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Nut Brown Ale
Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)


- From:
- Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
Ranked #3 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #7,044 - Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 12.01%
- Reviews:
- 1,588
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 22, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 11, 2001
- Wants:
- 325
- Gots:
- 797
Brewed with well water (the original well at the Old Brewery, sunk in 1758, is still in use, with the hard well water being drawn from 85 feet underground); best barley malt, yeast and aromatic hops; fermented in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’ to create a relatively dry ale with rich nutty colour and palate of beech nuts, almonds and walnuts.
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Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois
4.24/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
poured from a 550mL bottle into a half pint glass. pours dark maroon to light brown with a big khaki colored head. amaretto and a slight nutty chocolate on the nose. taste follows. it’s simple but it’s fully flavored, especially for 5%. medium-full mouthfeel. finishes a little watery. pretty classic nut brown.
Nov 04, 2023Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland
3.89/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.75
Chestnut brown with dense off-white head, good retention, rings of lacing
Smells like toasted nuts and raisins
Tastes like toasted hazelnuts, cocoa, and raisins
Medium bodied and appropriately carbonated, almost goes down too easy
Nice easy drinker for cooler nights
Sep 27, 2023Smells like toasted nuts and raisins
Tastes like toasted hazelnuts, cocoa, and raisins
Medium bodied and appropriately carbonated, almost goes down too easy
Nice easy drinker for cooler nights
Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.47/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.47/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
14.9 oz. can
Pours mostly clear dark red amber brown with a creamy off-white light khaki colored foam head. Smells real nutty like almonds, walnuts, chestnut, toffee, toasted bread, caramel, a hint of chocolate, dried fruits, apricot, with herbal earthy hops. Tastes like nutty caramel, almond, walnut, chestnuts, lightly toasted brown bread, a hint of chocolate, toffee, subtle raisin, dried fruits, apple, apricot, some tobacco, woody cedar, pine resin, and herbal earthy hops. Feels lighter medium bodied, creamy smooth with moderate low carbonation. Overall a really nice English Brown ale.
Jul 03, 2023Pours mostly clear dark red amber brown with a creamy off-white light khaki colored foam head. Smells real nutty like almonds, walnuts, chestnut, toffee, toasted bread, caramel, a hint of chocolate, dried fruits, apricot, with herbal earthy hops. Tastes like nutty caramel, almond, walnut, chestnuts, lightly toasted brown bread, a hint of chocolate, toffee, subtle raisin, dried fruits, apple, apricot, some tobacco, woody cedar, pine resin, and herbal earthy hops. Feels lighter medium bodied, creamy smooth with moderate low carbonation. Overall a really nice English Brown ale.
Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky
4.4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Brown in color, as expected. Head was more white than tan, which was not expected. Nose is very malty. Taste was sweet, malty and nutty. Very well done.
Jun 20, 2023Rated by Ushouldbeworkinh from England
3.5/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bit of a metallic flavour
Jun 11, 2023
Nut Brown Ale from Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
4250 ratings
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