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Michigan Brewing Nut Brown Ale
Michigan Brewing Company
- From:
- Michigan Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 11.68%
- Reviews:
- 79
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 28, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 18, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Mitchster:
Reviewed by Mitchster from Michigan
4.12/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Brewed with 2-row pale, Victory, Biscuit, Crystal, Chocolate, and Cara-pils malts. Hopped with Fuggles and Northern Brewer.
OG=1.058. 5.0% ABV
Pours out to a slightly hazy dark amber, forming a tall light tan head with good retention and nice lacing. Carbonation is moderate. The aroma is very nice with pleasant biscuit, nut, milk chocolate, cocoa powder, tobacco, toasted grain husk, vanilla, and pleasant herbal hops. This has a very nice brown ale aroma, reminding me a bit of Fat Tire with it's toastiness. The mouthfeel is very smooth....absolutely silky pillow soft with a robust medium body. Taste begins with herbal hops dusted with tobacco, chocolate malt and toast. Lots of dark wood tones going on here. Very toasty with lots of biscuit malt. In the middle there is a wierd medicinal English-type bitterness which I attribute to the Fuggles. In the finish, there is a moderate degree of ruddy diacetyl mouthfeel with only a mild degree of butter and a slightly oxidized "wet-cardboard" taste. I have to admit, this bottle has been sitting here since the Grand Rapids BA meeting 5 months ago so it might not be in the best shape. Despite this, I think it's better than what I have had on tap at the brewery.
This is an interesting nut brown which certainly lives up to it's namesake with lots of nut and toast character. I'd be interested in trying a fresher bottle of this in the future. Recommended for a change of pace. Put this one on the radar for back-up beers.
Jan 22, 2005OG=1.058. 5.0% ABV
Pours out to a slightly hazy dark amber, forming a tall light tan head with good retention and nice lacing. Carbonation is moderate. The aroma is very nice with pleasant biscuit, nut, milk chocolate, cocoa powder, tobacco, toasted grain husk, vanilla, and pleasant herbal hops. This has a very nice brown ale aroma, reminding me a bit of Fat Tire with it's toastiness. The mouthfeel is very smooth....absolutely silky pillow soft with a robust medium body. Taste begins with herbal hops dusted with tobacco, chocolate malt and toast. Lots of dark wood tones going on here. Very toasty with lots of biscuit malt. In the middle there is a wierd medicinal English-type bitterness which I attribute to the Fuggles. In the finish, there is a moderate degree of ruddy diacetyl mouthfeel with only a mild degree of butter and a slightly oxidized "wet-cardboard" taste. I have to admit, this bottle has been sitting here since the Grand Rapids BA meeting 5 months ago so it might not be in the best shape. Despite this, I think it's better than what I have had on tap at the brewery.
This is an interesting nut brown which certainly lives up to it's namesake with lots of nut and toast character. I'd be interested in trying a fresher bottle of this in the future. Recommended for a change of pace. Put this one on the radar for back-up beers.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.88/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Light and clear brown in color with a thin and lacy pale head. The aroma is subtle and gives off light toasted malt and maple syrup scents. The flavor is also light and hints of the toasted malt are tasted at the front of the drink while a very vague and weak nutty taste comes out in the finish before it ends quickly. The body is very light and watery with moderate carbonation. Sessionable.
May 28, 2012Reviewed by EricCioe from Montana
3.33/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to my sister for sending this one out with a bunch of others from the Detroit area.
This pours medium brown with a nice little head that rises and falls without much lace. The nose is quite weak, but there are roasted nuts here and maybe a little bit of chocolate. But it's all very faint. In the mouth the nuttiness melds with the other flavors, but again everything is pretty faint. The body is thin with maybe a touch too much carbonation, combining for a spritziness that doesn't sit well. I like my English ales on the low end of the carbonation spectrum.
Overall, and I'm not sure why, this seems like a beer that would be much better on draft than out of a bottle. It's not a bad brown, but there are many others that are better, even in this restrained English style.
Jan 30, 2012This pours medium brown with a nice little head that rises and falls without much lace. The nose is quite weak, but there are roasted nuts here and maybe a little bit of chocolate. But it's all very faint. In the mouth the nuttiness melds with the other flavors, but again everything is pretty faint. The body is thin with maybe a touch too much carbonation, combining for a spritziness that doesn't sit well. I like my English ales on the low end of the carbonation spectrum.
Overall, and I'm not sure why, this seems like a beer that would be much better on draft than out of a bottle. It's not a bad brown, but there are many others that are better, even in this restrained English style.
Reviewed by westonhood from Michigan
4.15/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance- a dark but clear brown with an amber glow to it with a slightly tan head
smell- is a lil coffee smell but mostly roasted malt
taste- almost all malt flavor with some roast its a little lightly flavored in my opinion
mouthfeel- medium, like i said kinda light for my liking but still good
overall- i reccomend it but kbc's lift bridge brown is da bomb diggity
Dec 28, 2011smell- is a lil coffee smell but mostly roasted malt
taste- almost all malt flavor with some roast its a little lightly flavored in my opinion
mouthfeel- medium, like i said kinda light for my liking but still good
overall- i reccomend it but kbc's lift bridge brown is da bomb diggity
Reviewed by pBRale from Iowa
4.3/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
From tasting notes 9-17-11
Poured into a snifter
Appearance: Dark brown pour with deep amber highlights. A two-finger light tan head settles moderately slowly with mild head retention and a few spotty dollops of lace left behind.
Smell: The aroma is deliciously inviting and smells of rich toasty malts, deep nutty aromas (especially walnut), and some sweet malty and sugary aromas as well.
Taste: There is a deep nutty flavor along with a toasted malt flavor and some roasted nuts. Wow! This is a very delicious beer and I am impressed. The more I drink, the more the flavors meld and blend into a delicious toasty, nutty experience. This is a great beer.
Mouthfeel: Medium body and low to medium carbonation. It has a coating feeling when it sits in the mouth for a several seconds.
Overall: This was an extremely good beer that had nice balance and a wonderful smoothness. A great beer to try if you like the nuttier brown ales.
Sep 27, 2011Poured into a snifter
Appearance: Dark brown pour with deep amber highlights. A two-finger light tan head settles moderately slowly with mild head retention and a few spotty dollops of lace left behind.
Smell: The aroma is deliciously inviting and smells of rich toasty malts, deep nutty aromas (especially walnut), and some sweet malty and sugary aromas as well.
Taste: There is a deep nutty flavor along with a toasted malt flavor and some roasted nuts. Wow! This is a very delicious beer and I am impressed. The more I drink, the more the flavors meld and blend into a delicious toasty, nutty experience. This is a great beer.
Mouthfeel: Medium body and low to medium carbonation. It has a coating feeling when it sits in the mouth for a several seconds.
Overall: This was an extremely good beer that had nice balance and a wonderful smoothness. A great beer to try if you like the nuttier brown ales.
Reviewed by manitouman84 from Wisconsin
3.18/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Pours a deep translucent amber brown with a 1 finger head and descent retention. A lot caramel aromas, toffee, slightly nutty with a hint of fig to it. Tastes pretty much as it smells, caramel, nutty, a little woody and burnt in the middle. Mouth feel is light with a slight astringency to it.
Sep 12, 2011Reviewed by CoalPorter from North Carolina
3.42/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
A - Reddish brown color, with a thin tan head and little lacing. Looks pretty decent.
S - Not too much aroma, some caramel maltiness front and center, with a hint of coffee and burnt sugar behind
T - Slightly sweet and malt forward, with the hops showing up at the last minute to balance with a bitter finish
M - Medium to light with a surprising amount of carbonation
O - A solid brown ale, but lacks a bit in complexity. Pairs nicely with food though, and I could have another
Aug 29, 2011A - Reddish brown color, with a thin tan head and little lacing. Looks pretty decent.
S - Not too much aroma, some caramel maltiness front and center, with a hint of coffee and burnt sugar behind
T - Slightly sweet and malt forward, with the hops showing up at the last minute to balance with a bitter finish
M - Medium to light with a surprising amount of carbonation
O - A solid brown ale, but lacks a bit in complexity. Pairs nicely with food though, and I could have another
Michigan Brewing Nut Brown Ale from Michigan Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
92 ratings
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