer style.
THE BEER BARON (275), Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 1, 2001 Sweet and real drinkable.
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