Maple Nut Brown Ale
Part of the Tommyknocker's mixed pack, purchased at Christie's Liquors in Dinosaur, Colorado. A: Pours a tan brown color, with an off white head that well, wasn't really ever there, reduced to not even a film, just a couple specks of bubbles on the top. S: maple syrup and a faint chocolate smell, somewhat nutty, not really a whole lot else going on. T: light roasted flavor, almost coffee like, and a nice maple syrup flavor in there too, slight hint of bitterness, but really not from hops, probably from the roasted barley, slight chocolate flavor. lots of hints at flavors, but nothing really stands out, definite lingering maple flavor. not bad at all. M: really quite sticky, lightly carbonated, lingering syrup flavors, not bad at all D: a little on the sweet side for me, probably not a great session beer in my opinion, but not a bad beer overall, a lot better than i expected. maple syrup is a nice addition to a traditional brown ale.