Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale

Beer Post 2:

Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale

Serving Type: 550ml Bottle
Style: Brown Ale
ABV: 5.00%

Beer comes out a nice deep brown color, really pleasing to look at. This beer is already making my mouth water in anticipation. Poured into my trusty New Belgium snifter to get a good whiff of the aroma. Definite nutty character to the nose mixed with some rich roasty maltiness, mmmm...

First sip translates some of the rich aroma to the palate. Real nice earthy flavor that dissipates into a very mild bitterness at the end. This bitterness serves as a nice accent to the main flavors of the brew and doesn't hang around in the back of my throat too long. As the beer warms more of the the rich malty sweetness comes out and further works with the rich walnut flavor that I'm getting. Damn, why have I been drinking beer ice cold for so long? Most beer is just so more much complex and tasty once it's had some time to sit for awhile. Of course I wouldn't do this to a nice hoppy IPA, or others similar to that style.

This beer is just so comfortable and agreeable, makes me want to cozy up next to a big fireplace in a pub somewhere in Britain with some close friends. Drinking this brew also makes me want to try some of Samuel Smith's other offerings, as my local Haggen has an impressive selection from this brewer. The label says this brewery was established in 1758, sweet!

This is probably one of my favorite low gravity beers (gravity usually means alcohol content), as I tend to prefer darker and stronger ales to the lighter lagers and pilsners. This is pretty much exactly what I wanted after a hard day of ripping fresh powder lines at Mt. Hood Meadows.

Final Grade: A-
-Really tasty brown ale that scores high marks in taste, aroma, and drinkability. Would be a great introduction beer to someone who has been drinking Budweiser for too long.