Downtown Nut Brown (D.T.B.)
Pearl Street Brewery

Downtown Nut Brown (D.T.B.)Downtown Nut Brown (D.T.B.)
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From:
Pearl Street Brewery
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 15%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
89
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 25, 2021
Added:
Jun 22, 2005
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  17
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Ratings by schomber:
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Rated by schomber from Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

Oct 24, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.98 by SeymourDunn from Wisconsin

Nov 25, 2021
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.58/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a clear, brown color with a definite amber hue. A mild off-white head. SRM of 18. (3.75)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of caramel, brown ​malt, toasted bread. Somewhat earthy and bready. (3.75)

Flavor: Mild flavors of brown malt, brown bread, toast, crumbs, with traces of brown sugar. Leans dry clean. (3.50)

Feel: Moderately carbonated and leans dry and clean on the palate. (3.50)

Compared to Bells Best Brown Ale 4/20/21: Pours a slightly lighter hue with a milder head. Milder aromas. More brown malt and toast. Less caramel, cocoa, pine, red fruit, citrus. Dryer overall. Winner: Bells Brown

Overall: A decent brown ale, but sort of underwhelming. Brown malts, toasted bread, but watery and dry. Could use more malt flavor and intensity here. Not terrible, but definitely room for improvement.
(Final Rating: 3.58)
Apr 20, 2021
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

3.56/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can
date stamped 18JUN20
L: caramel colored ale with a frothy beige head that goes away quickly
S: caramelized grain, herbal hops
T: sweet caramel malt, nutty grain, light roast coffee, herbal/earthy hops, yeast, faint fruitiness
F: light-to-medium body, moderate carbonation, sweeter finish; very easy to drink
O: a good, straight-forward English brown ale
Mar 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.58 by DownyIsHungry from Minnesota

Aug 26, 2019
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.55/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I'm trying this at the brewery. It poured a deep amber with off white head that is leaving some lace. The scent was mild with malt notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with light malt base mixed with a subtle caramel sweetness. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.
Jun 19, 2019
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.71/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Brewery pour. Light brown sugar/caramel color.

Aroma of slight nuts, roasted malt and coffee, slight metal

Taste is roasty and dark but lighter notes of nut, coffee, and scorched caramel

Crisp but slightly starchy on the finish

Overall a good not great brown
May 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.28 by NCSapiens from Indiana

Oct 21, 2018
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Reviewed by deleted_user_1239096

3.38/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Mouthfeel: Very watery.
Taste: ok for a brown ale
Look: just like a cola
Smell: has a weird "off" smell. Can't quite pinpoint it, but it just smells odd, like a very faint cola.

Bottled 8/1/18
Sep 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.71 by jmh21 from Minnesota

Jul 08, 2018
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Reviewed by dnmyrick from Minnesota

3.4/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
It's pretty late and I am tired. Bought a 6er of 12oz glass bottles at a KwikTrip in LaCrosse, WI. Everything you'd want in an American Brown Ale and nothing you don't. Although, for my taste (and I'm not a "hoppy guy") it could stand a little more bitterness and crispness on the back end. All-in-all, worth every penny of the $8.79. PEACE.
May 04, 2018
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

3.92/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A - Dark brown body with orange highlights, largely clear, with a light tan head, moderate, and extensive lacing of tight bubble formed into irregular strings across the glass.

S - Chalky minerality, clay, with a toasted bread aspect and a bit of caramel.

T - Follows the nose, Lots of toasted white bread, a hint of caramel sweetness, and a lingering earthy close.

M - Brisk open, with just a hint of lingering stickiness on the close.

O - A quite decent brown. I like my bread flavors a touch darker, my earthiness a bit more restrained, but this is quite fine. Drinkable and with a nice range of flavor.
Jan 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Jan 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.46 by Dave2234 from Minnesota

Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.24 by swgwilt from Tennessee

Jan 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Brent_B from Iowa

Aug 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

Jun 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Jun 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by BigAl18 from Minnesota

May 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.29 by Tyecko from Minnesota

Nov 29, 2015
Downtown Nut Brown (D.T.B.) from Pearl Street Brewery
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 89 ratings