Buster Nut Brown Ale
Ska Brewing Co.

Buster Nut Brown AleBuster Nut Brown Ale
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From:
Ska Brewing Co.
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
5.15%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.46 | pDev: 12.72%
Reviews:
126
Ratings:
278
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 03, 2019
Added:
Apr 07, 2002
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  32
Malts: Victory & Munich
Hops: Northern Brewer, Cascade, & Willamette
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Rated: 3 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Nov 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

May 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kolb from Montana

Apr 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.62 by dankabier1 from Colorado

Feb 14, 2019
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Reviewed by ZenAgnostic from Texas

4.18/5  rDev +20.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - Big tan head with decent stick and decent retention. Head readily returns with a gentle swirl of the glass. Clear, deep to medium-deep brown body. 4

Smell - Coffee, nut, caramel. 4

Taste - Nutty. Coffee. 4.25

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied. Almost creamy but also effervescent enough to cut through that and leave a clean finish. 4.25

Overall - Delicious, appetizing. Smooth. 4.25
Jan 04, 2019
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

3.79/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Chestnut; bread crust + Frangellico; toasted front, tart bite, some caramel nut sweetness, and a bitter cut; medium + chewy; dry finish.

4 4 3.75 4 3.75

Very English. Simple to a fault, if still better than Nukey. Sessionable, but as these come into vogue there are better examples.
Sep 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by Knobs303 from Colorado

Jul 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.54 by WDJersey from Colorado

May 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.13 by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

Apr 05, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a semi-burnt dark orange almost brown color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Some light lace.
The aroma had some sweet to roasty nuts, somewhat like pecans and then a gentle roasted coffee bean backdrop. Slight earthy hops.
The flavor leaned into the sweetness initially and then developed a little bit of roast from the coffee bean. Earthiness seemed barely there. Aftertaste of nuts, somewhat sweet and roasty.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good, somewhat low, but I didn't mind. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty nicely done English brown ale that I would have again if I could get it.
Jun 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.11 by mancavebeercouch from Colorado

May 04, 2017
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.43/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Light brown color; light easily passes through.

Nice offwhite head; decent lacing.

Nuts & coffee in the nose.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Not a ton of flavor here, hints of coffee & nuts but mostly on the watery side. Smells better than it tastes.
Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.61 by bnes09 from Illinois

Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by ColoradoRich from Colorado

Oct 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.62 by Determined_021 from New Mexico

Oct 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.22 by telescifly from Colorado

Sep 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jodio from Texas

Jul 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by 10Crumra from Texas

Jul 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by Jcarriglio from Florida

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

May 08, 2016
Buster Nut Brown Ale from Ska Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 278 ratings