I have previously reviewed a Dead Frog beer (Oak Aged Stout) and found it pretty good. I was looking for a beer today that wasn't heavy on the hops; I just didn't want a lot of hops today. I looked at a few other beers in my fridge (stouts mostly) before deciding on this one. It was a difficult choice, there are a few dark beers in my fridge but they are rather large and I didn't feel like a big beer tonight. I have some reservations about Dead Frog, though only second hand (my dad doesn't really like Dead Frog).
Nut Brown Ale pours into the glass brown with a almost non-existent tan head. My first smell revealed only the standard beer smell, nothing really stood out. The malt hit me like a ton of bricks with my first sip. There is a lot of malt in this beer. I also got some flavours of toasted malt and some hints of coffee and chocolate. There are almost no hops in this beer. I guess I got what I wanted. Nut Brown Ale tastes almost like a porter, but not quite. It tastes like there's a flavour missing but I can't quite put my finger on what it is.
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May your glass always be full of good beer!
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