Southern Pecan - Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company

Reino

Oregon

4.1/5  rDev +12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Everetends kept talking about this beer on LNBA, and it got me interested. He was kind enough to send me one in our trade. Let it be known that besides Bender, I rarely get excited about brown ales, but I do appreciate well crafted beer of any style and love pecans.

Appearance- Pours a vibrant amber/bronze with a rather small head that dissipated with much haste. The beer's color is a pretty little number, but the head and lack of lacing are disappointing. My glass is completely lace free. Maybe it's the glass, but I review'em how I see'em.

Smell- Toasted pecans that are sweet and savory. There is a bit of sweet hops lurking in the background, but the aroma is on the faint side and makes it hard to pick up intricacies.

Taste- Caramel malt and a tasty pecan nuttiness upfront. Very nice. As it warms I get hints of vanilla, light floral hops, and maybe some oak. The front end is sweet, and the finish is rather dry and savory. I like how this beer doesn't just pound your tongue with malt sweetness. The salty nuttiness contrasting with the sweetness really makes for a more complex, enjoyable brown ale.

Mouthfeel- I was a bit disappointed by the mouthfeel. It is thin with low carbonation. I'm not a fan of those two things going together unless I'm planning on slamming the beer. The beer's flavors would do really well with a richer, fuller mouthfeel.

Drinkability- The thin mouthfeel and the complex flavors do make for quite the drinkable brew. The flavors are very pleasant and I could fly through a sixer of this and not even be drunk, which is great considering the amount of flavor. I wonder what a vanilla ice cream float would taste like using this beer? Wish I had more so I could try.

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2008 01:34:06 | More by Reino

ilikebeer03

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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IP-EH

California

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

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jrohrbacher

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

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Azerbaijan

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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Tennessee

3/5  rDev -18%

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THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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shanny1981

Georgia

4.19/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Beautiful dark amber color with a thin head (dissipates in a matter of seconds), with a smell of wheat barley (minimal to no pecan smell). Flavor reminded me a lot of Sam Adams Boston Lager with a hint of nuttiness (but barely). I wouldn't exactly call this an ale because it tasted so much like a lager. An overall good and safe beer to have. However, I was expecting more than safe, but rather an unusual hint of pecan since I haven't had pecan-brewed beer before. Tasted like many other good lagers (not ales) I've had before.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 00:26:33 | More by shanny1981

Minkybut

Virginia

3.66/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

I poured this beer into my tumbler at 45 degrees. The beer was a nice dark amber. The beer poured a small head that was gone pretty fast. The beer did have killer lacing though. A nice caramel smell oozed from the tumbler and when I took that first hit I was pleasantly surprised. Nice sweet hit but not overbearing, sorta like a handful of kracker jacks. I reall did not get much of a pecan taste, but that might be a good thing. I liked this one and would buy again.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 15:50:22 | More by Minkybut

thegerm87

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev -24.9%

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sgoro

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

05-10-2013 23:59:03 | More by sgoro

rph97

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

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Texas

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

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Pennsylvania

1.75/5  rDev -52.2%

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Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

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Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

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Texas

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

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New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

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South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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buschbeer

Ohio

4.19/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle
Served in a conical pint glass

A - This beer is rust colored with amber highlights. It is topped with two inches of creamy beige head.

S - I get earthy, nutty aromas as well as some cocoa.

T - I get toast, toffee, nuts, and cocoa.

M - Moderate and creamy

O - This is a damn tasty nut brown ale. I'd put it right up there with Sam Smith's.

Serving type: bottle

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Louisiana

4/5  rDev +9.3%

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Arkansas

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

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Mississippi

3/5  rDev -18%

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