Nut Brown Ale
12oz bottle poured into tulip pint; couldn't find any freshness info, but to my knowledge Mt. Carmel is just beginning to hit NE Ohio, so this bottle is reasonably fresh. A: Pours a clear, reddish-amber-brown color with two fingers of foamy white head. Good head retention, even if there isn't much lacing. Nice label too, even though that doesn't affect the score. S: This beer smells like breakfast- the combination of maple syrup and toasty malts make the connection obvious. Caramel malts also appear, along with a light touch of earthy hops. T: Lots of roasted and bready flavors here, accented by more caramel, hazelnut, and (a very light) maple sweetness. Long, lingering bitter finish that didn't really show up in the taste- more of those earthy hops noticed in the aroma. M: Medium-bodied with moderate+ carbonation, which lends the beer a somewhat creamy texture. Rather filling, likely in conjunction with the quantity of grains that showed up in the flavor. O: A good but not great beer; I did enjoy the glass a bit more than my taste rating might reflect. Somewhat hard to finish due to how filling it is, but I won't knock the beer for that- after all I did pour it at ten in the morning.