Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale - Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.73/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance- Pours a light brown- mahogany color with a big off white head. The head has a great level of retention hanging around for quite some time with it very slowly fading to give a great level of lacing.

Smell - The aroma is of a malty and nut aroma. The malty aroma is mostly of a brown bread nature and is complimented well by a caramel and toffee sweetness smell. The nut smell is a nice blend of a walnut and almond aroma which when combined with the sweet smells creates a great nut brown aroma overall.

Taste – The taste starts out with some sweet caramel and a malty flavor of a brown bread nature. Nutty flavors of a mostly walnut nature become more and more prevalent as the taste advances. An almost cider like flavor also develops more toward the middle of the taste. This results in a sweetening of the beer, which over time then starts to fade as the caramel and toffee loss some ground. A grassy and earthy hop flavor come to the taste at the end, bittering the taste ever so slightly. With the lessening of some of the sweetness that was originally upfront, a bready, walnut, and lightly grassy hop flavor are left to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is a little on the thinner side with a carbonating level that is on the below average to average side. Not bad, although a little more creaminess and chewiness may have been better for the nut and bready flavors of the brew.

Overall- A easy drinking nut brown. Not the smoothest of flavor transitions and a little weak in body, but still one to try if you get a chance.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2012 02:10:40 | More by Darkmagus82

kvnstfrd

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-23-2013 04:30:19 | More by kvnstfrd

hoffa0922

West Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +10%

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Rdc67

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

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bf7

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-22-2013 17:05:03 | More by bf7

MistahBeah

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +22.2%

05-21-2013 15:25:45 | More by MistahBeah

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-21-2013 01:58:31 | More by Kingcurio

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-21-2013 00:12:48 | More by johntfox

MystikCelt

New York

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-20-2013 04:16:07 | More by MystikCelt

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -26.7%

05-20-2013 02:23:49 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

ClayO

Arizona

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-19-2013 21:36:14 | More by ClayO

M_C_Hampton

Georgia

4.11/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: poured from a 550 mL bottle into a pint glass, medium brown colored with a huge loose tan head that dissipates leaving little lacing, clear

S: nutty malty nose, slightly sweet

T: big malt up front, light flavors of pecan walnut, bread, toast, biscuit

M: medium bodied with a creamy quality

O: a refreshing malt heavy brew

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 18:49:50 | More by M_C_Hampton

grumblebee

California

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-19-2013 03:45:54 | More by grumblebee

Tavo2311

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-18-2013 23:12:37 | More by Tavo2311

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-18-2013 22:07:35 | More by Photekut

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-18-2013 17:52:51 | More by drgonzo2k2

mattsucks

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-18-2013 14:03:17 | More by mattsucks

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-17-2013 12:39:34 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

superspak

Michigan

4.23/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

550 ml bottle into imperial pint glass, bottled on 8/21/2012. Pours fairly crystal clear reddish copper color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of big caramel, molasses, raisin, toast, toffee, brown bread, light nuttiness, floral, and toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and moderate fruity notes. Taste of big caramel, molasses, toast, toffee, raisin, brown bread, floral, nuttiness, light roast, and toasted earthiness. No bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, molasses, toast, toffee, raisin, brown bread, floral, nuttiness, light roast, and light earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic flavor balance and complexity of malt flavors with moderate fruitiness; very robust for 5% with no cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent english brown ale! Great balance and complexity of robust flavors; and very smooth to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 04:08:42 | More by superspak

Carpentiere

New Hampshire

2.75/5  rDev -32.8%

05-16-2013 12:16:37 | More by Carpentiere

MtOrion

Nebraska

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-15-2013 21:18:52 | More by MtOrion

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-15-2013 21:17:39 | More by OregonGrown7

Zimm

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-15-2013 17:16:43 | More by Zimm

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-15-2013 13:20:07 | More by pcsnyder

LuckyJohn

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-13-2013 18:15:21 | More by LuckyJohn