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Nut Sack Imperial Brown
Engine 15 Brewing Company
- From:
- Engine 15 Brewing Company
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
Ranked #112 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,361 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 10.05%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 28, 2022
- Added:
- May 12, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 31
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Reviewed by Tiny_Jay
4.7/5 rDev +21.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.7/5 rDev +21.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Very smooth and nutty with defined notes of chocolate. Smells pleasant, with an oak-like aroma. Not thick or difficult to drink though despite its stout-like appearance. Would highly recommend.
Jul 28, 2022Reviewed by hoptheology from California
4.17/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle from Engine 15 Brewing, purchased at a Total Wine likely in Bradenton or Daytona Beach.
I can't imagine a brown ale looking much better than this. The shading and color is near perfect - dark chocolate brown with hints of ruby on the sides of the glass. The head is beautiful and creamy, almost marshmallow-like, but khaki in color with tons of beautiful lacing. It's just a gorgeous beer.
Lots of chocolate on the nose, slight fruity and spicy coffee, with hot fudge and marshmallow.
Flavor is wonderfully nutty. Some nice chocolate and cocoa nibs underneath. Good malt profile. Slight sweet bubble gum underneath. Finish of lightly kilned malts and coffee.
Feel is semi-creamy and smooth, a touch watery, with a nice tight alcohol burn, and a growing dryness near the finish. Lingering alcohol heat and dryness.
Overall a knock-out brown ale. It doesn't quite have the drinkability or enjoyment factor of my two favorite brown ales - Alesmith Nut Brown and Yazoo Dos Perros, but it's very tasty and a great beer. Better than the overall score says.
Oct 16, 2018I can't imagine a brown ale looking much better than this. The shading and color is near perfect - dark chocolate brown with hints of ruby on the sides of the glass. The head is beautiful and creamy, almost marshmallow-like, but khaki in color with tons of beautiful lacing. It's just a gorgeous beer.
Lots of chocolate on the nose, slight fruity and spicy coffee, with hot fudge and marshmallow.
Flavor is wonderfully nutty. Some nice chocolate and cocoa nibs underneath. Good malt profile. Slight sweet bubble gum underneath. Finish of lightly kilned malts and coffee.
Feel is semi-creamy and smooth, a touch watery, with a nice tight alcohol burn, and a growing dryness near the finish. Lingering alcohol heat and dryness.
Overall a knock-out brown ale. It doesn't quite have the drinkability or enjoyment factor of my two favorite brown ales - Alesmith Nut Brown and Yazoo Dos Perros, but it's very tasty and a great beer. Better than the overall score says.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.76/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I tried this with my bro-in-law at the brewery. It poured a cloudy brownish red with off white head that did not lace. The scent had hints of maple and spice. The taste was ok and there was a presence of vanilla and anise. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its ok.
Apr 19, 2017Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from (long-standing) notes. Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a Cigar City Brewing pint glass.
A: Quite dark brown, nearly opaque, with a thin light tan head that fades quickly. There’s a fairly low level of visible carbonation in here, mixed with a few floaters in suspension.
S: Roasted malts and some coffee up front. There’s some sweet toffee notes and I’ll buy into a light peanut aroma as well. Not bad, not great.
T: Roasted malts and coffee up front, then some light chocolate sweetness, toffee and a touch of Nutella. Hints of nutty sweetness near the swallow. A very mild hop bitterness near the end, but finishes with sweet cocoa notes and toasted malt sweetness.
M: Despite the label appellation of “double”, this has an average heft for a brown ale. The alcohol presence is low, as is the carbonation sensation.
O: Not a bad beer, and certainly drinkable. But it’s also nothing particularly exciting. Ratings given are to style, though my personal preference likely would be a bit lower.
Dec 17, 2016A: Quite dark brown, nearly opaque, with a thin light tan head that fades quickly. There’s a fairly low level of visible carbonation in here, mixed with a few floaters in suspension.
S: Roasted malts and some coffee up front. There’s some sweet toffee notes and I’ll buy into a light peanut aroma as well. Not bad, not great.
T: Roasted malts and coffee up front, then some light chocolate sweetness, toffee and a touch of Nutella. Hints of nutty sweetness near the swallow. A very mild hop bitterness near the end, but finishes with sweet cocoa notes and toasted malt sweetness.
M: Despite the label appellation of “double”, this has an average heft for a brown ale. The alcohol presence is low, as is the carbonation sensation.
O: Not a bad beer, and certainly drinkable. But it’s also nothing particularly exciting. Ratings given are to style, though my personal preference likely would be a bit lower.
Rated by Wisechild from Canada (ON)
4.22/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
4.22/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Nutty! Robust, the smell is very nice!
Sep 15, 2016Rated by jeffdr123 from Florida
3.52/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
At the the Mandeville Beer Garden. Part of a flight. This beer is just dine. An odd coffee taste was probably intended to soften the malt.
Jun 19, 2016Reviewed by RickS95 from Indiana
3.41/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a murky brown color. Not much head and what's there is gone in a hurry.
Almost no smell. A bit of malt, that's it.
Tastes like a Coke, only not as sweet. Not much to it.
Creamy and somewhat thin. Light bodied for the amount of ABV.
Not bad, just not much to it.
Jun 10, 2016Almost no smell. A bit of malt, that's it.
Tastes like a Coke, only not as sweet. Not much to it.
Creamy and somewhat thin. Light bodied for the amount of ABV.
Not bad, just not much to it.
Reviewed by Midlifejacoby from Florida
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a very solid beer, i would get this anywhere. The taste and smell are pleasant, very nutty, smells like a toasty nut. Solid head and lace. very sellable
Jun 05, 2016
Nut Sack Imperial Brown from Engine 15 Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
95 ratings
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