Peak Organic Nut Brown Ale - Peak Organic Brewing Company

KTCamm

New Jersey

4.45/5  rDev +26.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served on tap at the Flatbread Pizza Company in downtown Portsmouth NH. Curved 20 oz redhook glass.

Pours a dark mahogany brown, with some modest red hints. Very little foam. Visually pleasing, makes the mouth water.

Smell is chocolately and nutty. Good aroma. The anticipation builds.

Taste is a mixture of caramel, hazelnut, toffee, with some moderate chocolate flavors buried in there. Very smooth and little carbonation. The sweetness is balanced with a minor hop bitter which holds everything nicely in check.

Great Nut Brown, very drinkable - having to drive home prevented me from doubling up.

Serving type: on-tap

11-12-2009 00:00:08 | More by KTCamm

EduardoOrtega01

Panama

4.5/5  rDev +27.5%

05-22-2013 21:10:01 | More by EduardoOrtega01

IrishKevin

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

05-19-2013 20:57:12 | More by IrishKevin

prisdefer

New York

2.25/5  rDev -36.3%

05-07-2013 20:44:53 | More by prisdefer

AndrewMichael

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-07-2013 00:38:35 | More by AndrewMichael

Kelp

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -15%

04-29-2013 05:52:30 | More by Kelp

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.36/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle, one of the selections in a mixed 12-pack currently available north of 49, in Alberta, at least. I'm becoming increasingly suspicious of American craft offerings that give no shrift whatsoever to marketing descriptions on their labels. Odd, and strangely hypocritical, yes, but true all the same.

This beer pours a clear, dark brickish amber colour, with two fingers of bubbly, tightly foamy pale beige head, which leaves a few tiny specks of islet lace around the glass as it hastily sinks away.

It smells of weakly caramelized bready malt, a thin generic nuttiness, very vague and misdirected cocoa notes, and weirdly herbal, earthy hops. The taste is mildly toasted bready malt, the faintest of caramel notes, stale mixed nuts, a bit of bland store-brand tea, and staid herbal, dead grass hops.

The bubbles are a bit peppy at first, but die down quite soon, the body medium-light in weight, and generally smooth in a rather unobstructed manner. It finishes off-dry, just, the malt so ineffectual (thank you, Mr. Graffin), and the hops hardly capable of taking any sort of advantage.

Another offering from this brewer that screams out shortcuts and dumbed down target audiences. The nuttiness of the title is way too understated, and the whole thing just seems too restrained, too afraid of putting it all out there for all to see. And thus it just becomes more proverbial dust in the wind.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 06:21:32 | More by biboergosum

Horbar

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

03-20-2013 00:07:17 | More by Horbar

GreesyFizeek

New York

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

03-08-2013 18:46:18 | More by GreesyFizeek

JuliusCaesar

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

03-08-2013 16:31:16 | More by JuliusCaesar

Justind04

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

03-08-2013 03:19:59 | More by Justind04

AngusOg

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

02-13-2013 20:57:19 | More by AngusOg

blackduckny

New York

4/5  rDev +13.3%

02-11-2013 05:40:43 | More by blackduckny

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

02-09-2013 03:19:50 | More by cliff1066

elchingen

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

02-07-2013 23:06:06 | More by elchingen

DmanGTR

New York

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

02-05-2013 19:05:08 | More by DmanGTR

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

3.31/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: Pours a very clear reddish-brown color. A half-inch of creamy tan head settles into only a thin slip. A thin blanket of lacing coats the entire glass.

S: Thin caramel, tea-like hops, hint of lemon peel, touch of cocoa, vaguely fruity, lightly buttery. Not particularly aromatic or memorable.

T: Thin tastes of toffee, molasses, and caramel. Strong hit of herbal and tea-like hops. Buttery ringwood taste. Hints of cocoa barely pull through. Perhaps a light kiss of smoke. Slight toasted bread crust. Rising hop bitterness. Finishes with toast and crust and a gritty, earthy hop bitterness.

M: Medium bodied. Low carbonation. Smooth and creamy.

O: I haven't had this beer in years, but this is not at all what I remember. It's oddly hoppy and bitter, with what tastes like a strong noble hop presence. This hop presence is at odds with the buttery house ringwood taste. But the biggest problem is that it's desperately in need of a beefed-up malt bill. There just isn't enough backbone to hold everything together.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 05:33:22 | More by ryan1788a5

chefduff2

New York

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

01-05-2013 23:51:23 | More by chefduff2

CloudStrife

New York

3.65/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle poured into a snifter. Best enjoyed before April 2013.

A: Pours a clear copper with a 1 finger. Head sticks around for a minute before dissipating to a thin film. Leaves a little lacing on the glass.

S: Similar smell as the other Peak Organics in this mix pack. It is a soapy bittering hop

T: Good nutty taste with a backing of crisp hops. Has a sweetness to it as well as carmel. Could drink a few of these in a row.

M: Light body with a decent amount of carbonation. Pretty crisp finish.

Overall this a tasty one and probably my favorite in the mix pack I got. Could use some more body but it is one you can sip on all afternoon.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 01:35:07 | More by CloudStrife

muffiewolf

Vermont

2.05/5  rDev -41.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

This is a poor example of Nut Brown Ale. It is watery, flat and has no body. It is very similar to Trout River Scottish Ale which is the worst dish water (not worthy of being called a beer) known to man. At $10.00 @ six pack, I can think of a whole bunch of better ways to use 10 bucks. The take away here is that there is a lot of room to start a micro brewery because this sucks!. This is lousy and there are better ways to make a quality beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 02:46:13 | More by muffiewolf

milkbone_underwear

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -15%

12-22-2012 02:20:00 | More by milkbone_underwear

theotherone7

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +27.5%

12-10-2012 14:34:34 | More by theotherone7

bluntedboywonder

New York

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

11-24-2012 02:02:02 | More by bluntedboywonder

Mack

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +13.3%

11-10-2012 22:59:46 | More by Mack

travishardy929

New York

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

10-26-2012 03:04:08 | More by travishardy929